Jamaica ready to join international force in Haiti
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- Jamaica is ready to participate militarily in an international force in Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness…
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UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will "fuel greater violence", a United Nations…
3 years ago
Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN
Vienna, Austria | AFP | Tuesday 1/24/2023 Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking…
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UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) by Nina LARSON The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed…
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Ukraine calls for Russia’s removal from UN
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Ukraine on Monday called for Russia to be removed from the United Nations, where Moscow can veto…
4 years ago
Global ‘peace pact’ signed to protect nature
by Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Countries reached a historic deal on Monday…
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Draft UN biodiversity deal calls to protect 30% of planet by 2030
Montreal, Canada (AFP) by Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry Countries gathered at a UN meeting on biodiversity in…
4 years ago
Aid staves off Somalia famine, for now: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia…
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Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund
by Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Creating a new global fund for biodiversity -- a core demand…
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‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,’ warns UN chief
by Benjamin LEGENDRE Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday slammed multinational corporations for turning…
4 years ago
Twin crises: experts say nature and climate can’t be siloed
PARIS, France (AFP) - Experts and activists were hoping UN climate talks would end last week with a prominent mention of…
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Ukraine’s Zelensky to address urgent UN meeting on Russian strikes
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address an urgent UN Security Council meeting Wednesday on Russian…
4 years ago
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