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UN’s Guterres on climate change: ‘We need to do more and we need to do it quicker’
“Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment,” the Secretary-General said...
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Debt-fuelled ‘economic sugar-rush’ in US spells danger, despite world growth: UN trade report
According to this year’s Trade and Development report from UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, global debt has...
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‘We all need to see the bigger picture;’ cooperation is the key to making the world better for all, Estonia tells UN Assembly
“Being connected and dependent of each other more than ever, we simply cannot afford to be self-centered and ignorant. We...
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At UN Security Council, world leaders debate Iran, North Korea sanctions and non-proliferation
Mr. Trump chaired the summit-level meeting of the 15-member Council, initiated by the US, to discuss ways that the body...
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Time has come to rid the world of nuclear weapons, UN officials stress
“The only sure way to eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons is to eliminate the weapons themselves," Secretary-General António...
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Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly
“Democracy might have its flaws, but it is by far the best system that enables key values of the United...
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Fight against ‘vicious’ tuberculosis epidemic drastically underfunded: UN deputy chief
The High-Level Meeting has been described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an unprecedented step forward by governments and...
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What’s at stake in the COP30 negotiations?
In practical terms, the debates at COP30 revolve around three big questions:1) How can countries ramp up climate action?With the...
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UNICEF: 20% of world’s children still trapped in extreme poverty
Nearly 90 per cent of those children are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but even in high-income countries, 23...
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‘The world is watching’: Guterres and Lula urge unity as COP30 talks near deadline
Amid reports of deadlocks on fossil fuels, climate finance and other key issues, both leaders urged negotiators to act decisively...
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