— Concerns mount over the risks posed by the fast-moving technology — including fears of mass job losses, the spread of deepfakes and disinformation, and society's fabric fraying. "There's an urgency to try to get... the right framework in place," she said, stressing the need for "a global approach". "85% of countries don't yet have AI policies or strategies". Her comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump this week unveiled an aggressive, low-regulation strategy aimed at ensuring the United States stays ahead of China on AI.
— Unrwa commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini said snipers opened fire randomly on crowds at aid sites as if they are given a "licence to kill". The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation responded by claiming the UN was "refusing" to deliver aid in Gaza that could help end the desperation in the region.
— Appointment of Michele Sison, a close ally of Director-General Amy Pope, another American,as director of the Washington-based IOM Global Office may violate the organization’s internal rules on staff age. PassBlue found that appointments cannot be offered to candidates who are 63 and older. Sison, born in 1959, turned 66 in May. At the time of her hire, she was technically over the age limit, which would have made her ineligible under the stated guidelines. In February employees were told about 3,000 were about to get laid off in agencywide job cuts. An additional 20 percent staff cut, affecting 250 positions at IOM headquarters, followed shortly thereafter. In total, IOM has laid off more than 6,000 of its personnel worldwide so far this year.
— "Although Pope assured staff in an email that executive posts would not be spared from the 'structural adjustments', this has not been the case. Sources told PassBlue that jobs close to Pope have largely been protected from the major shakeup." In 2024, the US was the IOM's largest donor, contributing $1.6 billion in voluntary funding to its operations. That support has dropped significantly with President Donald Trump’s UN-wide and other funding cuts, but neither IOM nor the State Department provided precise information on the amounts.
— In May 2022, the Taliban government issued a decree calling for women to show only their eyes and recommending they wear a head-to-toe burqa. The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said it was concerned by the arrest of "numerous" women and girls in Kabul between July 16 and 19, who authorities claimed had not followed instructions on wearing the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf. "These incidents serve to further isolate women and girls, contribute to a climate of fear, and erode public trust," the mission added, without details including the number of arrests or the ages and where they have been held.
— “Following a biased and hostile conduct against Israel — which distorted reality, presented falsified reports, slandered Israel, and even violated the UN's own rules of neutrality — and in accordance with the recommendation of professional bodies, I instructed not to extend the visa of the head of OCHA's office in Israel, Jonathan Whittall,” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.
— Whittall had said that the conditions near aid distribution sites in Gaza are "created to kill", and that "what we are seeing [in Gaza] is carnage. It is weaponized hunger. It is forced displacement. And it's a death sentence for people just trying to survive."
— The panel will study the possible impact of a nuclear war on everything from public health to ecosystems, agriculture, and global socioeconomic systems. The last cross-sectional United Nations study of this kind was undertaken almost four decades ago in 1988. The Panel will hold its first meeting in September and will submit a final report to the General Assembly in 2027.
— 1. Climate change inaction. 2. Large-scale pollution. <h4>WHO endorses twice-yearly HIV prevention injection of lenacapavir<small> (<a href="https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/who-endorses-twice-yearly-hiv-prevention-injection-2025a1000ilu" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LINK</a>) <span class="odate">14 July 2025</span></small></h4> <hr> 3. Fake news. — UN Global Risk Report 2024 (LINK PDF)
— "The Set has not been updated to take into account the significant economic, political and technological changes that have taken place during the last 40 years. In order for the Set to retain its policy significance, there should be some effort made to reconnect with the current discussions relating, first, to the transition from a global economy dominated by multinational enterprises/ transnational corporations to one in which most of the economic activity is structured within global value chains and global business ecosystems, second, to the increase of global economic concentration and the complexity and inherent difficulty of enforcing competition law vis-à-vis the Big Tech Platforms, and third, to the importance of SDGs in guiding various fields of public policy, including competition law enforcement." (p34)
— "Fuel is the backbone of survival in Gaza. It powers hospitals, water systems, sanitation networks, ambulances, and every aspect of humanitarian operations. Fuel supplies are needed to move the fleet used for transporting essential goods across the Strip and to operate a network of bakeries producing fresh bread for the affected population. Without fuel, these lifelines will vanish for 2.1 million people. For the first time in 130 days, a small amount of fuel entered Gaza this week. This is a welcome development, but it is a small fraction of what is needed each day to keep daily life and critical aid operations running."
— UNESCO seeks to boost Africa's representation in the heritage list, as highlighted by Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
— Just one G7 leader — France's Emmanuel Macron — attended the event, where he and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addressed rooms with dozens of empty chairs. Organisers initially said they expected 70 heads of state; that was whittled to 50 as the conference got under way. Event leaders were relieved to produce an outcome document — despite gnawing fears in the past months that Washington would torpedo any deal.
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