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Speaking at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Mr Türk said UN news that technology must be governed through a human rights framework that ensures transparency, accountability and inclusivity. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Volker Turk: Artificial intelligence is a technological tool and must be developed based on risk assessments. […]
The Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2026 aims to provide life-saving aid to 5.9 million people in seven neighboring countries this year: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan and Uganda. The plan will continue to prioritize assistance to approximately 470,000 new refugees expected to enter these countries, as well as […]
In one statement on Monday the independent experts – who serve in their individual capacities under UN mandates Council for Human Rights and are not UN personnel – warned that the alleged acts documented in the files could amount to some of the most serious crimes under international law. According to the experts, the reported […]
Claudio Cordone, briefing ambassadors for the first time as deputy special envoy, pointed to the January 30 ceasefire and integration deal between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as a potentially transformative development. The agreement provides for a phased military and administrative integration of northeastern Syria and includes provisions on the return […]
The United Nations said that his teams attempted to coordinate eight humanitarian missions on Friday and that five were fully facilitated. The remaining three – including a mission to reach a water treatment plant in Khan Younis – were rejected by Israel. Saving lives, beating famine The successful missions collected food and medical supplies from […]
The 8,262-mile journey took him through 21 countries, transforming an extraordinary physical feat into a powerful act of activism aimed at confronting racism and reshaping the way migration is understood. Born in Uganda and raised in Britain, Deo first took up running to manage his health. Over time, that personal discipline grew into a purposeful […]
Thousands of children remain in custody without access to legal advice; a situation the experts warn forces minors to go through complex immigration procedures on their own and undermines their fundamental rights. The three special rapporteurs, appointed by the UN Council for Human Rightssaid they are liaising with the US government on this matter. Duty […]
In Kenya, agriculture employs 75 percent of the population, but farmers’ livelihoods are threatened by a changing climate and the loss of productive land, impacting the whole of Africa. As droughts and extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity in the East African country, Maryanne Gichanga believes innovation is key to helping Kenya’s farming […]
The attacks on some of Ukraine’s main population centers, which reportedly involved nearly 400 drones, also left thousands without electricity, heating and water. Temperatures in the country have dropped to -20° Celsius, and attacks on energy infrastructure have left families in freezing conditions. Many elderly and disabled people are often stuck in their homes in […]
Yet stark inequalities persist – in the poorest countries, 36 percent of children and young people are out of school, compared to just 3 percent in the richest – underscoring the urgent need for inclusive, youth-led approaches to education policy and transformation. © UNESCO Marco Pasqualini (2nd from left) works for UNESCO in Paris. Ahead […]
