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NewsThe world is failing girls and women: new U.N. report
New figures point to the need of an additional USD 360 billion in investment per year to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030. Following ...
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NewsInvasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health
Key Role in 60 % of Global Plant & Animal Extinctions. Annual Costs Now >$423 Billion – Have Quadrupled Every Decade Since 1970. Report Provides ...
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NewsNews Feature: Powerful nuclear test ban treaty in limbo for 27 years
New York, September 3 – A treaty banning any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion has remained inactive since it was adopted ...
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News2023 UNCA Awards – Call For Submissions
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 27th annual UNCA Awards for best print, broadcast (TV & ...
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NewsGovernment 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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NewsGovernments 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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NewsUPDATE: 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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News‘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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TechnologyU.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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News91 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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NewsGlobal 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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NewsRussia 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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