As the world gathers at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, Global Witness is helping to strengthen global connections between people most affected by the climate crisis We’re carving out spaces for communities, defenders, journalists and policymakers to meet and further the push for meaningful participation in climate decision-making for land and environmental defenders. This includes sessions…
The current global economic situation is confusing. On the one hand it’s characterised by inflation, and food and other critical supply shortages caused by the wars in Ukraine and the Gulf states. On the other, by optimism and economic growth caused by the boom in AI investments. The situation both poses threats and offers opportunities…
Cloud services firm Cloudflare saw millions of exploitation attempts after the public disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language PHP, CEO Matthew Prince said in a post on X late on Wednesday. “In the 10 hours before it was publicly announced, across the network we saw thousands of attempts to exploit it….
The Union Buildings in Pretoria The presidency took its website offline on Friday “as a precautionary measure in response to a global cybersecurity event”. It did so two days after the developers of the PHP programming language released emergency fixes for two critical flaws that attackers are already exploiting. “We apologise for any inconvenience caused…
The international community must combat inequality and stop wars from expanding to ensure a safer world for all, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in New York ahead of a visit to Egypt, António Guterres addressed growing public discontent in Europe and beyond, as people have taken to the streets to express…
Mr Kaseya said the Bundibugyo strain, first identified in Uganda 19 years ago, had caused only three outbreaks, yet no vaccine had been approved specifically for the disease The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has criticised the lack of investment in developing a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, nearly…
Mr Kaseya also urged partners to provide immediate funding, medical supplies, diagnostics and trained emergency responders. Following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Nigeria, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has called for urgent international support for the country. The Director-General, Jean Kaseya, made the call through the agency’s official…
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia. PHOTO/ IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO Governments gathering for the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference face a critical test: whether international commitments to halt and reverse the destruction of nature can be translated into measurable progress before the end of the decade. The conference, which opened in…
UN experts sound alarm over slow progress on global biodiversity targets ahead of COP17 Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, expected to attend the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17). By PATRICK MAYOYO United Nations human rights experts have urged governments to accelerate action…
Abu Dhabi Launches TAMM Global to Bring Its AI-Native Government Platform to the World (Photo: AETOSWire) Abu Dhabi has launched TAMM Global, a private technology company established to make the award-winning technology behind TAMM available to governments worldwide. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261016490320/en/ It is the first time the…
