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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change

The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite decades of calls for ending finance flows towards…

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Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs

Among those fighting the military are a loose coalition of well-armed ethnic militias, as well as the People’s Defence Forces…

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World News in Brief: Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, disease outbreaks in Sudan, UK sentencing reform

Ulrika Richardson, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, who is also the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator,…

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UPDATING LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza in wake of UN chief’s Article 99 letter

Live broadcast of the meeting, which starts at 10 AM New York time. 10:10 AM Horror of ‘human pinball’ The…

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Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN…

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Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds “breakdown” of society

The people of Gaza are being “forced into a horrible scenario” amid a “cruel campaign” by Israel against the population…

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Homicide a bigger killer than armed conflict and terrorism combined

The Global Study on Homicide analyzes the complex dynamics behind these violent deaths and includes a special section on how…

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Video: The Latest Challenge to the Voting Rights Act

OPEN: A court recent ruling recently could deliver a death blow to the Voting Rights Act – a law that…

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Protect those on the move using deadly Darién crossing

That figure is more than double the crossings made in all of 2022. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees,…

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Gaza fighting further compromises aid amid near ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: UN humanitarians

In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and their partners issued a call for an immediate stop…

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