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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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UN To Withdraw From Afghanistan Over Taliban's Curbs On Women: Report
The UN has said it is ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in May if it cannot convince the Taliban to permit local women to work for the organization, the head of the UN Development Program said, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
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Pandemic Set Human Development Back By 5 Years Globally: UN Report
A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them COVID-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.
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Cyberattacks Are North Korea's "Important Revenue Source": UN Report
North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the past year and cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges were an important revenue source for Pyongyang, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations re
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North Korea Developed Nuclear, Missile Programs In 2020: UN Report
North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Monday.
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North Korea Begins Dismantling Rocket Test Site, Satellite Images Suggest
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to US President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based think tank said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Claim On North Korean Nukes May Underestimate Program
US President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to vow that North Korea won't develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States. But it might already have done so.
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United Nations Says To Help Iraq Tackle Rampant Corruption
A United Nations agency said on today it would help Iraq to tackle endemic graft that is eroding its economy and institutions as Baghdad struggles to defeat ISIS terrorists.
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UN Development Program To Blackout Photos On Afghan Website For Women's Day
A UN agency in Afghanistan says it will stop publishing photographs on its website to highlight the plight of Afghan women ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.
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Kabul University Unlikely Host for Women's Studies Programme
A group of Afghan students gathered on the leafy campus of Kabul University this week to embark on an unlikely course the country's first Master's degree in gender and women's studies.
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Asian Giant Covets Sea Access Held by North Korea
You can almost smell the sea air from here, at the point where China, Russia and North Korea meet, where slogans pronounce "One eye, three countries" and tourists pose for photos against a green landscape in which the borders are imperceptible.
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India Pledges Over $9 Million for UN Development Activities
Although India says it "has its own plate full of developmental challenges", it pledged contributions of over $9.2 million for UN development activities in 2015.
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UN Agency Rankings of Humanity's Progress
In its annual report on human development, the United Nations Development Program ranks 187 countries based on measures such as the health and longevity of their people, education and income, and personal security. Since 1990, those measures have been compiled into the agency's index of human development that is watched by governments around the wo...
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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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UN To Withdraw From Afghanistan Over Taliban's Curbs On Women: Report
The UN has said it is ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in May if it cannot convince the Taliban to permit local women to work for the organization, the head of the UN Development Program said, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
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Pandemic Set Human Development Back By 5 Years Globally: UN Report
A United Nations report published Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them COVID-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.
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Cyberattacks Are North Korea's "Important Revenue Source": UN Report
North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the past year and cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges were an important revenue source for Pyongyang, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations re
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North Korea Developed Nuclear, Missile Programs In 2020: UN Report
North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Monday.
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North Korea Begins Dismantling Rocket Test Site, Satellite Images Suggest
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to US President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based think tank said on Monday.
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Donald Trump Claim On North Korean Nukes May Underestimate Program
US President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to vow that North Korea won't develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States. But it might already have done so.
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United Nations Says To Help Iraq Tackle Rampant Corruption
A United Nations agency said on today it would help Iraq to tackle endemic graft that is eroding its economy and institutions as Baghdad struggles to defeat ISIS terrorists.
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UN Development Program To Blackout Photos On Afghan Website For Women's Day
A UN agency in Afghanistan says it will stop publishing photographs on its website to highlight the plight of Afghan women ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.
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Kabul University Unlikely Host for Women's Studies Programme
A group of Afghan students gathered on the leafy campus of Kabul University this week to embark on an unlikely course the country's first Master's degree in gender and women's studies.
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Asian Giant Covets Sea Access Held by North Korea
You can almost smell the sea air from here, at the point where China, Russia and North Korea meet, where slogans pronounce "One eye, three countries" and tourists pose for photos against a green landscape in which the borders are imperceptible.
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India Pledges Over $9 Million for UN Development Activities
Although India says it "has its own plate full of developmental challenges", it pledged contributions of over $9.2 million for UN development activities in 2015.
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UN Agency Rankings of Humanity's Progress
In its annual report on human development, the United Nations Development Program ranks 187 countries based on measures such as the health and longevity of their people, education and income, and personal security. Since 1990, those measures have been compiled into the agency's index of human development that is watched by governments around the wo...
