Local Governments / SDG’s
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Ten new migratory species protected under global wildlife agreement
Asian elephants, jaguars and great Indian bustards were among 10 new species added to a global wildlife agreement on Saturday.…
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New UN finance panel to push Global Goals forward
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday encouraged Member States to support a new panel that has been set up…
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Finding common ground in East Africa: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
SDG’s: Together, Kenya and Uganda kick-start a Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with the…
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Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’, says UN rights expert
31 December 2019 |Human Rights: An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to…
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FROM THE FIELD: Nepal’s magic mushrooms
The traditional cultivation of oyster mushrooms in Nepal, which has required burning large quantities of wood, has been replaced by…
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Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomed on Monday a framework agreement between…
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Deadly decade: UNICEF reports three-fold rise in verified attacks on children since 2010
Conflicts around the world are lasting longer and claiming more young lives, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said on Monday, as the agency reported that over this ‘deadly decade’, there…
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Amidst uptick in violence and displacement, UN chief calls for ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ in Syria
NEW YORK| UNITED NATION: “Deeply concerned” over a recent military escalation in northwest Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres called for an “immediate…
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Bring global migration compact ‘to life’, urges UN chief
DEC 17, 2019| UN NEWS| MIGRANTS & REFUGEES. As “policies shaped more by fear than fact” have caused untold suffering…
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Progress made at COP25, despite lack of agreement to increase climate ambition
15 December 2019| Climate Change |UN NEWS Negotiations at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid finally ended on Sunday, wrapping up…
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