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Persistent Exclusion Slovenia Faces UN Scrutiny Over Treatment of Roma
Slovenia’s record on racial equality, it appears, has improved more on paper than in practice.
Stones and Souls UNESCO Scrambles to Shield the Middle East’s Endangered Heritage
The UN agency has placed all 39 of Lebanon’s World Heritage Sites under “enhanced protection,” the highest legal immunity available under the Second Protocol to…
Three Years into a War That Has Shattered a Nation, the World Convenes in Berlin with Fine Words and Empty Coffers
“This grim and chastening anniversary marks another year when the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN’s Emergency…
Tech Gaps and Budget Cuts Threaten Global Efforts to Help the Vulnerable
Reports from the Secretary-General highlight how medical technologies are extending life expectancy while warning that people in low-income countries, rural areas and marginalised communities still…
The UN Bets on Human Wisdom to Tame Artificial Intelligence
The panel is not a regulator. It will set no rules, enforce no standards, and prescribe no policy. Think of it instead as the IPCC…
Putting Humans at the Centre of Artificial Intelligence
On the question of trust and transparency, one mechanism under discussion is “AI watermarking,” which would make it possible to determine whether any given piece…
The UN Accuses World Leaders of Threatening Civilisational Annihilation
Türk did not name Trump, nor the other belligerents in a conflict that began on February 28th. But his meaning was plain. He said he…
Reforming the Reformers
The most watched element of the briefing was the initial assessment of a possible merger between UN Women and UNFPA. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed set…
A Parliamentary Immunity, Breached
The political choreography around her arrest repays scrutiny. It was Matthias Renault, a lawmaker from the far-right Rassemblement National, who brought Hassan’s post to the…
UK to Cut Aid to Africa by More Than Half Over Three Years
The announcement has triggered widespread alarm among aid organizations, development experts, and foreign governments. Charities like Save the Children have warned that the cuts will…
Civilian Rights Under Military Pressure
The protection of civilians during armed conflict rests on a century-old body of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), anchored by the Geneva Conventions and the principle…
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