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Youth digital engagement crucial for achieving SDGs
The UN chief said achieving the SDGs requires a “seismic shift” which will require “bridging digital divides,…
World Oceans Day event highlights immediate action to protect oceans
© Henley Spiers Marine biologists tend to a coral nursery at COMO Cocoa Island, Maldives.
A powerful…
World leaders demand ‘surge in action’ for sustainable development
UN Photo/Cia Pak The Sustainable Development Goals projected onto UN Headquarters, New York
The…
UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK
UNSPLASH/Fraser Cottrell London, England
The experts said they have received allegations that migrants…
AI for Good Summit: Digital and technological divide is no longer…
UN News/Anton Uspensky ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin greeted by robot footballers at AI…
UN forum in Bahrain: Innovation as the key to solving global problems
UNIDO-ITPO A wide view of attendees to the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF) in Bahrain.…
WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
© UNICEF/David Hogsholt Storms, typhoons and other nautaral desasters cause widespread damage in many…
Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive…
UNSPLASH/Nery Zarate Many countries have seen alarming levels of e-cigarette use among teenagers.
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UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls
© ADB/Narendra Shrestha Students attend a computer class at a secondary school in Kailali, Nepal.
In…
‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health…
© WHO Testing for COVID-10
In an alert, WHO noted that although just eight per cent of hospitalized…