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In March this year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced a new initiative aimed at improving efficiencies at the 80-year-old world organisation.
The semi-annual Hunger Hotspots report is an early-warning and predictive analysis of deteriorating food crises for the next five months.
Israel began attacking Iran last Friday, saying its longtime enemy was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons
One of the conference’s main objectives was to accelerate progress on the High Seas Treaty — known as the BBNJ agreement — adopted in 2023 to safeguard marine life in international waters.
The report also reveals key shifts in population composition, fertility, and life expectancy, signalling a major demographic transition.
Job insecurity (21 per cent), housing constraints (22 per cent), and the lack of reliable childcare (18 per cent) are making parenthood feel out of reach, the report said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems — machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight — describing them as “politically unacceptable” and “morally repugnant”.
Under growing global pressure, Israel ended an 11-week long blockade on Gaza 12 days ago, allowing limited UN-led operations to resume.
Speaking at the three-day International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Sharif raised the issue.
His remarks were shared by spokesperson Stephane Dujarric following India’s announcement of “Operation Sindoor”, a series of targeted strikes in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
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