A new publication from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents “credible” reports that between 15 August 2021 and 30 June 2023, the country’s de facto authorities were responsible for 218 extrajudicial killings, 14 enforced disappearances, over 144 instances of torture and ill treatment, and 424 arbitrary arrests and detentions. ‘Betrayal of trust’ UN human…
At least 55 people were reported killed and over 100 injured – including civilians – in fighting between the Deterrence Apparatus for Combatting Organized Crime and Terrorism (DACOT) and the 444 Brigade, on 14 and 15 August, the head of the UN political mission in Libya, UNSMIL, told the Security Council. Lack of command and…
The study provides a global analysis of the potential exposure of occupations and tasks to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the possible implications for job quantity and quality. It was written by three social scientists at the UN agency who predict the new technology will likely complement and not destroy jobs by automating some tasks…
The situation is particularly alarming in the east, where malnutrition has taken hold among 4.4 million people, exacerbated by compromised health services, lack of clean water, and an uptick in gender-based violence, highlighted Peter Musoko, WFP Country Director, during a press briefing in Geneva. “In my conversations with those displaced in eastern DRC, I was…
This week marks six years since over 700,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children joined the hundreds of thousands of others already sheltering in Bangladesh, following a brutal crackdown by security forces in Myanmar. As humanitarian conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement worsen, however, the challenges surrounding this protracted crisis continue to increase. Funds…
Organized in partnership with the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) and the Global Network of Young Persons with Disabilities (GNYPWD), the competition offers financial support to social enterprises that craft innovative solutions aimed at dismantling inequalities and fostering empowerment among young individuals with disabilities. The challenge prompted participants to submit innovative ideas to address topics such as…
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will make a 3-day visit to China next week. According to the statement issued by the US Department of Commerce, the Secretary of Commerce will visit Beijing and Shanghai from August 27 to 30. Gina Raimondo will meet with top Chinese officials during her visit to…
Jakarta’s Worst Traffic Jam Mantra Experts say that traffic jams on most of the city’s roads have led to an alarming increase in air pollution. Half of the bureaucrats have started working from home to reduce air pollution in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Jakarta’s air quality has dropped alarmingly in recent weeks, with a…
Former US President Donald Trump plans to make an arrest on Thursday in the Georgia case. Donald Trump made a statement on the social media website and said that I am going to Atlanta to make the arrest on Thursday. According to a foreign news agency report, Trump will have to post a $200,000 bond…
13 fighters of Tahrir al-Sham were killed and more than a dozen were injured in the Russian airstrike, Photo: File Damascus: In an operation in Syria, the Russian Air Force fired missiles at the positions of the extremist organization “Al-Tahrir al-Sham”, as a result of which 13 fighters were killed. According to the World News…
