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Millions affected as devastating typhoon strikes Viet Nam
Millions affected as devastating typhoon strikes Viet Nam
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World Cities Day: Value communities, today and for the future
Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and urged that their unique…
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UN builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is leading a push for the world to scale up efforts to restore landscapes and forests over the next decade, with eyes on a target to salvage 350 million…
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2020 Climate Action Award winners shine ray of hope
In a year that has cast darkness upon many, the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards, announced on Tuesday, shone a light on the positive action that many across the…
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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter
Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday, the first in a series of continent-by-continent…
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Regions request support from the EU and demand to have a voice in Brussels, with “Sign it Europe”
Regions request support from the EU and demand to have a voice in Brussels, with "Sign it Europe"
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Climate action: UN chief encouraged by Japan’s 2050 net zero pledge
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Japan’s announcement on Monday that it would reduce carbon emissions to zero, by 2050, as part of the global effort to slow the worldwide rise in temperatures, and prevent the most damaging effects of human-made climate change.
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Social protection coverage in Asia and the Pacific ‘riddled with gaps’
More than half the population of the vast Asia and Pacific region lack any social protection coverage, leaving populations vulnerable to ill-health, poverty, inequality and social exclusion, a new UN report…
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Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief says in message for International Day
The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.