Climate and weather extremes in 2022 show need for more action
This year, weather, water, and climate-related disasters such as extreme flooding, heat, and drought affected millions of people and cost...
UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages
UN launches International Decade of Indigenous Languages to help save indigenous languages from extinction. Estimates indicate that more than half...
World Bank approves a $610 million financing package to address urgent needs in Ukraine
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Afghan women protest the university ban in the streets of Kabul
Afghanistan's Taliban announced the decision to forbid women from universities on December 20. Some 50 women dressed in hijabs, some...
Envoy expounds on how China sees the world
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1.1 Billion people globally don’t have proof of legal identity
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What is causing Pakistan’s food insecurity?
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As of mid-2022, 103 million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide
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New ‘pink tide’ on rise in Latin America
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears to have cemented a left-wing political conquest of Latin America with a narrow...
China to scrap quarantine requirement for international arrivals
Chinese citizens will be able to travel abroad more easily, the immigration authority announced on Tuesday. After three years of...
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