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Donors announce US$2.4 billion to support 32 million people in the Horn of Africa

Millions of people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia have suffered the longest drought in the region in addition to conflict and economic woes. Donor countries ...
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UPDATE: U.N. tells rich countries that they cannot ignore the poor (Note: Read G7 Communique)

Hiroshima/New York, May 21 – In blunt words, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Group of Seven (G7) countries – considered the world’s richest – ...
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U.N. tells rich countries that they cannot ignore the poor

Hiroshima/New York, May 21 – In blunt words, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Group of Seven (G7) countries – considered the world’s richest – ...
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Sudanese people suffer “cruel blow” under the war, need US$3 billion in urgent aid, U.N. says

Geneva/New York, May 17 – The United Nations has called for US$3 billion in urgent humanitarian aid for some 25 million Sudanese people caught in the ...
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U.N.: World faces prolonged period of low economic growth

A mid-2023 economic report published by the United Nations says lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, worsening effects of climate change and unaddressed economic issues ...
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Group launches First Global Fund to Safeguard Independent Journalism

New York, May 2 – The first Global Fund to Safeguard Independent Journalism is launched at the annual World Press Freedom Day event, which UNESCO ...
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U.N. meeting in Doha seeks to engage with the Taliban on human rights

Doha/New York, May 1 – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is leading a two-day meeting in Doha to seek ways to engage with the Taliban on ...
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UPDATE: India’s population will reach 1.429 billion, the world’s largest, with 40 per cent under 25

New York, April 24 – India will get the title as the world’s most populous nation when its population grows to 1.429 billion by mid-2023 ...
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End global hunger with effective public-private-donor partnerships, the Rockefeller Foundation says

New York, April 11 – Current efforts fighting the food crisis to relieve hunger worldwide are marred by funding gaps and lack of coordination, the ...
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U.N. strongly condemns Taliban’s ban on Afghan women

Kabul/New York, April 5 – The United Nations has condemned in the strongest terms and rejected the decision by Taliban authorities to ban Afghan women ...
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UPDATE: U.N. Water Conference adopts action plan to protect water as common good

New York, March 24 – Dubbed as a once-in-a-generation international conference, the U.N. 2023 Water Conference closed with the adoption of a Water Action Plan, ...
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Global water shortage gains top headlines after 46 years

New York, March 21 – A United Nations-led conference will tackle the global water crisis as billions of people still lack access to safe water ...
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