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EconomyNear-term global economic outlook cautiously optimistic as vulnerabilities remain, UN report warns
Persistently high interest rates, debt sustainability challenges, continuing geopolitical tensions, and increasing extreme weather events pose significant downside risks. Following is a press release from ...
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NewsFirst Civil Society Conference in Africa leads to Summit of the Future: UN
Nairobi/New York, May 10, 2024 – The annual UN Civil Society Conference was held for the first time in Africa, in the capital of Kenya, ...
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NewsUN reaffirms commitment to the safety of journalists, and the defense of freedom of opinion and expression as a fundamental human right
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on May 3rd each year by the United Nations. The Committee to Protect Journalists said 99 journalists and media ...
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NewsNEWS FEATURE: Acute hunger has remained persistently high since 2016; 282 million people affected in 2023: UN
Rome/New York, April 27, 2024 – A new study by 16 UN agencies and international organizations said close to 282 million people suffered acute hunger ...
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EnvironmentUS urged to lead fight against plastic pollution, support UN negotiations for a “global plastics treaty”
Washington/New York, April 10, 2024 – Ocean Conservancy and conservation groups have called on the United States to seize the “opportunity and responsibility to be ...
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NewsOne billion meals go to waste everyday while millions go hungry: UN
Food waste is a “global tragedy” while millions of people face severe food insecurity. The UN Environment Programme says in a report that an estimated ...
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ConflictUPDATE: UN Security Council demands immediate cease-fire in Gaza
New York, March 25, 2024 – Breaking its own deadlock for a solution since the Israel-Hamas war broke out five months ago, the UN Security ...
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NewsPeople in 10 countries are the happiest in the world, and it’s not money or material things
New York, March 20, 2024 – Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Australia top the list of 143 countries in the ...
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NewsTechnologyElectronic Waste Rising Five Times Faster than Documented E-waste Recycling: UN
A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track to rise another 32%, to 82 million ...
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ConflictNewsUN warns of man-made famine in Gaza affecting more than 1.1 million people
New York, March 18, 2024 – Acute food insecurity is threatening groups of population in some countries but in Gaza, where the Israel-Hamas war is ...
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NewsRich countries attain record human development, but half of the poorest have gone backwards: UN
A new report issued by the UN Development Program says all 38 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have achieved higher ...
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ConflictUPDATE: UN blasts Russia as Ukraine war enters third year, calling it “an open wound at the heart of Europe”
New York, February 23, 2024 – United Nations leaders delivered strong criticisms of Russia at meetings of both the UN General Assembly and Security Council ...
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