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The United Nations secretary-general has warned that climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace. Antonio Guterres told the UN security council that climate disasters imperil food production and “empty bellies fuel…
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The United States accused Russia on Tuesday of firing at least nine North Korean-supplied missiles at Ukraine, while Moscow labeled Washington a “direct accomplice” in the downing of a Russian military transport plane last month. Russia’s…
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The Palestinian ambassador to the UN called on the members of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala, Uganda, to put pressure on Israel to implement a ceasefire in Gaza after 100 days of war with militant Palestinian group Hamas. Rayid…
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This year could be hotter under El Nino’s influence than the record-shattering 2023, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged drastic emissions cuts to combat climate change. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said new monthly…
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Dozens of American rabbis disrupted a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday to demand that Washington stops preventing the UN Security Council from taking urgent action in support of an immediate and permanent ceasefire…
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The United Nations said Tuesday it was “gravely concerned” by Israel’s continued bombardment of the central Gaza Strip and urged Israeli forces to take all available measures to protect civilians. The UN Human Rights Office said all…
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Naysayers have once again got their predictions wrong on Gulf countries playing host to international events. Like neighbouring Qatar did during the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the UAE hosted with elan the UN’s Climate Change Conference summit…
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The United Nations is seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only, the UN’s top official in the country said Wednesday.…
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North Korea and Russia clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency UN Security Council meeting Tuesday on Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, which it called “a warning…
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The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite decades of calls for ending finance flows towards sectors that harm some of humanity’s most valuable assets, those investments currently account for a whopping 7…
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