Environment
Food for the needy: Agriculture Committee rescues EU programme
The Agriculture Committee backed the text as proposed by the Council so as to avoid delays in getting the aid to those who rely on it.
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SAHEL: Donors learning funding lessons - slowly
Niger is worst-hit by the 2011 Sahel-wide drought
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Philippines: UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivors
A mother in Mindanao, Philippines, feeds her baby with high-protein paste during a feeding programme for survivors of tropical storm Washi.
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For Reporter, Cruise Ship Disaster Is A Local Story
The Costa Concordia cruise ship remains half-submerged three weeks after it crashed. It continues to be a source of anger for local residents.
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Food crisis persists in Somalia despite good harvest
A good harvest and food aid inflows have improved the situation in Somalia, the United Nations said Friday declaring that the country is out of "famine" situation, while underlining need for more aid with 2.3 million people continuing to face food crisis.
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365 new species of wildlife found in Peru park
Scientists have discovered 365 previously undocumented species of wildlife in Bahuaja Sonene National Park (BSNP) in southeastern Peru.
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Threatened by climate change, glaciers now under attack from ice thieves – UN
Jorge Montt Glacier, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile.Photo: NASA
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Tourism can play key role in preserving world’s wetlands, UN agency says
The reflection of a tree in the wetlands of Tasitolu lake, Timor-Leste.
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UN official urges Asian countries to commit to sustainable energy for all by 2030
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Monsanto Accused In Suit Tied To Agent Orange
The former Monsanto chemical plant site along the Kanawha River, where for more than 20 years, the plant produced a herbicide that is the principal component of Agent Orange.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020