![China leading generative AI patents race, UN report says China leading generative AI patents race, UN report says](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/51716786489_TBAIjpg.jpg)
China leading generative AI patents race, UN report says
China filed over 38,000 GenAI inventions from 2014-2023, while the US filed 6,276 in the same period, WIPO reported.
Wed Jul 03 2024
![Gaza environmental damage unprecedented, says UN report Gaza environmental damage unprecedented, says UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/51718776311_Gazaenvironmentald.jpg)
Gaza environmental damage unprecedented, says UN report
Water, sanitation and hygiene systems are almost entirely defunct, with Gaza's five wastewater treatment plants shut down, the report found.
Fri Jun 21 2024
![World falls behind on energy SDG - UN report World falls behind on energy SDG - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-04/61619614912_renewableenergy.jpg)
World falls behind on energy SDG - UN report
The world is not on track to meet Sustainable Development Goal 7, designed to ensure access to affordable, reliable energy for all
Thu Jun 13 2024
![Half of world's pastures degraded by overuse, climate change, UN report says Half of world's pastures degraded by overuse, climate change, UN report says](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/51716296940_DingYinhua.jpg)
Half of world's pastures degraded by overuse, climate change, UN report says
The impact of climate change is putting food supplies and livelihoods in peril, said UNCCD.
Fri May 24 2024
![Haitian gangs run schools, clinics as government absent - UN report Haitian gangs run schools, clinics as government absent - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-10/61697793391_gangviolence.jpg)
Haitian gangs run schools, clinics as government absent - UN report
Gangs have consolidated, coalescing in the capital around the G9 and G-Pep alliances, while fighting escalates in key northern farmlands.
Fri Oct 20 2023
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Rising sexual violence in Sudan conflict reflects entrenched patriarchy but women and girls are fighting back
As noted in the UN report, those most vulnerable are the internally displaced moving to try and cross borders.
Sat Jul 08 2023
![UN Report on Myanmar: Singapore has taken principled position against junta's use of lethal force UN Report on Myanmar: Singapore has taken principled position against junta's use of lethal force](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/41684467150_TBLOGOjpg.jpg)
UN Report on Myanmar: Singapore has taken principled position against junta's use of lethal force
Singapore has taken a principled position against the Myanmar military's use of lethal force against unarmed civilians.
Fri May 19 2023
![UN Report: Myanmar Junta imported US$1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup UN Report: Myanmar Junta imported US$1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/61684382599_TomAndrews.jpg)
UN Report: Myanmar Junta imported US$1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup
Since the military junta seized power in Myanmar in a coup in early 2021, at least US$1 billion worth of foreign arms and weapons-making material have entered the country
Thu May 18 2023
![Half of bottled water sales enough to provide safe tap water to all: UN report Half of bottled water sales enough to provide safe tap water to all: UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/61679058488_PLASTIC.jpg)
Half of bottled water sales enough to provide safe tap water to all: UN report
Study reveals that a misconception around the safety of both tap and bottled water plays a major role in individuals' preferences.
Sat Mar 18 2023
![Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/51674724955_Talibanbansdrugcu.jpg)
Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report
The growth was "directly connected" to the political and economic turmoil in Myanmar since the military took power nearly two years ago.
Thu Jan 26 2023
![Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-11/41667454582_GLACIER.jpg)
Major glaciers, including Dolomites and Yosemite, to disappear by 2050 - UN report
UNESCO monitors some 18,600 glaciers across 50 of its World Heritage sites and said that a third of those are set to disappear by 2050.
Thu Nov 03 2022
![Human development set back 5 years by COVID, other crises - UN report Human development set back 5 years by COVID, other crises - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/81662633046_AchimSteiner.jpg)
Human development set back 5 years by COVID, other crises - UN report
The Human Development Index is a measure of countries' life expectancies, education levels, and standards of living.
Fri Sep 16 2022
![Nearly half of Malaysian companies yet to allocate budget for sustainability initiatives - UN report Nearly half of Malaysian companies yet to allocate budget for sustainability initiatives - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/41662963689_MALAYSIA.jpg)
Nearly half of Malaysian companies yet to allocate budget for sustainability initiatives - UN report
The report also showed that 33 pct of Malaysian companies claimed a lack of sustainable financing plans.
Mon Sep 12 2022
![North Korea 'paves the way' for more nuclear tests - UN report North Korea 'paves the way' for more nuclear tests - UN report](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/41659670070_NorthKorea.jpg)
North Korea 'paves the way' for more nuclear tests - UN report
Work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site paves the way for additional nuclear tests for the development of nuclear weapons, report shows.
Fri Aug 05 2022
![UN report highlights hundreds of rights violations in Afghanistan UN report highlights hundreds of rights violations in Afghanistan](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/51658480058_TALIBAN.jpg)
UN report highlights hundreds of rights violations in Afghanistan
The report said the violations were targeted especially at those associated with the ousted govt, human rights defenders and journalists.
Fri Jul 22 2022