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NewsUPDATE: Protracted funding shortfall hurts hundreds of millions of people in need: U.N.
Geneva/New York, June 27 – Humanitarians said they have so far received only 20 per cent of the US$54 billion they requested for the 249 ...
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NewsViolent conflicts, climate disasters cause record demands for humanitarian assistance, U.N. says
Geneva/New York, June 21 – An estimated 360 million people currently need urgent humanitarian assistance, the victims of extreme weather, climate disasters and unresolved conflicts, ...
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ClimateCountries, coal industry urged to transition to clean energy to prevent climate catastrophe
New York, June 15 – Countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are urged to completely phase out coal by 2030 and ...
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NewsHate speech and disinformation on digital platforms are real threats to humanity, U.N. says
New York, June 12 – While digital technologies are crucial tools to keep societies connected and informed, they have also enabled the spread of hate ...
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NewsGlobal energy access gap persists: 675 million people without electricity; 2.3 billion people reliant on harmful cooking fuels
The world remains off track to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2030. Up to 2.3 billion people still use polluting fuels and technologies ...
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NewsHunger grows in 22 countries, driven by economic shocks, conflict and climate, U.N. agencies warn
Rome/New York, May 31 – Urgent appeals for fresh funds to support life-saving humanitarian aid have increased, compelled by alarming facts that 18 hunger “hotspots” ...
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NewsDonors 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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NewsUPDATE: 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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NewsU.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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ConflictSudanese 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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NewsU.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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NewsGroup 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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