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NewsUS closes agency for international development, withdraws from UN agencies
New York, February 5, 2025 – With a brief announcement on its website, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has abruptly ended its role ...
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NewsGlobal Leaders Call for Action on AI and Regional Reforms at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Davos, Switzerland, 22 January 2025 – President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo announced today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 the creation ...
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NewsHealthier Women, Stronger Economies: The Case for Investing in Women’s Health
New World Economic Forum research finds that closing the women’s health gap could unlock $400 billion in global GDP annually by 2040, highlighting the vast ...
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EconomyGlobal growth to remain subdued amid lingering uncertainty, warns UN report
Lower inflation and monetary easing offer relief, but trade tensions, high debt burdens, and geopolitical risks cloud the outlook. Following is a press release from ...
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ConflictNews2024 is one of worst years for children, over 473 million now live in conflict zones: UNICEF
New York, December 28, 2024 – The number of children affected by conflicts worldwide has doubled in the past 10 years with more than 473 ...
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ConflictNewsUN calls for defense of international humanitarian law as delivery of aid to Gaza Is almost impossible
Amman/New York, December 23, 2024 – The top UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs said civilians in Gaza desperately need massive humanitarian aid but it is ...
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EnvironmentNewsPlanet in Peril: IPBES Report Reveals Options to Achieve Urgently Needed Transformative Change to Halt Biodiversity Collapse
Focuses on underlying causes of the biodiversity crisis and options for a just and sustainable world. Acting immediately could generate $10 trillion in business opportunity ...
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NewsEnd of dictatorship in Syria can bring stable and peaceful future to the country: UN
Geneva/New York, December 9, 2024 – The collapse of the decades-old dictatorship under the Assad regime in Syria can restore peace and human rights to ...
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NewsSome 305 million people need life-saving assistance in 2025, but only 190 million will receive the aid: UN
Geneva/New York, December 4, 2024 – A record 305 million people living in scores of countries worldwide will need life-saving assistance in 2025, but only ...
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NewsWFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 to respond to unrelenting humanitarian needs
2025 is projected to be a year of unrelenting humanitarian needs, driven by escalating conflicts and climate and economic shocks. Acute hunger is on the ...
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ClimateUN climate change summit to open next week while 2024 is declared hottest year on record
Baku, Azerbaijan/New York, November 8, 2024 – The 29th UN Conference on Climate Change will open next week in Azerbaijan amid catastrophic devastations happening around ...
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NewsUpdate: UN calls for ending crimes against journalists as many more have died while covering recent crises and conflicts
Paris/New York, November 2, 2024 – The United Nations marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists this year while reports showed ...
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