[ad_1] Google is marking World Refugee Day by making it easier for the displaced to get the support they need. It’s working with the UNHCR to show “authoritative” answers in search to questions refugees might have, such as how to qualify for cash assistance and what happens during the refugee status interview. This ideally helps […]
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UN confirms it suffered a ‘serious’ hack, but didn’t inform employees
[ad_1] Sometime this past July, a group of hackers took advantage of a flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint software and an unknown type of malware to gain access to dozens of servers at the UN’s Geneva and Vienna offices, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The three […]
UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi hacking of Jeff Bezos
[ad_1] The team added that this was evidence of the problems with the unregulated sale and use of spyware for surveillance purposes. These tools should be governed by “the most rigorous control” to prevent abuse, and that there should be a “moratorium” on selling and transferring the technology. Saudi Arabia has called the WhatsApp hack […]
UNICEF now takes bitcoin and ether donations
[ad_1] When UNICEF receives a cryptocurrency donation, it won’t cash it out for a national currency. Rather, it will hold onto the bitcoin or ether and send the funds to a charitable cause in that same tender. This method will maintain a transparent chain of custody across the donation process and will ensure that the […]
UN claims North Korea hacks stole $2 billion to fund its nuclear program
[ad_1] South Korea appears to be the hardest hit country, suffering at least 10 attacks. India was the victim of three attacks, with Bangladesh and Chile the victim of two each. Meanwhile, Costa Rica, Gambia, Guatemala, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, Nigeria, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia and Vietnam suffered one attack each. The attacks were […]
Misuse of land and agriculture is driving climate change
[ad_1] The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which issued the report, relied on the expertise of 107 scientists from 50 nations all over the world — more than half from developing nations. The report outlines the ways that increased demand for food is not only warming the planet, but making it harder to […]
UN chief warns nuclear waste could be leaking into the Pacific
[ad_1] According to Phys.org, the structure in question is on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands — where the US conducted 67 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958. The tests included the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb, which was reportedly about 1,000 times bigger than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In the late 70s, […]
UN says US fears over Huawei’s 5G are politically motivated
[ad_1] “I would encourage Huawei to be given equal opportunities to bid for business, and during the operational process, if you find anything wrong, then you can charge them and accuse them,” Zhao said, according to Reuters. “But if we don’t have anything then to put them on the blacklist — I think this is […]