Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report find

This article is published in association with United Nations. Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024. Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 […]

Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns

This article is published in association with United Nations. Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from this past year, according to a UN flagship report released on Thursday.   The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025 report shows that despite withstanding a series of mutually reinforcing shocks, global economic growth […]

China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report

This article is published in association with United Nations. China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows. According to the agency’s Patent Landscape Report, between 2014-2023, more than 38,000 GenAI patents came out of China, six times more than those […]

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