In an interview, an expert in AI cautions about the potential for “digital colonization” in Africa.
Mr. Ndiaye, a member of the new UN advisory committee on machine learning, shared his insights on the future landscape. Drawing from his experience in advancing Senegal’s digital development in higher education and serving as an expert for the African…
The year 2024 in Ukraine begins with feelings of “loss, pain, and anguish” due to heavy attacks from Russia.
On Tuesday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown, issued a statement strongly denouncing the attacks on primarily urban areas. According to Ms. Brown, the citizens of Ukraine began the new year with grief and suffering as the Russian Federation has…
The final group of United Nations peacekeepers are ready to fully withdraw from Mali.
In 2013, MINUSMA, the United Nations mission for stabilizing Mali, was sent to the country after a rebellion by separatist rebels and a military coup in the northern region. With the approval of UN Security Council resolution 2100, the operation…
its doors The Special Tribunal in Lebanon has officially ended its operations, bringing justice to a close.
In 2007, Security Council resolution 1757 created the Special Tribunal, which had the authority to investigate other attacks that were found to be related to the 14 February 2005 attack in Beirut. The assassination of Mr. Hariri involved explosives equivalent…
The Security Council is convening an urgent meeting regarding the recent acts of aggression in Belgorod, Russia.
During a briefing to the Council, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA), reported that the recent attack on Belgorod resulted in the death of at least 18 civilians and left over…
The Secretary-General of the United Nations denounces the Russian assaults on cities and towns in Ukraine.
According to reports, Russian military forces launched a total of 158 missiles and drones overnight, attacking various areas in Ukraine such as Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Cherkasy, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions in multiple waves. According to a statement…
The Security Council is currently addressing the situation in the Middle East, with the United Nations Secretary-General raising concerns about the potential escalation of the conflict.
Highlights [embedded content] Live broadcast of the Security Council assembly. Khaled Khiari, the Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East at the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), addressed the Security Council and conveyed deep worry about the…
The United Nations is urging for an immediate increase in aid efforts as a large number of people flee to Rafah from Gaza.
On Friday, UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths expressed concern on social media platform X over the situation of a distressed and fatigued population who are being squeezed into an increasingly smaller area of land. However, significant challenges remain in…
The UN office is urging for a focus on victims in Ethiopia, considering the history of human rights violations.
A recent report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission highlighted the importance of implementing all aspects of transitional justice with equal emphasis. These include holding individuals accountable for crimes, seeking…
The UN Force in Lebanon denounces the assault on peacekeeping forces.
The patrol car’s windows were also broken. “The Force reported on X, formerly known as Twitter, that a patrol in Taybeh, located in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon, was assaulted by a group of young males on Wednesday evening…