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HealthWorld needs an international treaty to deal with the next pandemic, governments and WHO say; report on Covid-19 origins published
Geneva/New York, March 30 – Deeply battered by the Covid-19 pandemic that has entered into a second year, more than 20 heads of government
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NewsUN says long-term spending in the tens of billions of dollars a year could thwart the likelihood of another pandemic
New York, March 25 – The United Nations called for spending US$70-120 billion in the next two years and US$20-40 billion annually thereafter in sustainable ...
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EcologyUN: Indigenous and tribal peoples are best guardians of Latin America and the Caribbean’s forests
Santiago, Chile/New York, March 25 – Indigenous and tribal peoples are the best caretakers of the immense forests in Latin America, physically occupying a total ...
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NewsUN launches new system to measure global economic growth by integrating value of nature in gross domestic product (GDP)
New York, March 10 – The United Nations has launched a ground-breaking system to measure economic growth by integrating natural capital like forests, wetlands and ...
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NewsFood waste is global while millions of people go hungry every day, UN report says
Nairobi/New York, March 4 – An estimated 931 million tons of food were discarded by households, retailers, restaurants and food services, or about 17 per ...
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NewsHunger increased fourfold in Central American nations over two years, World Food Program says
Rome/New York, February 23 – The constant economic crises plus the coronavirus pandemic and extreme climate-related weather in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua over ...
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NewsUN chief calls on Myanmar’s military to immediately stop repression, release prisoners
New York, February 22 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his full support to the people in Myanmar and called on the country’s military to ...
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NewsUN chief: Pandemic used to stoke racism, xenophobia and inequality; calls for action to defend human rights
Geneva/New York, February 22 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced in a blistering speech to the Human Rights Council in Geneva that the coronavirus pandemic ...
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NewsTravelNews Feature: 2020 was the worst year for international tourism: 1 billion fewer arrivals, US$1.3 trillion in export revenues loses
Madrid/New York – The year 2020 saw the collapse of international tourism after lockdowns and strict travel bans were imposed worldwide to fight the spread ...
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Geneva/New York, February 9 – A team of experts from 10 countries sent by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 ...
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ClimateHealthMichael Bloomberg, a major contributor to UN programs, is honored with new, separate terms as UN climate and WHO ambassador
New York, February 5 – Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, was re-appointed the UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions ...
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ClimateWorld’s biggest survey shows majority of people believe climate change is a global emergency. US to host climate meeting
New York, January 27 – It is called “People’s Climate Vote” because two-thirds of over 1.2 million people surveyed showed that they view climate change
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