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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after US withdrawal

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Views: 12Billionaire Michael Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after US withdrawal. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced on Jan 23 that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after US President Donald Trump declared that his country would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time. Mr Bloomberg’s intervention aims to ensure […]

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UN warns all eyes on Iran after Iranian stripped in hijab protest

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Views: 8UN warns all eyes on Iran after Iranian stripped in hijab protest. The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran says she is monitoring the case of a young Iranian woman who was forcibly detained after protesting the country’s mandatory hijab by removing her clothes at Tehran’s Science and Research University. Maio Sato

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Exploitation, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Increases in DRC

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Views: 5CARE, Nairobi, Kenya, – 15, JUL 2024 – Persistent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is fueling a devastating and underreported humanitarian crisis. Women and girls are enduring the worst of the suffering as reports of sexual and physical violence against them have alarmingly increased. With over 7.3 million people displaced and

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Israel-Gaza latest: US shoots down missiles ‘potentially’ heading to Israel – as aid corridor hopes dashed

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Views: 1 The USS Carney has intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. Meanwhile, hundreds of lorries are waiting at the Rafah crossing with aid for Gaza – but a deal will only allow up to 20 in, and it’s still not clear when. Skyreports

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Turkish President Questions ‘LGBT’ Colors At UN

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Views: 0Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed discomfort with what he termed “LGBT colors” at the United Nations, where the Sustainable Development Goals were being promoted with vibrant colors. Erdogan mentioned his desire to discuss this matter with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Turkish media. “One of the issues that bother me the most … is that

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Zelenskyy at the White House: Five things Ukraine wants from the US

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Views: 0As war rages back at home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in the White House on Thursday. He will meet his US counterpart for talks, hot off the back of a visit to the UN HQ in New York. But what does Ukraine want – and need – from the US right now?

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Taiwan deserves inclusion in the UN to contribute more to the World

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Views: 4By Ambassador Allen LOU, Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland UN as the Platform for Global Unity Taiwan widely acclaimed as democratic bastion in the East Asia is also in the face of looming military threats posed by the totalitarian regime of China. Taiwan, as the hub of global trades and a

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Press Release:OFFICE OF THE FACILITATOR TO THE EAC-LED INTERCONGOLESE DIALOGUE ON THE RESTORATION OF PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

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Views: 0 His Excellency (Rtd) President Uhuru Kenyatta, Facilitator of the East African Community (EAC)-led Nairobi Peace Process has today met with the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia, in a meeting attended by teams from the Special Envoy and the Office of the Facilitator led by Ambassador

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PRIME: U.S. Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Travel to Uganda and Ghana

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Views: 0United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release July 26, 2022.Linda Thomas-Greenfield/U.S. Representative to the United Nations/Courtesy Photo. U.S. Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield will travel to Uganda and Ghana August 4-6 to discuss the U.S. and global response to the impact of Russia’s

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