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NewsHunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report
Five UN specialized agencies have launched the 2024 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report at a Special ...
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NewsThe UN Correspondents Association announces the 2024 journalistic awards
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) has announced its annual awards for best journalistic coverage of UN activities around the world in 2024. Following is ...
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NewsWorld population is 8.2 billion in 2024, expected to peak at 10.3 billion in mid-2080s: UN
The UN published the World Population Prospects 2024 to mark the World Population Day (July 11). It said remarkable progress in improving population data gathering ...
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NewsTax the Rich, Say 68% of Citizens Across G20 Countries
As G20 finance ministers prepare to consider a wealth tax next month, a large majority of people in G20 countries (68%*) support the idea. Higher ...
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NewsHalf of Afghanistan’s population needs help as country is beset by massive poverty, climate: UN
New York, June 21, 2024 – Some 23.7 million Afghans, or half the country’s population, require humanitarian assistance this year and among them are nearly ...
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Climate80 percent of people globally want stronger climate action by governments according to UN Development Programme survey
Landmark public opinion research reveals overwhelming majority around the world support more ambitious efforts and want to overcome geopolitical differences to fight climate crisis. 80 ...
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NewsA record number of 120 million people forcefully displaced by conflict and persecution
Geneva/New York, June 19, 2024 – The number of people fleeing war, violence and climate extreme has reached its highest last year and this year ...
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NewsG7 countries can end famine threatening millions of people caught in war, UN
New York, June 12, 2024 – As leaders of the world’s seven advanced democracies prepared to hold their annual summit in Italy, the UN said ...
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ClimateNewsGlobal temperature likely to set new records, beating 2023 as the warmest year: UN
Geneva/New York, June 5, 2024 – The annual average global temperature is expected to rise from 1.5 degrees C to close to 2 degrees C ...
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NewsMillions of migrants can bring prosperity to countries hosting them, says the International Organization for Migration
Geneva/New York, May 23, 2024 – Roughly 281 million people are fleeing war, climate disasters, economic hardship and food shortage in their own countries, a ...
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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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