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World Cities Day: Value communities, today and for the future

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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 efforts be built on, during recovery.
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UN builds momentum for restoring forests as world enters key decade for ecosystems 

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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 hectares of degraded and deforested lands, an area bigger than India in total. 
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2020 Climate Action Award winners shine ray of hope

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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 globe are taking, to combat climate change.
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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

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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 assessments.
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Regions request support from the EU and demand to have a voice in Brussels, with “Sign it Europe”

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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 

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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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LIVE: World Food Day

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LIVE: World Food Day
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Social protection coverage in Asia and the Pacific ‘riddled with gaps’

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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 has found. 
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Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief says in message for International Day

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The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. 
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UN chief announces major push to transform harmful food systems

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The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday - coinciding with the start of World Food Week - which will culminate in a major summit, scheduled to take place in September next year.
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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years, new disaster research shows

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The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN researchers said on Monday, while also maintaining that “almost all nations” have failed to prevent a “wave of death and illness” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanization for people and planet

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Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income families and vulnerable populations more secure affordable housing and easy access to water, sanitation, transport and other basic services. 
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ECHR grants an interim measure in the case of Armenia v. Azerbaijan

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On 29 September 2020, taking the view that the current situation gives rise to a risk of serious violations of the Convention, the European Court of Human Rights (sitting as a Chamber of seven...
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Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day

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Last year, the UN General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day, recognizing the fundamental role that sustainable food production plays in promoting food security and nutrition and highlighting the essential need to...
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Ahead of biodiversity summit, UN officials call for action to preserve the natural world

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Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging “action now” ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm their commitment to the cause. 
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Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel

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Tax abuse, money laundering and corruption, plague the global financial system, a high-level UN panel reported on Thursday, launching an interim report that underscores the need for urgent reforms to achieve the 2030 Global Goals (SDGs).
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UN and partners press for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’ during COVID pandemic

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The UN Secretary-General has again appealed for governments to act on behalf of hundreds of thousands of seafarers and other maritime workers stuck at sea for endless months, in some cases more than a year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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One million people share hopes and fears for future with the UN

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The results are in from a massive, unprecedented crowd-sourcing survey of international opinion, launched in January 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Participants from all walks of life, women, men, girls and boys in developed and developing countries were encouraged to share their hopes and fears for the future and how the UN can help to bring about change. 
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LIVE: UN ‘only as strong as its members’ Guterres tells UN75 event, looking to the future

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On Monday the UN marks the 75 years of the Organization with a High-level meeting featuring many world leaders. The theme is, “The future we want, the United Nations we need”, and there is a strong focus on the role of youth, and ensuring the UN remains relevant for future generations. Highlights:  •     Live broadcast of High-level meeting •    UNcomplicated podcast: the UN turns 75 •    UN75 photo story  •    Richard Curtis video, Nations United •   Lid Is On podcast, narrated by Julia Roberts •   W.H. Auden's "Hymn to the United Nations"
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Sustainable Development goals are ‘the future’ Malala tells major UN event, urging countries to get on track

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The Global Goals represent the future for millions of girls who want education, women who fight for equality, and youth fighting for clean air, UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said on Friday, at a side event of the General Assembly, challenging Member States, “when are you planning to do the work”? 
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Leveraging youth to shape a better future, UN announces 17 Young Leaders for SDGs

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The United Nations, on Friday, recognized 17 young advocates for sustainable development, who are leading efforts to combat some of the world’s most pressing challenges and inspiring the younger generation for a better future for all. 
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Climate change: Record northern heat, fuels concerns over US wildfire destruction

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The northern hemisphere experienced its warmest August ever, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, amid searing conditions that have contributed to devastating wildfires on the west coast of the United States.
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China rejects human rights plea during ‘intense’ EU trade talks

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“Europe needs to be a player, not a playing field," he said.Xi rejected criticism by Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel of his country's human rights record,...
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European Union funds nine Capacity Building for Higher Education projects in Sri Lanka

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Sept 14, Colombo: The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives in collaboration with the University of Peradeniya announced EU-funded Capacity Building for Higher Education (CBHE) projects for 2020 on 10 September 2020.
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It’s time for a Jackson-Vanik Amendment for China

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If China’s tightening grip on its closing society has an eerie familiarity, it should. The Chinese Communist Party’s wholesale disregard for its citizens’ fundamental freedoms has long invited comparisons to rule in the former...
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