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Could Gianni Infantino really become UN boss at Trump's behest?

US President can push FIFA’s boss to lead the United Nations, but not impose him over the other candidates – and the other permanent members of the Security Council would need to endorse him.

USA

Trump's pick for UN chief? Gianni Infantino, reportedly

Trump and Infantino, who heads football's world governing body FIFA, have formed a close and somewhat controversial relationship in recent years.

Economy

Food inflation to soar due to energy and fertiliser crisis, UN says

Rising energy and fertiliser prices are likely to continue contributing to food inflation globally, the UN warned in its latest report. This in turn can drive up the cost of a healthy diet and threaten progress against global hunger.

Health news

‘Almost one in three people cannot afford a healthy diet’, UN warns

Nearly three billion people globally are unable to afford a healthy diet, as the cost of eating healthy has spiked in recent years.

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Sudan

Sudan's 'war economy' fuelling conflict, United Nations says

OHCHR called on the parties to the war, and corporations involved in the value chain of Sudanese commodities, to ensure compliance with international law.

Europe News

June deadliest month for Ukraine civilians in four years, UN says

In total, the UN has recorded 16,431 verified civilian deaths in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, among them 803 children.

Tech News

How Microsoft believes AI sovereignty can bridge the global divide

Microsoft's chief AI responsibility officer, Natasha Crampton, tells Euronews about data centres, bridging the digital divide and her definition of AI sovereignty.

Tech News

Inside the UN AI summit that attracted more visitors than ever

Launched in 2017, this year’s AI for Good summit has set a new visitor record.

Venezuela

Venezuela calls for release of frozen assets to help quake recovery

Meanwhile, the United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Wednesday to raise €259 million for relief operations.

Sudan

Dozens killed, thousands displaced as RSF razes villages in Darfur

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have razed multiple villages in the western regions of the country bordering Chad, killing many and displacing thousands as a separate UN report outlines that over 300 children were killed in their atrocities this year alone.

Tech News

Profit over safety: Global coalition says AI companies fail children

More than 100 international groups say AI companies, not parents, should be responsible for child safety.

Europe Today

De Croo: Defence and aid spending are 'two sides of the same coin'

Exclusive: United Nations Development Programme administrator and former Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the European Union's long-term budget should balance defence and aid funding as they are both crucial for European security.

Europe Today

Europe Today: Kyiv attack, NATO summit and pressure on Russia

Ukraine observes a day of mourning after Russia's deadly strike on Kyiv as NATO allies prepare for next week's summit in Ankara. Ireland considers ending alumina exports to Russia while the EU investigates the Patriots political group.

Burkina Faso

UN to close Burkina Faso human rights office after junta suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

Tech News

Window to control AI is narrowing as UN warns of growing inequality

UN warns AI could widen the gap between rich and poor countries in a new report.

Venezuela

Hope fades among Venezuela search teams of finding quake survivors

Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living. After that the search usually becomes one of recovering bodies.

Europe News

Pope Leo XIV: “Conflicts are fed more than people"

Pope Leo XIV visited the World Food Programme headquarters, where he denounced “imbalances in political and moral priorities” that hinder aid to the needy.

Earth News

Did 'attacks on science' undermine the UN climate conference in Bonn?

Experts warn that fossil fuel interests and 'attacks on science' have stalled one of the most contentious climate debates once again.

Europe News

Euroviews. The screams through the wall: how Ukraine helps survivors rebuild live

On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Jacqueline Mahon, UNFPA Representative to Ukraine, writes in a Euronews op-ed that wartime sexual violence scars survivors, families and communities, while funding cuts threaten support services.

Europe News

Foreign aid cuts and climate change pushing migrant flows, IOM warns

Several rich Western countries, particularly the United States but also many European nations, have cut their development aid budgets in recent years.