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In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UN report
People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with six in seven worldwide plagued by feelings of insecurity, according to new data and analysis…
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COVID’s pushed us ‘further off course’ from Global Goals: Mohammed
The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution is worsening, the deputy UN chief told a new coordination meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on…
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FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching…
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WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond
Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific
COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN agency report published on Wednesday.
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COP26 : Transform tragedy to opportunity
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday during an online discussion on how…
Health
Cannabis today got 40 to 80% higher than in the 60s
Association celebrates 30 years with the distribution of a new flyer about the dangers of cannabis from information tent at the Main Train Station in Copenhagen
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Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief
A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food…
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Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres
growing hunger: Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and 80 per cent of biodiversity loss,…