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The terrorist group ISIL continues to adapt and demonstrate resilience despite sustained counter-terrorism efforts, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the expiration of the New START treaty represents a "grave moment" for international peace and security, as binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear weapons fall away amid heightened .. ...

New evidence reveals a proliferation of sexualised images of youngsters generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and a dearth of laws to stop it, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.

The UN on Wednesday announced the list of experts nominated to the General Assembly to serve on a new Independent International Scientific Panel tasked with assessing how AI is transforming lives worldwide.

Towns and cities are home to more than half of the world's population and responsible for around 70 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis, which is why urban planners in Brazil are leading a design revolution that could ...

BULAWAYO, February 3 (IPS) - British Monarch King Charles says science is the solution to protecting nature and halting global biodiversity loss, which is threatening humanity's survival.

VICTORIA, Seychelles, February 3 (IPS) - The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and meaningful progress being made on the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries ...

PORTLAND, USA, February 3 (IPS) - The delicate balance of international migration relies on the high demand for labor and the enforcement of stricter immigration controls. This equilibrium is especially crucial when considering the international ...

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, February 3 (IPS) - Our food, fuel, and fortunes come from nature, but as these resources are turned into profits, the balance between exploiting and replenishing the planet is ever more precarious.

A fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight across Ukraine injured several people and left thousands "without heat in the heart of winter," the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Tuesday.