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AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, new report reveals
The warning comes as most recent studies show that as generative AI has become part of everyday life for billions...
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Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation
Aid agencies are doing what they can to help, including by identifying dangerously malnourished children in sparsely populated “ghost villages” where those who can leave do so, said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. But with nearly 22 million people in...
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Conflicts command headlines…protecting peace, less so: The UN Peacebuilding Fund explained
Yet for the past 20 years, the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) has quietly been helping countries to avoid violence, recover...
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Art and culture can both fuel and counter hate, UN discussion hears on Juneteenth
Held online with participants from around the world, the discussion – Art Remembers: Culture as Witness and Prevention – explored...
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From malaria to energy: Why solutions from the Global South aren’t reaching the people who need them most
Malaria wasn’t on Masaki Umeda’s mind when his drone startup, SORA Technology, launched in 2020 in Nagoya, Japan.Back then, he...
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Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient
The DRC now has more than 780 confirmed cases and 180 deaths, while Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, including...
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Sudan: Security Council warns of mass atrocity risk in El Obeid
In a statement on Saturday, Council members voiced concern over the imminent risk of mass atrocities and demanded that the...
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For one young refugee in Uganda, basketball is more than a game
He sees young people who, like him, arrived in Uganda after fleeing insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
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Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
The Security Council debated conditions in Gaza at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory's...
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Libya’s political process regains momentum, but window for action is narrowing, UN envoy warns
The country's current stalemate pits the UN-recognised Government of National Unity in the capital Tripoli against eastern-based authorities backed by...
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