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ClimateDeveloping countries have visionary leaders to fight climate change, U.N. official says
New York, March 20 – Decisive political decisions are needed now in the global fight against climate change and developing countries can provide leaders to ...
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NewsBottled Water Masks World’s Failure to Supply Safe Water for All, Can Slow Sustainable Development: UN
Needed to provide safe water to roughly 2 billion people without it: an annual investment less than half the US$ 270 billion now spent each ...
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NewsNew global survey shows rising worries about water shortage
Note: Amongst other findings, the research shows 58 per cent of people are seriously concerned about fresh water shortages and 30 percent say they have ...
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NewsNEWS FEATURE: Governments, business and survivors call for tech solutions to tackle violence against women
New York, March 13 – Technology is a double-edged sword and more solutions are needed to address violence and harassment against women in the digital ...
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NewsUPDATE: Least Developed Countries receive strong support to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Doha/New York, March 9 – The U.N. conference on the Least Developed Countries ended with member states committing to measures to deliver on the Doha ...
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Human RightsRussian invasion causes massive human rights violations in Ukraine, U.N. says
Geneva/New York, February 27 – The Russian war in Ukraine has “triggered the most massive violations of human rights we are living today,” U.N. Secretary-General ...
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ConflictU.N. condemns war in Ukraine as it enters second year
New York, February 24 – The Russian-led war in Ukraine is a “blatant violation” of the U.N. Charter and international law, with profound impacts on ...
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ConflictUPDATE: U.N. calls for peace in Ukraine as war hits one-year mark
New York, February 23 – United Nations members voted 141 against 7 to adopt a new resolution that calls for a “comprehensive, just and lasting ...
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ConflictU.N. calls for peace in Ukraine as war close to one-year mark
New York, February 22 – With war raging in Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly reconvened an emergency session to vote on a resolution that calls ...
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NewsWorld faces largest food crisis in modern history, over 350 million people need help, U.N. says
Riyadh/New York, February 20 – Wars, climate disasters and economic collapse are causing the largest food crisis in modern history, spreading famine that is affecting ...
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ConflictU.N. plans new diplomatic efforts to end war in Ukraine
New York, February 15 – The United Nations has scheduled meetings next week aimed at demanding an end to the war in Ukraine as Russia ...
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ConflictU.N. and partners need $5.6 billion for 15 million people affected by Ukraine war
Geneva/New York, February 15 – With the Russia-led war in Ukraine entering a second year, the United Nations and humanitarian partners are appealing for $5.6 ...
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