(Resumed) Women’s participation in international peace and security: from theory to practice – Security Council, 9452nd meeting  UN Web TVSpeech: A call for urgent, transformative action  UN WomenThe UK calls for urgent action as th…

More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September 2023, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.Read the full story, “Over 114 million displac…

China and Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States, while a second Russian-backed resolution failed to secure sufficient votes in favour, deepening the Security Council’s deadlock over any unified response to address…

Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace and security, their presence is still woefully lacking at negotiation tables, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. Read the full story, …

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox ESR 115.4 and Firefox 119. A cyber threat actor could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mo…

Healthcare providers in Israel are working around the clock following the 7 October Hamas attacks that killed 1,400 people and injured more than 4,600, according to Michel Thieren, the World Health Organization (WHO) Special Representative in Israel, w…

No ground water available? No access to satellite data because of where you live or home insurance due to recent natural disasters? A new UN report launched on Wednesday has some useful insights on the “risk tipping points” which are becoming an increa…

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday firmly rebuked what he described as the “false” claim by top Israeli diplomats that he had sought to justify the terror attacks of 7 October by Hamas in a speech he delivered to the Security Council. Read the full …

Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel blockade, while Israel continued to deal with a protracted hostage crisis amid the horrific aftermath of Hamas’ 7 October attacks.Read the full story, “Israe…

David Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security & Privacy and DSPA Security & Privacy, and Eugene Liderman, Director, Android Security StrategyLast week at Singapore International Cyber Week and the ETSI Security Conferences, the internat…