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By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, April 23, 2024 (AFP) – Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the UN’s weather and climate agency said Asia was warming at a particularly rapid pace. The World Meteorological Organization said the impact of heatwaves in Asia was […]
By Issam Ahmed with AFP bureaus WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024 (AFP) – Children have begun starving to death in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned a famine is “almost inevitable.” Here’s what to know about the hunger crisis engulfing the war-torn Palestinian territory. – Emaciated children – At least 15 children have died from starvation and dehydration in a single hospital, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. Media including AFP have […]
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the planet’s poorest, at a time when vulnerable nations are facing a volley of crises. But the development summit, on the eve of the annual UN General Assembly that opens Tuesday, threatens to be eclipsed by growing geopolitical tensions — which will be symbolized by the presence at the meeting in New York of Ukrainian […]
The United Nations called on Thursday for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral chatbot ChatGPT in classrooms, including limiting their use to older children. In new guidance for governments, the UN’s education body UNESCO warned that public authorities were not ready to deal with the ethical issues of rolling out “generative” Artificial Intelligence programs in schools. The Paris-based body said relying on such programs rather than human teachers could affect […]
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations said Wednesday that $5.6 billion was needed to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine and to the millions who have fled the war-ravaged country. Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN estimated that 21.8 million Ukrainians were now in need of humanitarian assistance. “The war continues to cause death, destruction and displacement daily, and on a staggering scale,” UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths […]
Climate change issue also discussed as both leaders call for concrete meaningful actions to address climate emergency (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and discussed more areas of “cooperation and support.” The meeting happened on Tuesday, September 20 in New York (Wednesday, Sept. 21 Manila time). “The Secretary-General and President Marcos discussed […]
Cites PHL’s experience in peace building and forging cooperation (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., appealed for the “valuable support” of all member states of the United Nations for the Philippines’ candidacy to the 15-member UN Security Council for the term 2027 to 2028. Citing the country’s experience in building peace and forging cooperation, Marcos Jr., said the Philippines could “enrich the work of the Security Council.” “My country’s experience in building peace […]
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, September 20, called for the elimination of racism and Asian hate as he pledged to accelerate the implementation of a human rights joint programme with the United Nations. “We still dream of an end to the disturbing incidents of racism, of Asian hate, of all prejudice,” Marcos said in a speech at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Philippines-United Nations Joint […]
Calls climate change as the “greatest threat” affecting all nations, and food security as the “very basis of human security” (Eagle News) — Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. addressed the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a historic speech that stressed how climate change has become the “greatest threat affecting our nations and our peoples” and food seccurity as “the very basis of human security.” The 65-year old Philippine […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse The United Nations’ massive annual summit returns in person Tuesday to a world divided by multiple crises starting with Ukraine. After two years of pandemic restrictions and video addresses, the UN General Assembly is again asking leaders to come in person if they wish to speak — with a sole exception made for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But the death of Queen Elizabeth II disrupted the summit anew. President […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said he hopes to meet with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The 65-year old Philippine president will be speaking before the 77th UNGA on Tuesday, September 20, at the high-level general debate of the opening session. The theme of this year’s general debate is, “A Watershed Moment: Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges.” […]
by Joshua Melvin with Emmanuel Peuchot in Kharkiv Agence France Presse Russian forces pressed their offensive in south and east Ukraine on Friday after bombarding its capital during a visit by the United Nations’ chief. At least three people were wounded in strikes late Thursday in the western part of Kyiv, the first in the capital in nearly two weeks, which came after Guterres toured Bucha and other suburbs where Moscow is alleged to have […]
