WFP warns funding shortfall will push millions to 'brink of starvation'
Its new analysis shows each 1% cut in aid to its $5.2 billion annual budget could push 400,000 people toward starvation.
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ICRC financial crisis grows with more job cuts as funding shrinks
Funding for humanitarian aid has been getting hard to find amid global economic pressures, but the needs are soaring.
U.N. expert points to systematic Russian torture of Ukrainians
At the end of a weeklong visit, the U.N. investigator's findings of an orchestrated state policy contradict Moscow’s denials.
UNESCO recommends 13 years as minimum age for AI use in schools
The U.N. agency's first global guidance urges governments to quickly regulate generative AI in education and research.
Erdoğan shows confidence Russia will rejoin Black Sea grain deal
Putin says Russia won't rejoin until the West meets its demands to ease shipping of Russian agricultural exports.
Leaked audio indicates U.N. climate summit host will try to limit scrutiny
In the recording, UAE officials anticipate a need to "minimize" attacks on the Gulf nation's human rights record when it hosts COP28 in Dubai later this year.
Putin and Erdoğan to meet over grain deal as U.N. bids to revive it
Talks are planned for Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi almost two months since Russia pulled out of the U.N.-brokered deal.
UNESCO World Heritage sites contain 20% of known species
The 1,157 protected sites account for less than 1% of Earth's surface but play vital roles as biodiversity hotspots.
A.U. leaders suspend Niger until constitutional order is restored
The suspension, a typical reaction to Africa's military coups, bars Niger from voting on the A.U.'s proposals.
IAEA to monitor Japan's release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant
The U.N. agency's report last month concluded that Japan's plans were consistent with international safety standards.
U.N. labor agency disputes the future of generative AI as a job killer
It suggests most jobs are only partly exposed to automation, and are more likely to be complemented than substituted.
Extreme weather is 'new norm' as sea level rise threatens Pacific areas
WMO said the summer of extremes continues: July was the hottest month ever recorded and the high-impact weather continues through August.
New global fund launches to restore biodiversity in developing countries
The Global Environment Facility set up the new multilateral fund with key initial investments from Canada and the U.K.
Top U.N. panel hears evidence of North Korea human rights abuses
The U.S., Albania, Japan, and South Korea led a U.N. Security Council session that shone a spotlight on starvation and repression under Kim Jong Un's regime.
Danger of exhausting local water supply puts 1-in-4 at risk globally
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
Fund seeks to elevate Afghan girls' voices in bid for higher education
Education Cannot Wait said Afghan girls are the "furthest behind" in efforts to erase poverty and reduce inequality.