From biometric grain dispensers and smart warehouses to crisis-mapping platforms and humanitarian communication avatars, the UN World Food Program (WFP) showcase at the Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit demonstrated how data and machine learning are being applied to strengthen food and nutrition systems at scale. Among the most visible innovations is Annapurti – a “grain ATM” … Read more
Antonio Guterres highlighted the need to build skills, data capacity, affordable computing power and inclusive ecosystems. He expressed concern that without investment many countries will be “logged out” of the AI age. “Our target is $3 billion,” he said. “That’s less than one per cent of the annual revenue of a single tech company.” He … Read more
Speaking at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Mr. Turk told UN News that the technology must be governed through a human rights framework that ensures transparency, accountability and inclusion. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Volker Turk: Artificial intelligence is a technological tool and it needs to be developed on … Read more
The latest edition of Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity, Unesco‘s flagship monitoring report covering more than 120 countries, warns that generative AI is projected to drive significant income losses for artists by 2028. ‑generated content in global markets. The report stresses that these disruptions are occurring at a pace that outstrips current policy responses, exacerbating inequalities … Read more
These numbers point to an even deeper crisis: in 2024, an estimated 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, and chronic hunger affected 96 million more people than in 2015. Against this backdrop, senior UN officials called for urgent investment and innovation to transform global agrifood systems. These systems encompass everything from farming … Read more
Between 31 January and 10 February, tropical cyclones Fytia and Gezani struck the island nation, causing widespread destruction. WFP assessments indicate that 1.57 million people in Madagascar are currently food insecure, including 84,000 facing emergency conditions. That figure could rise to 1.8 million in the coming months. “Families are telling us they have lost everything. … Read more
In a statement on Monday, the independent experts – who serve in their individual capacities under mandates from the UN Human Rights Council and are not UN staff – warned that the alleged acts documented in the files could amount to some of the gravest crimes under international law. The reported conduct could amount to … Read more
The risk of a woman who lives in a country affected by conflict dying due to maternal causes is around five times higher for each pregnancy she undergoes compared to her peers in stable countries, according to new findings in the WHO report. In 2023 alone, an estimated 160,000 women died from preventable maternal causes … Read more
WHO confirmed that two cases of the recombinant strain – combining genomic elements of clades Ib and IIb of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) – have been identified to date: one in the United Kingdom and one in India. Both patients had recent travel histories, and neither experienced severe illness. No secondary cases were detected following … Read more
Since 1945, more than 80 former colonies comprising some 750 million people have gained independence. However, 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories remain on the UN list, home to nearly two million people. They range from Western Sahara in Africa to small island territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. A core subject for the UN Opening the 2026 … Read more