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NewsJournalists who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize denounce tyranny, torture and deaths of colleagues
By J. Tuyet Nguyen Oslo/New York, December 11 – Dmitry Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines, who co-share the 2021 Nobel Peace ...
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TechnologyUN internet forum seeks accountability, equal access, end of disinformation and hate speech
Katowice, Poland/New York, December 6 – The number of people accessing the internet under the Covid-19 pandemic has surged to an estimated 4.9 billion this ...
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HealthUPDATE: WHO launches negotiations for legal, binding agreement to fight future pandemics
Geneva/New York, December 1 – The World Health Organization has launched a global process to draft and negotiate an agreement under its constitution to
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NewsUN calls for resilient agri-food systems; warns 3-4 billion people cannot afford healthy diet
Rome/New York, November 23 – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for agri-food systems that can withstand shocks and stresses such as the ...
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ClimateA Clean Ocean by 2030: UN Experts Panel Charts the Most Direct Course
The Clean Ocean International Expert Group of the UN Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development will formally present its short list of activities and ...
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ClimateUPDATE: Climate change summit adopts final document at closing, calls for phasing down coal
Glasgow/New York, November 13 – The UN climate change conference in the Scottish city of Glasgow adopted a final outcome document, which for the first ...
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ClimateUN urges real progress at Glasgow summit; US and China to cooperate on climate action
Glasgow/New York, November 11 – The United Nations said some “progress” has been made at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference as countries and more than ...
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ClimateForty seven countries commit to develop climate-smart health care systems to counter climate change
Glasgow/New York, November 9 – A group of 47 countries, a majority of them developing and climate-vulnerable countries, have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon ...
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ClimateClimate demonstrations go global, call for action and justice for all
Glasgow/New York, November 5 – Thousands of young climate activists, so far the largest crowd of protesters in the Scottish city of Glasgow, took to ...
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EnergyNewsUN issues new global roadmap to secure clean energy access for all by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050
Following is a press release from the UN Department of Global Communications: New York, November 3 – As pressure mounts for urgent climate action, UN ...
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ClimateClimate magnifies hunger in Madagascar, forecasted poor rains bring dread and despair
Following is a news release from the World Food Program: Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 2 – As climate talks get underway in Glasgow, families in Southern ...
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ClimateUS and the European Union lead global pact at climate summit to cut methane emissions worldwide
Glasgow/New York, November 2 – The United States and the European Union are calling for a global pact to cut methane emissions by 30 per ...
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