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‘Embrace the transformation’ to a carbon-neutral world by 2050, UN chief tells COP25

With millions of workers increasingly affected by the climate crisis the route to securing livelihoods in the future lies in a wholesale transformation of how we power the planet and manage our resources, the UN chief said on Thursday, at a COP25...

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South Sudan famine threat: UN food security agency in ‘race against time’

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A woman and her family wade through a flooded plain to reach their home in Thaker, Unity...

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COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education

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Six-year-old girl in Beira receives her education pack as part of UNICEF's ramped-up response...

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The United Nations Network on Migration Commemorates First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

The United Nations Network on Migration commemorates this first anniversary of the adoption in Marrakech, Morocco, of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact) and celebrates the world’s 272 million migrants and their...

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