UN News
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The Quest To Avert the Tragedy of PlasticPlastic is a boon to many industries as a versatile material that can be moulded into myriad products from simple...
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US and China agree on emissions deal in bid to save UN climate talksThe US and China, the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up co-operation tackling...
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UN seeks 'immediate release' of detained Ethiopian staffersUN spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday called for the “immediate release” of 16 Ethiopians employed by the world body who...
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Climate pledges must be honoured, says Cop26 President Alok SharmaCountries must honour the commitments they made last week at the Cop26 talks, conference President Alok Sharma said as the...
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WHO Director General Tedros unopposed for second termWorld Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is running unopposed for a second five-year term.Ethiopian Dr Tedros, the first...
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UN flight thwarted as fighting grows in EthiopiaA United Nations humanitarian flight to the Ethiopian region of Tigray, epicenter of a year-old war that threatens to cause...
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Australia branded worst climate performer ahead of U.N. summitAustralia was the worst climate performer among comparable developed countries since nations pledged in the 2015 Paris agreement to take...
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UN summit tackles 'failing' global food systemUN officials and world leaders at a UN summit have issued an urgent warning over the future of the global...
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UN chief calls Afghanistan meet for Security Council permanent fiveUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called a meeting of the permanent members of the Security Council to discuss...
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UN to reveal landmark climate report findingsThe world's largest ever report into climate change will be published later, setting out the stark reality of the state...
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UN appeals for funds to fight hunger in MyanmarThe UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday it may not have enough funding for the next six months...
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UN human rights chief calls for racism reparationsThe United Nations Human Rights Council has urged global action including reparations to "make amends" for racism against people of...
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Guterres named as UN chief for second termUS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second-five year-term on Friday by the 193-member UN General Assembly."I will give...
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Global displacement from war, crises doubles in ten years: UNDespite the pandemic, the quantity of folks fleeing violence and persecution continued climbing last year, hitting an archive 82.4 million...
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A lot more than 130 killed in Burkina Faso attackArmed men possess killed over 132 people in an attack in a village on northern Burkina Faso, the country's worst...
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UN calls for immediate release of Mali presidentThe UN objective in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports...
