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From that moment on, Safia learned early on what it meant to care for others. As a primary school student, Safia began helping newly arrived families by translating at doctor’s appointments and other essential gatherings, drawing on her own family’s migration experience. Now Safia leads the Women’s Inclusive Team (WIT) as Chief Executive – a […]
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Note: On Friday morning, X limited Grok image creation to paying users only. We need one of those “__days without incident” signs for As has been widely reported, X is currently under scrutiny in several […]
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Listen to the article 1 min This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Considering the latest revelations about xAI’s Grok mass producing illegal contentsometimes of minors, this feels like an up-to-date overview. The Future of Life Institute team recently a safety investigation was carried out from some of […]
Listen to the article 2 minutes This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any feedback. WhatsApp is moving forward with changing usernames, with a new update now completely hides users’ phone numbers when viewing their WhatsApp profile. As you can see in this example, posted by Android PoliceWhatsApp is currently […]
At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative highlights breakthroughs in tackling gender-based violence When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they are “at the heart of every decision,” said Erin Kenny, global coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative, a United Nations-European Union partnership focused on tackling all forms of […]
According to media reports, Russian forces have launched hundreds of drones and several missiles in the capital Kiev and other cities, including one capable of carrying nuclear warheads. At least four people were killed in Kiev, and about 25 others were injuredwhile thousands of apartment buildings in the city were left without heating due to […]
In a statement Volker Türk said on Friday he was “deeply disturbed” by the violence reported during the nearly two-week demonstrations, stressing that those responsible for any violations must be held accountable in line with international human rights standards. In the last days of December 2025, people took to the streets in the capital Tehran, […]
UNMISS has been released latest quarterly human rights reviewcovering the period July to September 2025 – a period marked by a continued deterioration of the political and security situation. Factors included ongoing inter/intra-community violence involving community militias and/or civil defense groups; hostilities between the warring parties and other armed groups – including the alleged involvement […]
In a new report released on Friday, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that since the 2021 elections, authorities have enacted or amended laws that entrench repression and impunity and target the political opposition, journalists, human rights defenders and people with dissenting opinions. High Commissioner Volker Türk urged Ugandan authorities to fulfill their international […]
© WMO/Abbas Council Parched earth in Iraq (file) Friday January 9, 2026 UN news The United States’ intention announced this week to withdraw from a host of UN bodies targets programs and initiatives that address a wide range of critical areas, including the climate crisis, trade, gender and development. Then UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric informed […]
