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The walls of Saifullah’s home in northern Jakarta are lined like tree rings, marking how high the floodwaters have reached each year -- some more than four feet from the damp dirt floor. When the water gets too high, Saifullah, who like…
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The U.N. refugee agency says 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion less than a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed. The tally from UNHCR amounts to more than 2% of Ukraine’s population…
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Russia offensive on Ukraine entered Day 6 with the second largest city of Kharviv witnessing bombarding even as the Kremlin faces increasing isolation on the world stage. A 17-mile Russian convoy - with hundreds of tanks and vehicles -…
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The UN human rights chief said Monday at least 102 civilians, including seven children, had been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded five days ago, warning true numbers could be far higher. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council,…
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As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most…
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The UN’s human rights chief on Thursday called on Russia to immediately halt its military assault on Ukraine, which she said violates international law and endangers countless civilian lives. Michelle Bachelet, the organization’s high…
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A new report on the impacts of climate change will likely be the most worrying assessment yet of how rising temperatures affect every living thing. This will be the second of three major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
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Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible, according to a poll released on Tuesday, as United Nations members prepare to begin talks on a global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution.…
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Wildfires are predicted to worsen in the coming years and decades, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned in its annual Frontiers report released February 17, 2022. Wildfires are a natural phenomenon, but are becoming…
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Facing bitter criticism from the West on Ukraine, the Russian embassy in India today welcomed India's "balanced, principled and independent approach" at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the implementation of the Minsk…
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