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30.03 / 22:21

United Nations Refugees Ukraine war: Latest figure of four million refugees exceeds worst-case UN estimate

The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded has surpassed four million, the United Nations reported Wednesday as shelling continued in places where Moscow had vowed to ease its military operations.

29.03 / 15:35

NFT United Nations Meta 5ire wins the AIBC 2022 'Social Impact Project of the Year' award

5ire, a 5th generation blockchain network, has bagged the AIBC Asia's 'Social impact Project of the Year' award held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on March 20th, 2022. 5ire is founded by two entrepreneurs of Indian origin, Pratik Gauri and Prateek Dwivedi, along with crypto financier Vilma Mattila from the United Kingdom. Appreciating the winners, AIBC underlined the importance of Social Impact, saying, «The stronger our ties develop, the more powerful blockchain becomes.»

23.03 / 17:57

education Children United Nations open Ukraine war: Open the gates of hell for civilians in Mariupol, UN's Amin Awad tells Euronews

The siege of Mariupol is a "desperate, hellish" situation that requires the immediate set-up of humanitarian corridors to evacuate trapped civilians, Amin Awad, the United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine, told Euronews.

08.03 / 22:03

Technology United Nations Refugees War in Ukraine: UN denies banning staff from using words 'war' and 'invasion'

The United Nations denied claims that it has banned staff from using the words "war" or "invasion" to describe the conflict in Ukraine.

24.02 / 10:23

business United Nations 'It's too late': Russian move roils UN meeting on Ukraine

An emergency UN Security Council meeting that was meant as an effort to de-escalate the situation became moot as it was delivered.

10.02 / 09:13

NFT United Nations UN approves NFT standards initiative led by Tencent

Chinese entertainment conglomerate Tencent has been approved by the United Nations to lead a project exploring the creation of a standard technical and security framework for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) .

28.01 / 15:07

defi Investments Africa United Nations Backed stake Nigerians are among the first to take advantage of decentralized loans backed by small-stake personal cryptocurrency

Global climate change continues to challenge the world's productivity and has already badly impacted the overall ability to maintain minimum sustainable goods production in Nigeria, as well as impacting overall food security for much of the population. Today, 100 million people in Africa face multiple crises, emergencies and catastrophic levels of food insecurity - with an increase of more than 60% between 2019 and 2020. As a result, social uplift has become a key goal for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) impact investing and global interest under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNDP).

23.01 / 09:27

NFT United Nations wax Nifty News: FLUF World and Snoop Dogg fundraise, Adidas and Prada NFTs, WAX gifts 10M NFTs

There was so much Nifty News this week that a second round-up was necessary to catch up on the latest nonfungible token (NFT)-related news.

11.01 / 14:29

business United Nations Afghanistan: UN launches plan to help 28 million people in 'largest ever' country appeal

United Nations officials on Tuesday announced the launch of a US $5 billion (€4.4 billion) funding appeal for Afghanistan, which it hopes will help prevent the collapse of basic services in the country.

21.11 / 15:29

Blockchain Technology Adoption United Nations UN’s COP26 climate change goals include emerging tech and carbon taxes

In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain.

17.11 / 14:18

Survey United Nations Young people Nearly half of young people thinking of emigrating from Bosnia, claims UN survey

Increasing numbers of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are considering leaving the country without any intention of returning, according to a UN report published on Wednesday.

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