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G20 Leaders Fail To Break UN Climate Talks Deadlock
G20 leaders failed Monday to reach a breakthrough on stalled climate talks by not committing the money the United Nations is seeking to help developing countries cope with global warming.
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10 Most Climate-Vulnerable Countries Got Less Than $1 Year Climate Finance: Report
As world leaders meet at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, a new report by an international development agency on Thursday said people living in 10 most climate-vulnerable countries received less than $1 a year in climate finance.
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War Knocked Human Development In Gaza Back To 1955, UNDP Says
The war in Gaza has devastated the Palestinian economy, which is now 35% smaller than it was at the start of Israel's invasion a year ago, while development levels in Gaza itself have collapsed to the level of the 1950s, the UN's development agency s
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UN Report Says 1.1 Billion People In Acute Poverty
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.
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About 282 Million People Faced Acute Hunger In 2023, Gaza Worst Hit: Report
Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with some 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, UN agencies and development groups said Wednesday.
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North Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Engine For Its Banned Ballistic Missiles
North Korea has developed and successfully conducted ground tests of a "new type" of solid-fuel engine for its banned intermediate-range ballistic missiles, state media said Wednesday.
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Gaza Hospitals "Out Of Service", UN Workers Killed: 5 Developments In Israel-Hamas War
Fighting raged in Gaza on Monday, over five weeks after Hamas's shock October 7 attack triggered a furious response from Israel which has vowed to destroy the Palestinian group.
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165 Million People Fell Into Poverty Due To Covid, Ukraine Conflict: UN
The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said Thursday, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
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Prejudices Against Women Remain "Deeply Embedded": UN Report
The lack of progress on gender biases comes as the UN also reports declining human development metrics in general, linked in particular to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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"Honour And Pride": Bhutan No Longer Among World's Poorest Countries
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
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UN Development Chief Raises Alarm Over Debt Distress
A top UN official has warned that "urgent" measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at risk of default.
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El Nino Likely To Return, May Fuel Spike In Global Temperatures: UN Agency
A warming El Nino event may develop in the coming months, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Pakistan Risks "Extraordinary Misery" After Floods Without Global Help: UN
The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP.
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Developing Nations Demand More Money At Crunch UN Biodiversity Talks
The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at UN talks in Montreal.
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G20 Leaders Fail To Break UN Climate Talks Deadlock
G20 leaders failed Monday to reach a breakthrough on stalled climate talks by not committing the money the United Nations is seeking to help developing countries cope with global warming.
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10 Most Climate-Vulnerable Countries Got Less Than $1 Year Climate Finance: Report
As world leaders meet at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, a new report by an international development agency on Thursday said people living in 10 most climate-vulnerable countries received less than $1 a year in climate finance.
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War Knocked Human Development In Gaza Back To 1955, UNDP Says
The war in Gaza has devastated the Palestinian economy, which is now 35% smaller than it was at the start of Israel's invasion a year ago, while development levels in Gaza itself have collapsed to the level of the 1950s, the UN's development agency s
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UN Report Says 1.1 Billion People In Acute Poverty
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report
Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN's food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.
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About 282 Million People Faced Acute Hunger In 2023, Gaza Worst Hit: Report
Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with some 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, UN agencies and development groups said Wednesday.
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North Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Engine For Its Banned Ballistic Missiles
North Korea has developed and successfully conducted ground tests of a "new type" of solid-fuel engine for its banned intermediate-range ballistic missiles, state media said Wednesday.
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Gaza Hospitals "Out Of Service", UN Workers Killed: 5 Developments In Israel-Hamas War
Fighting raged in Gaza on Monday, over five weeks after Hamas's shock October 7 attack triggered a furious response from Israel which has vowed to destroy the Palestinian group.
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165 Million People Fell Into Poverty Due To Covid, Ukraine Conflict: UN
The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said Thursday, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
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Prejudices Against Women Remain "Deeply Embedded": UN Report
The lack of progress on gender biases comes as the UN also reports declining human development metrics in general, linked in particular to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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"Honour And Pride": Bhutan No Longer Among World's Poorest Countries
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
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UN Development Chief Raises Alarm Over Debt Distress
A top UN official has warned that "urgent" measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at risk of default.
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El Nino Likely To Return, May Fuel Spike In Global Temperatures: UN Agency
A warming El Nino event may develop in the coming months, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Pakistan Risks "Extraordinary Misery" After Floods Without Global Help: UN
The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP.
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Developing Nations Demand More Money At Crunch UN Biodiversity Talks
The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at UN talks in Montreal.
