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NewsEU report calls for Unified Vision for Responsible Sourcing of Mineral Value Chains
Four-year EU-funded project offers roadmaps for key industry sectors: renewable energy, mobility, and electric and electronic equipment, and advice to governments, civil society. Special cases: ...
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EnvironmentNewsSand and Dust Storm Frequency Increasing in Many World Regions, UN Warns
Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, enter the atmosphere every year. UNCCD experts attribute over ...
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NewsClub de Madrid: Rethinking Social Development for People and Planet
Note: Club de Madrid members are holding their annual policy dialogue 2023 meeting in Brasilia, attended by Brazil’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Indigenous People, Environment ...
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ClimateGovernments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows
Stockholm, 8 November 2023 – A major new report published today finds that governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting ...
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ConflictUN 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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TechnologyAI 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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NewsUPDATE: 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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ConflictUPDATE: 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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ConflictIsrael-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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News“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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NewsUpdate: 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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NewsDid 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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