UN outlines roadmap to slash global plastic pollution by 80%
Plastic pollution could drop by 80 percent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using ...
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Warmest 5 years coming up—UN
GENEVA—It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday, as greenhouse ...
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Coming years ‘critical’ to slash plastic pollution: UN
Paris, France - The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according ...
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PH has new envoys to UN, four countries
Malacañang announced the new appointments of five diplomats who would serve as ambassadors of the Philippines to the United Nations ...
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Sudanese war displaced double to more than 700,000: UN
Khartoum, Sudan - The war between Sudan's generals is having increasingly severe consequences for civilians, with a doubling over the ...
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FAO maps out El Niño regions, readies actions to reduce risks
ROME—The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is mapping out the areas in the globe that are ...
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UN chief says ‘we failed’ to stop Sudan war
The UN chief on Wednesday said “we failed” to stop war from erupting in Sudan, where persistent fighting between rival ...
Read moreBrace for new heat records: UN raises alert on El Niño by July
The United Nations warned Wednesday of a growing likelihood the weather phenomenon El Nino will develop in coming months, fueling ...
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258m people needed urgent food aid in 2022
PARIS, France—Some 258 million people needed emergency food aid last year because of conflict, economic shocks and climate disasters, a ...
Read morePress freedoms shrink, journalists targeted: UN and media
United Nations, United States - Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the globe, with journalists continually harassed, ...
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