How Can We Tackle AI-Fueled Misinformation and Disinformation in Public Health? bu.edu/ceid/2024/04/2…

'...misinformation about vaccines has skyrocketed, and the use of AI has only made this easier and cheaper.'

'...if someone searches for information about vaccines online,…

On Thursday, at United Nations HQ, we commemorated the tens of thousands of people enslaved under horrific conditions at the Cape of Good Hope.

The exhibit 'Who Were the Enslaved?' reveals their courage & strength in the face of appalling atrocities - systematic rape, torture & executions.

'Children who have had to suffer amputations without anaesthesia. Families that have lost their children, their homes, have been displaced multiple occasions. Recovery is not only physical. It is also support for the healing of the soul...'
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Renewable energy is key to a healthier planet and a better future for all.

Now is the time for a breakthrough #ClimateAction , so that the future thanks you. un.org/en/climatechan…

Alarming new findings in the latest Global Report on Food Crises:

Nearly 282 million people experienced dangerous levels of acute hunger in 2023 - the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened.
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'What UNWRA does is absolutely essential and irreplaceable.'

Really worth watching this full interview.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres accepted the report's recommendations. bit.ly/3w63Dxv

The world must come together as one to meet the needs of the present while also preparing for the challenges ahead.

This September’s Summit of the Future is the moment to build solidarity and forge new better paths ahead for #OurCommonFuture .
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Very much looking forward to tomorrow’s Devex discussion on the media’s role in our understanding of the world.

Tune in from around the globe: devex.com/events/the-glo…

“People say that coral reefs might be the first ecosystem we could lose, and I like to think that, therefore, they are the first ecosystem we can save. If they’re on the brink, and we can save coral reefs, we can save anything.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

I'm joining UN GA President & others worldwide in pledging to #ChooseSustainability .

To do my part in making a difference for a more sustainable future, I commit to using public & sustainable transport to reduce my carbon footprint.
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Reuters' Mohammed Salem has won the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award for this image of a Palestinian woman, Inas Abu Maamar, cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in Gaza.

'Humanitarians need security.

Nearly 250 aid workers, including more than 180 of our own staff, have been killed in Gaza.”

-- António Guterres emphasizes the need for thorough investigations into the tragic deaths of humanitarian workers in Gaza. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

If you missed the UN Security Council meeting on UNWRA, our @UN news team did this summary:
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“The people of Ukraine have suffered enough.”

We just marked one year of war in #Sudan . So much death, violence, suffering. Yet the world is looking the other way. We are trying to get attention - to fund UN humanitarian aid & most importantly, to promote peace. Some thoughts: link.medium.com/VfVX1NQPRIb

In Gaza, over 1% of the population has been killed, and more than 75% has been displaced.

An unknown number of people are buried under rubble.

People in Gaza need urgent help, but more than anything, they need peace.

The first-ever #UNGA Sustainability Week kicks off on Monday in NYC.

I met with UN GA President to discuss what to expect & our @UN new campaign #ChooseSustainability , which invites people around the world to make a difference for a more sustainable future.

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We will be broadcasting the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle-East live today at 4 PM EST. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to speak.

#Sudan 'The violence has killed thousands, uprooted millions, & unleashed a humanitarian disaster...Harrowing attacks against civilians are the alarming hallmark of this conflict.'
-Filippo Grandi Martin Griffiths Cindy McCain Catherine Russell aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

I strongly condemn the serious escalation represented by the large-scale attack launched on Israel by Iran.

I call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities.

Neither the region nor the world can afford another war. un.org/sg/en/content/…