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Amy Pope Elected as First Woman Director for UN Migration Agency
Amy Pope of the U.S. has been elected as the next director general of the International Organization for Migration.
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El Niño Could Prompt a Spike in Global Temperatures, UN Agency Warns
The United Nations agency said it cannot yet forecast the strength or duration of the El Niño later this year.
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Around 26% of World Lacks Clean Drinking Water and 46% Sanitation, UN Says
A new report says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to basic sanitation.
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UN Report: How Florida is Fueling Haiti's Arms Trafficking Crisis
Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a U.N. report released Friday.
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Crimes Against Humanity Likely Committed in Nicaragua, Says UN Human Rights Group
The Nicaraguan government engaged in “extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” according to the report.
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Emirates Successfully Flies Plane Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Long-haul carrier Emirates has successfully flown a Boeing 777 on a test flight with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel.
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New Zealand's Ardern Could Take on UN Role, If She Wants
When Jacinda Ardern announced she was stepping down as New Zealand’s prime minister, speculation began almost immediately about what she might do for a second act.
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John Kerry Backs UAE Oil CEO for Head of UN Climate Summit
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates’ decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai
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UAE Sparks Backlash After Appointing Oil Company Chief to Lead UN Climate Talks COP28
The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi’s state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai. The announcement on Thursday naming Sultan al-Jaber highlights the balancing act ahead for this crude-producing nation. Al-Jaber is a trusted confidant of UAE leader...
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Ozone Layer Over Antarctica Should Heal by 2066, UN Says
Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says.
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Historic Deal Reached to Protect World's Biodiversity
Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday
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Angelina Jolie Leaves Role as UN Refugee Agency Envoy After Two Decades
In a statement, the actor and humanitarian said she felt it was time “to work differently” by directly engaging with refugees and local organizations.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Warns US of a ‘More Fatal Security Crisis'
Kim Yo Jong, the second most powerful person in North Korea, called the U.S. “a barking dog seized with fear,” after the U.S. and the U.N. condemned the country for the recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.
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World Population to Reach 8 Billion on Tuesday: UN Report
A U.N. report projects that the global population will reach 8 billion people on Tuesday.
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Global Population Surpasses 8 Billion as Growth Poses Scarcity Challenges
The United Nations says the world’s population is reaching the 8 billion mark on Tuesday. The projection came in a U.N. report released in July that said much of the growth expected between now and 2050 is coming from just eight countries.
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Biden Touts Economic Advantages to Climate Policies in Egypt
President Joe Biden spoke in Egypt on Friday about his climate policy fresh off a strong performance by his party in the midterm elections.
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Biden Says Climate Efforts ‘More Urgent Than Ever' at Summit
President Joe Biden says “it’s more urgent than ever” to increase commitments to fighting global warming. He says new spending on clean energy initiatives has cemented the United States’ role in the effort. Biden commented Friday in a speech at the annual United Nations climate conference being held in Egypt. Biden is likely to face questions about how far the...
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UN to Track Methane Emitters From Space With ‘MARS' System
Big emitters of the heat-trapping gas methane can expect a call from the United Nations starting next year
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UN Chief Tells World Leaders at COP27 Climate Summit to ‘Cooperate Or Perish'
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pointed in particular to the United States and China to work together on climate issues, calling for a world Solidarity Pact.
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Poor Nations to Demand Compensation for Impacts of Climate Change at UN Summit
The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda.