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Government leaders to meet at U.N., deeply troubled by “boiling” climate, wars and widespread poverty

New York, August 30 – Heads of states and governments will attend a series of high-level annual meetings of the 78th U.N. General Assembly session ...
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Governments say North Korea disregards human rights to build weapons of mass destruction

New York, August 17 – Scores of governments signed a statement criticizing North Korea for building weapons of mass destruction with revenues obtained through forced ...
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UPDATE: Humanitarian worker casualties in wars remain high this year; 18 million people in Myanmar need help

New York, August 17 – While they were bringing life-saving assistance from food supplies to healthcare to civilians caught in the wars in Ukraine, Sudan ...
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‘Green Transition’ Impossible Without Greater Action on Sustainable Minerals and Metals: WRF

Geneva to host two major back-to-back events on governance of mineral and metal resources. Climate change discussions often overlook the central role played by the ...
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U.N. seeks global experts to advise on Artificial Intelligence  

New York, August 8 – The United Nations has issued a call for nominations of global experts who can advise on the fast-paced development and ...
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91 countries signed statement condemning the use of food as a weapon of war

New York, August 3 – The United States, which holds the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council in August, said a total of 91 ...
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Global food systems broken, billions of people cannot afford healthy diets, U.N. warns

Rome/New York, July 24 – Globally, more than 3 billion people cannot afford healthy diets, 2 billion are overweight or obese and 462 million are ...
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Russia ended the Black Sea grain deal – the “beacon of hope” for poor countries

New York, July 17 – By withdrawing its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allowed the exports of over 32 million tons of ...
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Poor countries trapped in record global public debt US$92 trillion, U.N. says

New York, July 12 – Dozens of developing countries with a total 3.3 billion people – almost half of world population – are spending more ...
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UPDATE: U.S. officially rejoins UNESCO, a move called an “excellent news”

Paris/New York, July 11 – The United States has retaken its seat in the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after a five-year absence ...
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U.N. ambitious blueprint seeking a better world for all is in peril

New York, July 10 – Since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 with the promise to make a healthy and prosperous world ...
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Caribbean nations urged to help Haiti where the situation is appalling

Port of Spain/New York, July 3 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) celebrated its 50th anniversary of regional integration with a call from the United Nations ...
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