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ClimateU.N. climate summit strikes deal to pay poor countries hit by climate disasters
Sharm el-Sheikh/New York, November 20 – The climate change summit has agreed to set up a fund to compensate vulnerable countries hit by climate disasters, ...
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ClimateU.N. climate summit needs extra time to work on final document
Sharm el-Sheikh/New York, November 18 – The annual climate change summit attended by some 200 governments and international organizations failed to agree on a final ...
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ConflictUPDATE: Russia to pay for damages in Ukraine war, U.N. says
New York, November 14 – An international mechanism will be established to hold Russia accountable for the war in Ukraine and for it to pay ...
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NewsU.N.: Invest in Sustainable Food Cold Chains to fight hunger, end food waste
Lack of effective refrigeration directly results in the loss of 526 million tonnes of food production – 12 per cent of global total. Developing countries ...
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NewsUPDATING: World population is reaching 8 billion, over half live in Asia
New York, November 11 – The world population is reaching 8 billion by mid-November with over half living in Asia as of this year. India ...
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ClimateU.N. challenges developed countries to lead fight against climate change
Sharm el-Sheikh/New York, November 7 – Making a bold move, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres proposed a historic Climate Solidarity Pact in which countries can ...
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ClimateClimate change summit in Egypt urged to take urgent action
Sharm el-Sheikh/New York, November 6 – The climate summit opening in the famed Egyptian tourist city of Sharm el-Sheikh is strongly urged to implement programs ...
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NewsU.N. calls Black Sea Grain Initiative a success for stemming global food prices
New York, November 3 – The United Nations said the Black Sea Grain Initiative is “making a difference” as it has blunted rising food prices ...
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Human RightsDiscrimination against poor people ranks with racism, sexism, U.N. human rights expert says
New York, October 28 – Children from low-income families have been denied entrance to certain schools and landlords have closed the doors to possible tenants ...
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ClimatePlans to reduce earth warming gas not ambitious enough, new report says
New York, October 26 – Plans submitted by countries to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to earth warming, have failed their targets and ...
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HealthCOVID-19, conflict and climate crises exacerbate setbacks for children’s and women’s health
Note: A new United Nations study launched at the World Health Summit in Berlin says the pandemic, conflict and climate change have had devastating impacts ...
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NewsTackle inflation with increased benefits and wages to save lives, U.N. poverty expert says
Geneva/New York, October 17 – Lives will be lost unless governments embark on increasing benefits and wages in line with rising inflation, a U.N. poverty ...
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