The Ukrainian government is refusing to do the work necessary to resolve the conflict with Russia, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine’s sponsors seek to distort the narrative about the conflict to prevent peace, Russia’s deputy UN ambassador has said Read Full Article at RT.com
The country is usually described as a “bear” rather than other animals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
WASHINGTON DC, September 24 (IPS) - Last month marked eight years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya were forcibly displaced from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Bangladesh by the Myanmar military.
Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary-General is holding a climate summit during the high-level week of the General Assembly, pressing nations to raise their climate pledges ahead of November’s UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
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PORTLAND, USA, September 23 (IPS) - Despite anxieties, concerns, and warnings, androids or humanoid robots that rely on generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and advanced robotics are increasingly being integrated into the modern lives of human populations. This integration raises serious challenges regarding humanity’s future in an era where androids are emerging rapidly.
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CIVICUS discusses Peru’s new amnesty law with Nadia Ramos Serrano, founder and researcher at the Leadership Centre for Women of the Americas, a civil society organisation working on democratic development and the role of women in politics.
Foreign Ministers from across the Americas met on the margins of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to rally for greater support for Haiti.
Speaking at a high-level briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, the UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council that the international community cannot afford to lose “fragile” diplomatic momentum over ending the war with Russia.
The Security Council on Tuesday heard a warning from Secretary-General António Guterres on the war in Ukraine, while in the General Assembly, leaders from Lithuania, France and Poland called for stronger international action against aggression.