UN report flags disproportionate costs of clean energy transition

A new report published by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) warns that wealthy nations’ push toward cleaner energy comes with high environmental and social costs in mineral-producing countries. The investigation links the extraction of transition minerals used in green energy technologies like solar panels and rechargeable batteries to acute […]

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The UN needs a strong leader committed to multilateralism and not aligned with any country, including any superpower.

It is precisely this, along with a commitment to serving all of humanity, combined with competence, that should be the sole basis for selecting the next Secretary-General.

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New on ASTROCOHORS CLUB: "304 Million Migrants Across the Globe in 2024 – Press Conference | United Nations"

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World News in Brief: Gulf tensions rise, Gaza health needs ‘staggering’, skills gap threat

The UN has expressed deep concern over escalating security incidents in the Gulf, warning that recent attacks risk undermining efforts to maintain regional stability.
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Safe pathways key to reducing risk for migrants

Restricting migration does not stop people from moving. It often pushes them into more dangerous routes.
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📢 The #UnitedNations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported a sharp escalation in violence against #lebanon, highlighting hundreds of Israeli attacks impacting Lebanese territory in a single day

🔹 A significant volume of Israeli fire was directed into Lebanon, with a total of 619 Israeli attacks on the South

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New on ASTROCOHORS CLUB: "Lebanon, UAE, Sudan & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (5 May 2026) | United Nations"

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UN leads call to prepare ‘for when digital systems fail’

It can be annoying when the wifi signal is cut, but what about if everything digital we rely on were to crash suddenly – from satellites to life-support systems in hospitals?
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Education or food? Funding shortfalls force Sudanese refugees in Egypt to ‘make very difficult decisions’

Civilians who have fled the war in Sudan and sought shelter in neighbouring Egypt could potentially face a new battle – the loss of critical services that ensure their survival, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned. 
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In Lebanon, the same fears and dangers persist despite ceasefire: UNHCR

Death and destruction have continued unabated in Lebanon while communities are still unable to return to their homes despite a ceasefire that began on 17 April, humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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