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UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - In early September, Typhoon Yagi, a deadly tropical cyclone, hit Southeast Asia and Southern China, causing widespread destruction. According to the United Nations (UN), wind speeds, reaching 213 kilometers per hour, as well as heavy flooding and severe landslides, have devastated affected areas. Yagi is the strongest natural disaster to hit the South China Sea in three decades, leaving over 500 people killed, 38 missing, and 1,900 injured.Read the full story, “Typhoon Yagi Devastates Southeast Asia”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - As the United Nations gears up to host the international community for the high-level meeting week, the UN chief appeals to world leaders to commit to universal agreements to work towards solutions.Read the full story, “Multilateral Systems in Urgent Need of Reform, Says UN Secretary General”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - The United Nations, over the last year, has been relentlessly promoting the upcoming Summit of the Future – scheduled for September 22-23—as a landmark event. And rightly so.Read the full story, “UN’s Five Major Leaders Skip Key Summit”, on globalissues.org →

The report details how this debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries, which account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 million total.Read the full story, “UNAIDS: Rising debt in sub-Saharan Africa costing lives”, on globalissues.org →

The UN envoy supporting peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians voiced grave concern over the growing risk of widescale regional escalation during a briefing to the Security Council in New York on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity”, on globalissues.org →

The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence field, or AI, is “irrefutable”, a new report from a UN expert group said on Thursday, adding that development and use of such a technology “cannot be left to the whims of markets alone”. Read the full story, “‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts”, on globalissues.org →

Last October’s terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.Read the full story, “Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns”, on globalissues.org →

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a “despicable” terrorist attack in Mali this week, his Spokesperson said on Thursday. Read the full story, “UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack”, on globalissues.org →

In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening climate emergency – the United Nations remains steadfast in its resolve to foster peace, advance sustainable development, and alleviate human suffering.Read the full story, “Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report”, on globalissues.org →

As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and General Assembly High-Level Week, the UN Deputy Secretary-General emphasised the critical role they can play driving innovation and change.Read the full story, “UN deputy chief urges leaders to increase innovation amid global crises”, on globalissues.org →