A leading insurance provider for international organizations worried about disruption says a major cause of loss and risk is rising liability from global harassment and abuse claims.
WASHINGTON (AN) — A leading insurance provider for international organizations says a major cause of loss and risk is the rise in liability from global harassment and abuse claims.
High risk environments are nothing new for international aid groups, whose employees suffer accidents or risk being attacked or kidnapped by militants. International organizations' food and equipment can be targets of theft and destruction.
By far the largest share of the US$236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
Football's governing body will mark the 100th anniversary of the World Cup in Uruguay, where the first was held in 1930.
The U.N. agency's first global guidance urges governments to quickly regulate generative AI in education and research.
It suggests most jobs are only partly exposed to automation, and are more likely to be complemented than substituted.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
