- As World Cup kick-off nears, a reminder of the power of sport to build bridges and break barrierson April 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The 2026 World Cup final will take place at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, a few miles away from UN Headquarters where, on Wednesday, elite athletes and sports administrators spoke about the power of football and other international sports to change the world for the better.
- World News in Brief: 273 million out of school, deadly attacks on Ukraine, migratory species in dangeron March 25, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The number of children and young people out of school worldwide has climbed for the seventh consecutive year, reaching 273 million, according to a new report from the UN education agency, UNESCO.
- War in the Middle East: Cultural treasures damaged, with more at riskon March 23, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Since the outbreak of war on 28 February, several unique sites of cultural significance have been damaged in Iran, Israel and Lebanon, alongside immense suffering, displacement and death.
- An ‘alarming’ two-thirds of children say cyberbullying has increasedon March 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Around two-thirds of children worldwide report an increase in cyberbullying, with one in two say they don’t know how to get the right support, according to a recent poll carried out by the UN’s top official who works to end violence against children.
- How AI is already reshaping working conditionson March 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm
From delivery couriers compelled to follow the demands of online platform algorithms to content moderators who confront pornography and death every day while training artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the impact of new technologies on working conditions is becoming increasingly obvious.
- ‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace technologyon February 28, 2026 at 12:00 pm
16-year-old Raul John Aju – dubbed the “AI Kid of India” at home – is a business prodigy who advises government and industry and has created several innovative AI tools.
- ‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they wanton February 24, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Children in Gaza are voicing their demands for the future through a UN-run initiative that seeks to amplify their voices and restore the “fundamentals of childhood”.
- Artists face steep income decline due to AI, UNESCO findson February 18, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Creators worldwide are facing mounting financial pressures as rapid advances in digital technologies and artificial intelligence continue to transform the cultural and creative industries, according to a new global report released by the UN culture agency, UNESCO, on Wednesday.
- From war zones to outer space, radio remains essentialon February 12, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Even as the world fixates on ever‑brighter screens and sprawling digital feeds, radio endures with a quiet resilience, shaping how we share experience and understand one another. Its waves travel where sight cannot, pairing with cutting‑edge innovation in some places and acting as a lone, indispensable lifeline in others when technology fails to keep pace.
- Gaza radio station re-opens, bringing voices from the rubbleon February 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Broadcaster Rami Al-Sharafi works on a laptop inside the damaged Zaman FM radio station building in Gaza, marking what may seem an unlikely return to the airwaves amid the rubble of the deadly two-year Israel-Hamas war.
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