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UN adopts pact to tackle threats to mankind

UN members adopted a blueprint for the future Sunday to tackle the myriad wars, environmental threats and technological challenges facing humanity that the global...

Philippines says UN Security Council bid a ‘top priority’

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo announced the Philippines is making its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) a...

AI development cannot be left to market whim, UN experts warn

United Nations, United States—The development of artificial intelligence should not be guided by market forces alone, experts from the United Nations (UN) cautioned on Thursday,...

Unicef says Yagi disaster affected 6m children in SEA

BANGKOK, Thailand—Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across Southeast Asia, the UN said Wednesday, as the...

UNGA to debate call for ‘unlawful’ Israeli occupation

UNITED NATIONS, New York—UN member states will debate Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the...

UN chief condemns ‘collective punishment’

UNITED NATIONS, New York—Nothing justifies Israel’s collective punishment of the people of Gaza as they endure “unimaginable” suffering, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP...

UN chief says six colleagues killed in Israel strike on Gaza school

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said late Wednesday that Israeli air strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza killed six staffers from the UN Palestinian...

Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, says UN report

Conclusion Lakes and other surface water bodies are shrinking or being lost entirely in 364 basins worldwide. A continued high level of particles and nutrients...

Netanyahu says Hamas ‘rejected everything’ in Gaza truce talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas had rejected all elements of a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would...

Bicol solon eyes Senate OK of cannabis bill

A SENIOR congressman is optimistic that the Senate will soon pass the medical cannabis bill that has been ratified by the House of Representatives. Camarines...

UN rights chief deplores ‘grim milestone’ of 40,000 Gaza dead

Geneva, Switzerland—The UN human rights chief Thursday deplored the "grim milestone" of 40,000 Palestinians reported killed in Israel's 10-month assault on Gaza, accusing the...

War crimes rising in Myanmar, say UN investigators

GENEVA—Crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by the Myanmar military have “escalated at an alarming rate”, UN investigators warned Tuesday, citing systematic torture,...

UN approves its first treaty targeting cybercrime

UN member states on Thursday approved a treaty targeting cybercrime, the body's first such text, despite fierce opposition from human rights activists who have...

War, economic chaos defied bid to end hunger — UN

Conflict, economic turbulence and extreme weather defied efforts to curb hunger last year, with around nine percent of the world’s population affected, UN agencies...
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