Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said the UN and partners were continuing to deliver “critical humanitarian assistance”, focusing on communities on the frontlines, but there is “growing concern about the decrease in humanitarian funding amidst the significant scale of need.” Infrastructure, including homes, hospitals, energy and water systems, continue…
Dennis Francis was speaking at an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo. The landmark conference concluded with a Programme of Action, adopted by 179 governments, that put reproductive rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women, girls and young people at the heart of development…
Galloway: A study on brain activity has shown that looking at your face during a video conference causes mental stress. Researchers at the University of Galloway in Ireland found in a study that people who participated in a meeting held on Zoom or Teams were more tired when they saw themselves on the screen. In…
The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded. Organised by the UN along with the Governments of Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, the conference aims to hear commitments that will enhance life-saving aid to approximately 15.5 million people in 2024. An immediate funding of $1 billion is required…
The discussions at the international anti-corruption conference, convened in Atlanta by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), held between 11 and 15 December, built on the ground-breaking Global Report on Corruption in Sport, produced by the UNODC in 2021, which pointed to a dramatic increase in illegal betting, fuelled by the billions of dollars flowing through…
This year, the anti-corruption conference, as the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) is popularly known, marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Convention. “Corruption not only robs resources, it robs people of hope,” Mr. Guterres said in a video message, urging all Parties to use this opportunity to strengthen international cooperation to prevent, detect,…
World Water Week is taking shape from Monday in Stockholm, Sweden. This is an annual gathering of thousands of organizations and individuals – Government experts, UN officials, scientists and academics – who come together to rethink how water is being managed. Serious challenges loom Among them is the President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi,…
The Ambassador of Pakistan said that the issues of religious minorities should be discussed and that is the reason why we are here today. A conference was held at the Prime Minister’s House in Italy under the title ‘The development of religious minorities is the development of countries’. In this conference held on July 13,…
The first press conference of humanoid robots in Geneva surprised everyone. In the first press conference organized by the United Nations, the robots said that they will not rebel against humans or take their jobs. Robots can be better leaders, increase their numbers, try to solve the world’s problems, said humanoid robots. During the press…
Geneva: The era of artificial intelligence has arrived, for the first time under the United Nations, robots surprised the world by holding a press conference in Geneva, robots also faced sharp questions from journalists. According to details, the United Nations technology agency gathered a group of robots that resembled humans physically at a news conference…
