
More than 100 armed conflicts, most lasting for more than 30 years
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
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A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus many of the world's glaring inequalities between rich and poorer nations.
Fighting led the ranks of those who need aid and protection to swell to 24.6 million, slightly more than half the population.
Methoxychlor, a pesticide, and two industrial chemicals, Dechlorane Plus and UV-328, are to be eliminated.
The new technology accelerator from NATO quietly began taking shape a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
More than half of the deaths were never documented due to the difficulty of collecting reliable data on death tolls in conflict zones, made still harder by the brutality of Syria's war.
The first Swiss-led U.N. Security Council open debate mirrored GESDA's brand of anticipatory science and diplomacy.
Virtually all the world's nations are negotiating proposals under the legally binding Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to limit toxic chemicals, pollutants and wastes.
Low rainfall and high evaporation rates 'would not have led to drought at all in a 1.2° C. cooler world,' scientists concluded.
Droughts, floods and heatwaves drove food insecurity and mass migration as communities on every continent were hit by massive costs, the World Meteorological Organization said.
The NATO chief emphasized the need to negotiate new arms control arrangements, despite broad geopolitical worries.
Trade growth is expected to slow to 1.7% due to Russia's war in Ukraine, high inflation, tight monetary policy and uncertainty.
New ICRC guidelines are meant to protect innocent civilians and detainees against violence by non-state armed groups.
The potential Russian targets for cybercrimes and disinformation included Swiss diplomats and nuclear plants.
The European Court of Human Rights heard two climate cases brought by citizens against Swiss and French authorities.
Mozambique hosted a talk on how the U.N. and regional organizations can curb terrorism and violent extremism.