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International Science Council President Peter Gluckman, left, at the UN Library in Geneva

Climate & Health

Experts urge pandemic cooperation that benefits developing countries

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An analysis shows various scenarios for how COVID-19 is likely to play out around the world, widening inequalities.

iechtenstein's U.N. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser before the General Assembly

Security & Geopolitics

Nations agree to new scrutiny of U.N. vetos

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Prompted by its own paralysis over Syria and Ukraine, the U.N. moved to prevent abuse of power by Russia and other permanent Security Council members.

SciTech Diplomacy

CERN particle accelerator restarted after a shutdown of three years

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The world's biggest and most powerful atom smasher is once again circulating beams of protons for scientific discoveries.

The Geneva headquarters of the International Commmittee of the Red Cross

SciTech Diplomacy

Cyber attack exposes data from at least 60 Red Cross organizations

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Hackers gained access to ICRC confidential information about more than half a million 'highly vulnerable people.'

wiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis welcomes GESDA summit participants in a video message

SciTech Diplomacy

New rise in Cold War tensions over science and technology feared

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A Swiss science diplomacy foundation wants to prevent a new Cold War from being fought over science and technology.

An Israeli cyber intelligence array in 2019

SciTech Diplomacy

U.N. rights chief decries reported Israeli spyware abuse on journalists

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Michelle Bachelet said reports about the use of Pegasus software for spying 'seem to confirm some of the worst fears.'

An informal tented settlement in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley for Syrian refugee families

Humanitarians & Peace

U.N. extends humanitarian aid border crossing to rebel-held Syria

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The U.N. approved a compromise to keep open Syria's last non-government controlled border crossing for aid.

A Syrian refugee camp on the outskirts of Athens, Greece

Migrants and Refugees

Nearly 3 million more displaced people from wars and conflicts

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Despite the pandemic, the number of people fleeing for safety around the world rose to almost 82.4 million last year.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin meet at the start of the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva

Security & Geopolitics

Biden and Putin agree at face-to-face Geneva meeting to cut nuclear risks

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With U.S.-Russia tensions nearing Cold War-era dimensions, the leaders turned to Swiss diplomacy to improve relations.

U.N. Women's blockchain cash transfer system in use at a market in Jordan's Azraq camp for Syrian refugees

SciTech Diplomacy

U.N. inspectors find promise and hype with blockchain technology

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Ten U.N. agencies use blockchain and most others plan to despite environmental issues, data privacy, and cyber risks.

The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany

SciTech Diplomacy

Central banks lean into era of big data for research and decisions

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Machine learning applications that use big data are increasingly helping central banks, according to BIS.

A mother prepares lunch for her family at a refugee camp in Yemen

Humanitarians & Peace

U.N. appeal falls short of Yemen's needs

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International donors contributed US$1.7 billion for people starving in Yemen, an amount that leaders of humanitarian organizations called disappointing.