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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Security Council to act decisively in establishing international regulations for artificial intelligence (AI), warning that delays could exacerbate threats to global peace and security.
The United Nations has called for $47 billion in humanitarian aid to support approximately 190 million people across 32 countries affected by conflict and starvation in 2025.
UN Climate Chief. Simon Stiell, has raised awareness of the economic impact of the climate crisis, warning that climate-related disasters are increasingly driving up living costs for households and businesses worldwide.
World food prices surged in October to an 18-month high marking the highest level since April 2023, with general rises across most food staples led primarily by vegetable oil prices with the largest increase of 7.3%.
The United Nations (U.N) projects an increase of 7 million hungry people in Nigeria by August 2025.
Qu Dongyu, the Director-General of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has revealed that more than 2.8 billion people worldwide are unable to afford healthy diets.
The United Nations (UN) has expressed concern that only seven countries are currently involved in the governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and making decisions that affect other countries.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that humanitarian partners would need $ 4.7 billion to assist 20.9 million vulnerable people in parts of Nigeria, Chad, and five other African countries.
The AU seeks developing countries' representation in AI governance.
The UN says developing countries are still struggling under debt payments obligations.
Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has stated that international cooperation will be critical to mobilize the financial resources needed to meet the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development.
The United Nations Refugee Agency has announced a fully funded master's degree scholarship for refugees in Nigeria through its “Project UNICORE 2024” program involving Italian universities.