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UN seeks record $51.5 billion in aid to extend ‘lifeline’ worldwide
While many developing nations suffered droughts and floods, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted food supply lines.
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While many developing nations suffered droughts and floods, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted food supply lines.
The agreement restarts negotiations and clears the way for Chevron to resume pumping Venezuelan oil.
The 16-day campaign involves thousands of organizations in 187 nations and runs until Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.
Public health officials estimate millions of vaccine doses a year are wasted largely because there's no way to keep them cold. And a U.N. report estimates nearly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted, a lot of it because of spoilage.
The U.N. proposed a system for reaching everyone on Earth with early warnings against extreme and dangerous weather.
With leadership under fire and a mix of crises, finance ministers and central bankers held World Bank meetings.
Indigenous communities have long coped with climate uncertainties. Researchers suggest tapping that knowledge.
With 50 million 'a step away from starvation,' humanitarian groups calculate a person dies of hunger every four seconds.
Reeling from pandemic setbacks, the world's largest disease-fighting fund sought money to work in more than 100 nations.
Entrenched racism, white nationalism, aggressive policing and xenophobia stifle the rights of Americans nationwide.
The report blames misinformation, conflicts and wars, lockdowns, supply chain disruptions and diverted resources.
The street renaming honors the journalist assassinated by the Saudis because of his writings about the repressive regime.
Assassination and unlawful deportations are some of the methods that regimes use against activists and dissidents.
In a climate change twist, the U.S. weather agency finds less air pollution can cause more hurricanes.
A UN report finds wildfires are burning longer and hotter, and will likely become more frequent in some areas.
Sweden and Finland are expected to decide by the middle of May whether to seek to join NATO's 30-nation membership.