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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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Palestine Thanks India For $2.5 Million Financial Aid To Its UN Agency
Palestine on Tuesday expressed its deep gratitude to India for releasing the second tranche of $2.5 million financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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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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COP29 Leaders Announce New Climate Funding And Energy Storage Goals
Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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SDG Report 2024 : 84% Goals Off Track, Funding And Geopolitical Tensions Among Major Issues
Sustainable Development Report 2024 : As per report, food and land systems are particularly off track, with 600 million people projected to face hunger by 2030
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Main Maternity Hospital In Rafah Stops Admitting Patients: UN Agency
The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday.
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India's Population Estimated At 1.44 Billion, 24% In 0-14 Age Bracket: UN Report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore (1.44 billion), with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according to a recent report by the UNFPA.
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UN Court To Rule Whether Russia Violated Global Treaties In Ukraine
The United Nations' top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
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US Suspends $3,00,000 Funding To UN Agency Over Alleged Hamas Ties
The United States has decided to temporarily withhold approximately USD 3,00,000 in funding to the UNRWA as the United Nations (UN) investigates allegations of agency staff involvement in the October 7 Hamas attacks, CNN reported.
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Countries Pause UN Funds For Gaza Amid Claims Staff Involved In October 7 Attack
Britain, Italy, and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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PM Modi In Dubai For COP28 As 200 Nations Reach Historic Climate Agreement
In a historic decision at the beginning of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, nearly 200 nations reached an agreement to establish a fund to assist countries grappling with the effects of global warming.
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Israel-Hamas War: Woman Rescued From Home Ruins Gives Birth To Baby Girl
An operation resulted in the miraculous birth of a baby not too distant from the remains of her family's home in the Gaza Strip.
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India's Push For Millets Gets Praise From United Nations
The United Nations fund for agricultural development has complimented India for reviving focus on millets and exporting 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to 18 countries that faced an acute shortage of food last year in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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Palestine Thanks India For $2.5 Million Financial Aid To Its UN Agency
Palestine on Tuesday expressed its deep gratitude to India for releasing the second tranche of $2.5 million financial aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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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.
-
COP29 Leaders Announce New Climate Funding And Energy Storage Goals
Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target.
-
Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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SDG Report 2024 : 84% Goals Off Track, Funding And Geopolitical Tensions Among Major Issues
Sustainable Development Report 2024 : As per report, food and land systems are particularly off track, with 600 million people projected to face hunger by 2030
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Main Maternity Hospital In Rafah Stops Admitting Patients: UN Agency
The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip's crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday.
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India's Population Estimated At 1.44 Billion, 24% In 0-14 Age Bracket: UN Report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore (1.44 billion), with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according to a recent report by the UNFPA.
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UN Court To Rule Whether Russia Violated Global Treaties In Ukraine
The United Nations' top court will rule on Wednesday on whether Russia violated an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
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US Suspends $3,00,000 Funding To UN Agency Over Alleged Hamas Ties
The United States has decided to temporarily withhold approximately USD 3,00,000 in funding to the UNRWA as the United Nations (UN) investigates allegations of agency staff involvement in the October 7 Hamas attacks, CNN reported.
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Countries Pause UN Funds For Gaza Amid Claims Staff Involved In October 7 Attack
Britain, Italy, and Finland on Saturday became the latest countries to pause funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), following allegations its staff were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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PM Modi In Dubai For COP28 As 200 Nations Reach Historic Climate Agreement
In a historic decision at the beginning of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, nearly 200 nations reached an agreement to establish a fund to assist countries grappling with the effects of global warming.
-
Israel-Hamas War: Woman Rescued From Home Ruins Gives Birth To Baby Girl
An operation resulted in the miraculous birth of a baby not too distant from the remains of her family's home in the Gaza Strip.
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India's Push For Millets Gets Praise From United Nations
The United Nations fund for agricultural development has complimented India for reviving focus on millets and exporting 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to 18 countries that faced an acute shortage of food last year in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
