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UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for new...

UN cultural agency UNESCO has launched a global consultation process to infor...

Global learning losses threaten an entire generation

Conflict, displacement and climate shocks are disrupting education for an est...

Children are turning to AI for homework – and life a...

Millions of children across the globe are already using artificial intelligen...

‘The science is here’: UN chief welcomes first globa...

Fresh scientific evidence and options for harnessing artificial intelligence ...

Venezuela's earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the b...

A week after earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, hospitals in La Gua...

El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood...

More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingl...

AI explained: Why the world needs to act now

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up.

World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN...

Drone attacks by advancing rebel fighters who are besieging El Obeid, Sudan, ...

Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to...

As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks an...

Europe heatwave breaks records as UN agencies ramp u...

As a record-breaking heatwave grips large parts of Europe, the World Meteorol...

UN chief: Targeting methane is a climate battle ‘we ...

Amid efforts to cool global warming, the battle hinges on targeting such supe...

Climate crisis: UN chief lays out solutions blueprin...

As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-Genera...

Powering resilience: How Indonesia is building a mor...

As countries grapple with energy price shocks, supply disruptions and the gro...

Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as UN c...

Five days after powerful earthquakes struck central-northern Venezuela, the d...

From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges prote...

The small Pacific Ocean island of Palau is helping communities build resilien...

UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonizati...

More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Sec...

World News in Brief: Guterres calls for fair swtich ...

The world has “entered the age of clean energy” and renewables are now the ch...

Over a billion fear losing land and homes within fiv...

Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more tha...

Why medicinal plants matter on World Wildlife Day

Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern c...

‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace tech...

16-year-old Raul John Aju – dubbed the “AI Kid of India” at home – is a busin...