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UN calls for urgent humanitarian ceasefire as death toll reaches 9,770 in Gaza

New York, November 6 – The United Nations said the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza demands an immediate ceasefire one month after the Israeli-Hamas war ...
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AI governance should be based on UN Charter and human rights principles, UN says

London/New York, November 2 – Calling the threats posed by artificial intelligence “insidious” and “dangerous,” the UN chief urged the AI Safety Summit in the ...
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UPDATE: UN General Assembly calls for humanitarian truce in Israel-Gaza war

New York, October 27 – The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” after reports showed ...
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UPDATE: U.N. fears the worst as Israelis and Palestinians face most difficult moments in 75 years

New York, October 18 – The U.N. Envoy to the Middle East called for an inquiry into the destruction of a hospital in Gaza City ...
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Israel-Gaza war creates an “utter catastrophe” in humanitarian situation, U.N. says

New York, October 17 – Fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip in the last 10 days has killed thousands of people ...
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“Invisible” E-Waste: Almost $10 Billion in Essential Raw Materials Recoverable in World’s Annual Mountain of Electronic Toys, Cables, Vapes, more.

Invisible e-waste is the focus of the 6th annual International E-Waste Day on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 (weee-forum.org/iewd-about). 7.3 billion e-toys – car racing sets, ...
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Update: U.N. Forum on Internet Governance – “The Internet We Want”

U.N. calls for urgent action to enable opportunities, mitigate risks for information and digital technology. From Internet governance to digital governance, Forum pivots to UN ...
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Did Life Exist on Mars? Other Planets? With AI’s Help, We May Know Soon

“The Holy Grail of Astrobiology” Machine learning technique reveals a sample’s biological or non-biological origin with 90% accuracy. Scientists have discovered a simple and reliable ...
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UPDATE: Ukrainian president: Russia’s veto more powerful than U.N. in matters of aggression

New York, September 20 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lambasted the U.N. Security Council for its ineffectiveness in stopping the Russian war in his country, ...
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U.S. urges global support for Ukraine at U.N. annual gathering

New York, September 19 – U.S. President Joe Biden called on government leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly annual session to defend the United Nations ...
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UPDATE: World leaders agree to take immediate action to unlock more and better financing for developing countries

Responding to cascading global crises, the Sustainable Development Goals Summit launches a new phase of accelerated action on the Goals. Following is a press release ...
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Government leaders urged to take action as climate disasters, conflicts and poverty are ravaging the world

New York, September 13 – Government leaders attending the U.N. General Assembly’s annual session next week are urged to act and get the world “out ...
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