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Western Powers Protect Arms Markets Ignoring Civilian Killings
The West continues its strong political and military support to one of its longstanding allies in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia –- despite withering criticism of the kingdom’s battlefield excesses in the ongoing war in neighbouring Yemen.2016 Potential Landmark Year for Women Leaders in US and UN
The United Nations is hoping 2016 will be a landmark year for gender empowerment – not only for the world body but also for the United States.
Military Conflicts Threaten to Undermine Battle Against Rural Poverty
The ongoing battle against rural poverty is in danger of being undermined by a growing number of insurgencies and political upheavals – mostly in Africa.UN Sees Key Role for Women in Post-2015 Development Agenda
The United Nations, which has launched an intense world-wide campaign to ensure the full implementation of its post-2015 development agenda, is unequivocal in asserting that gender equality and women’s empowerment are indispensable to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders last September.World’s Poor Trailing Far Behind Rich in Digital Technology
The world’s developing nations, numbering over 130, are still lagging far behind the 34 rich industrialized countries in the race for digital technology.UN Seeks Hefty 20 Billion Dollars for Humanitarian Needs in 2016
The world’s refugee crisis – triggered mostly by conflicts and persecutions – will continue to be one of the biggest problems facing the United Nations next year.Syrian Refugees, Fleeing Civil War, Reduced to Extreme Poverty, Says New Study
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her immigration policies early this week -- and announced plans to absorb about one million refugees, mostly from Syria -- she was apparently greeted with a nine-minute standing ovation by members of her Christian Democratic Union.Paris Agreement Leaves Climate Funding in Limbo
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who described climate change as one of the “defining priorities” of his nine-year tenure as UN chief, went into raptures over the Paris agreement concluded on Saturday.Development Aid on the Decline, Warns New Study
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed fears last month that increases in humanitarian aid to thousands of refugees invading Europe could result in sharp cuts on development aid by Western donors.Climate Talks in Final Phase With No Resolution on Funding
As the Paris climate talks move to its conclusion Friday, civil society groups are expressing serious concerns about the continued deadlock on a proposed package for funding amounting to about 100 billion dollars a year by 2020.Climate Summit May be Heading for a Showdown Over Financing
The two-week long Paris summit, which is expected to adopt a landmark international treaty on climate change by mid-December, may be heading for a political showdown over one of the most controversial issues at the ongoing talks: financing.Military Budgets Unexplored Source for Development Funding
As the United Nations continues its intense search for trillions of dollars needed to finance 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders last September, there is one rich source that remains unexplored: world military budgets.
Paris Climate Summit Opens With Dire Warning
When the climate summit opened in Paris on Monday, the mood was overwhelmingly pessimistic -- largely about the current state of the global environment.New York Vows to Stop Terrorist Attacks on City
When New York city launched a new counter terrorism unit, immediately following the terrorist attacks in Paris, Mayor Bill de Blasio was emphatic in his reaction: “We can say more certainly than ever before that no city in America is better prepared to defend against terrorism.”
World’s Poorest Nations Battle Rising Rural Poverty
The world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs), described as the poorest of the poor, are fighting a relentless battle against rising rural poverty.Africa’s Climate Change Funding May Hit 100 Billion by Mid-Century
When the Climate Summit opens in Paris next week, one of the biggest issues facing world leaders is funding: how best to raise the billions of dollars needed to prevent the devastating consequences of global warming worldwide.
Global Hunger and Undernutrition Could End by 2025
The United Nations aims to help eliminate hunger and undernutrition – described as two of “greatest scourges” facing humankind -- by the year 2030.Open Defecation to End by 2025, Vows UN Chief, Marking World Toilet Day
The state of the world’s toilets reveals the good, the bad and the ugly – but not necessarily in that order.UN Advisory Board Seeks Powerful New Global Arena for Water and Sanitation
A 21-member UN Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), which has just completed its 11-year mandate, is calling for a complete overhaul of how the United Nations and the international community deals with two unresolved socio-economic issues on the post-2015 development agenda: scarcity of water and inadequate sanitation.Civil Society May be Snagged at Paris Climate Talks
The rising security concerns, following the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, are threatening to unsettle civil society participation in the upcoming landmark international conference on climate change in the French capital.US Universities Home to Record Number of Foreign Students
The number of international students in US colleges and universities has continued to increase, reaching nearly one million in the current 2014-2015 academic year, according to the latest figures released by the International Institute of Education (IIE).« Previous Page — Next Page »
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