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NewsFifty small businesses hailed as “hidden heroes” in food systems while hunger spiked under the pandemic
Rome/New York, July 27 – Fifty small- and medium-sized enterprises spanning all continents are declared “hidden heroes” in the fight against hunger at a pre-summit
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NewsOver 130 governments discuss ways to improve global food systems after pandemic caused food shortage and starvation
Rome/New York, July 15 – The number of people suffering hunger and malnutrition surged up to 811 million, or about one-tenth of the world population
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NewsEU faces opposition as it unveils ambitious climate blueprint to reduce emissions 55 per cent by 2030
Brussels/New York, July 14 – The European Union has unveiled its most ambitious blueprint to fight global climate change by proposing to eliminate sales of ...
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EnvironmentFinancial institutions urged to engage in reversing biodiversity loss, which impacts on people and eco-systems
New York, July 12 – Backed by strong evidence gathered over past decades that human activities caused the loss of the planet’s biological diversity, the ...
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EnvironmentNew Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: First Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts
(Editor’s note: this press release dated July 12, 2021, from the UN Convention on Biodiversity is published in full on this website for the benefits ...
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HealthEthics and human rights should be at the core of using artificial intelligence for health, WHO says
Geneva/New York, June 28 – In its first move to provide guidance for the application of artificial intelligence in the vast field of healthcare, the ...
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NewsUN chief praises European Union as top contributor to UN system and global humanitarian assistance
Brussels/New York, June 24 – The European Union is the world’s top supporter of the United Nations and largest humanitarian donor at a time more ...
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NewsAntonio Guterres pledges to make breakthroughs in second mandate as UN Secretary-General
New York, June 18 – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who was re-appointed to a second five-year term, pledged to use everything in his power ...
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NewsWHO welcomes G7 leaders’ commitment to donate 870 million vaccine doses as part of efforts to end the pandemic
Carbis Bay, England/Geneva/New York, June 13 – The World Health Organization welcomed the commitment by leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies to donate ...
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ClimateScientists say biodiversity loss and climate change resulted from human activities and must be tackled together
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) launched on June 10
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NewsUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated for second five-year term
New York, June 8 – The United Nations Security Council formally nominated Antonio Guterres, the current UN chief, to serve another five-year term beginning in ...
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ClimateUN urges global insurance industry to invest in climate programs for net zero carbon emissions
London/New York, June 8 – The United Nations is calling on the global insurance industry, which controls over US$ 35 trillion in assets under management, ...
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