A former refugee takes on a world in flight
He wasted no time getting out into the field. Within days of…
UN mourns constitutional lawyer-turned top crisis diplomat, Nicholas Haysom
The distinguished lawyer and diplomat from South Africa was appointed in January…
‘Hope’ for Haiti’s political future as some 300 groups reportedly register for upcoming elections
Elections have not been held since a protracted electoral cycle from 2015-2017…
Deepfakes, voice cloning and weaponised AI: Global wake-up call to organised fraud
“The scammer was extraordinarily believable,” Kim Sawyer, a former university professor in…
An ‘alarming’ two-thirds of children say cyberbullying has increased
The report highlights “alarming trends” and “the urgent need for the entire…
How AI is already reshaping working conditions
Experts from around the world shared a range of concerns about how…
Guterres slams international failure to manage safe migration
António Guterres presented his latest biennial report on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular…
UN drug alert stops shipment that could have made 1.6 billion lethal fentanyl doses
The interception highlights to vital role of cooperation in tackling the rapidly…
World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil
Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said any strike…
South Sudan: Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people
The warning comes as the world’s youngest nation remains among the top displacement crises, with nearly 10 million people in need of humanitarian assistance including returnees fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan. IOM requires just…
