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DPR Korea’s nuclear quest thwarts disarmament efforts, Security Council hears

·January 9, 2025·2 min read

Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for peacebuilding and political affairs, briefed ambassadors two days after the DPRK, commonly known as North Korea, fired off what it described as a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) loaded with a hypersonic glide vehicle. He cited an official statement from Pyongyang which...

‘New Quest Unlocked’: UN experts counter extremism in gaming spaces

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·December 23, 2024·3 min read

In an industry that has outgrown Hollywood in sheer monetary value – reaching $196 billion in 2023 – these digital platforms are becoming recruitment grounds for extremists, prompting an unprecedented collaboration between counter terrorism specialists and gaming companies. To discuss the growing threat, UN News’s Sarah Daly sat down with...

General Assembly votes to seek World Court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

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·March 30, 2023·3 min read

The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is focused on the adverse impacts of climate change on small island developing States as well as climate justice. The ICJ, also known as the...

UN food agency announces further refugee ration cuts, in quest for #ZeroHunger |

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·June 20, 2022·2 min read

The cause of the imminent cuts is multiplying humanitarian needs around the world and insufficient funding. This has already forced the agency to make significant reductions in daily meals for vulnerable people in the Sahel and elsewhere. “As global hunger soars way beyond the resources available to feed all the...