From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of growing AI threats to children
Social media has a huge impact on children’s lives. From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of growing AI threats to children Human rights Huge volumes of malicious content created with…
South Sudan: “All the conditions for a humanitarian catastrophe are present”
Children in Jonglei State, South Sudan, where the World Food Program is providing food rations to families in need (archive). South Sudan: “All the conditions for a humanitarian catastrophe are…
Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era?
Brain-computer interfaces will play a central role in defining how human intelligence and artificial intelligence fit together. Can workers compete with machines and stay relevant in the AI era? Culture…
Syria Commission of Inquiry welcomes ceasefire agreement in northeast
More than 30 thousand people live in the Al-Hol camp in Syria. Syria Commission of Inquiry welcomes ceasefire agreement in northeast International law The independent international commission of inquiry into…
Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
A street in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. (file photo) Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression By Vibhu Mishra Peace and Security Five years after Myanmar’s…
South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Children in Fangak county, Jonglei State eat a cooked meal of sorghum. WFP provides food rations to food insecure families containing sorghum, oil, salt, peas and maize (January 2022). South…
World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing children
Children’s toys are covered in snow outside a residential building in Kyiv during prolonged winter power and heating outages. World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing…
UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine. UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety Peace and Security The war in Ukraine remains the…
Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
A child stands in front of a makeshift tent in a refugee camp in Tawila, North Darfur, following displacement due to ongoing conflict. Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won…
Top news of the day | Thursday: UN priorities, Nipah virus, South Sudan, Afghanistan
FAO is supporting agricultural production in Afghanistan. Top news of the day | Thursday: UN priorities, Nipah virus, South Sudan, Afghanistan UN The main news of the day in the…