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Science struggles in the year of environmental summits
The world’s top scientists on Thursday signed a statement at a United Nations (UN) conference on drought and desertification that recognises science as essential to tackling global challenges. The statement recognises science as essential to tackle global challenges in its final document, the ‘Pact for the Future’. The summit was organised by UN Secretary-General Antnio…
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Hezbollah says its top leader was killed
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s “targeted attack” on Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut wasn’t the end for what he termed Israel’s “toolbox”. He added that Israel would continue its campaign against Hezbollah over the past two weeks. Netanyahu further said that he had spoken with UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres about the situation…
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A road map for extending the sustainable development goals to 2050
United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has said that climate change is a global threat, with greenhouse gas emissions accounting for over two-thirds of all global COVID-19 emissions. “It’s the single most important issue we have to confront,” he added. Guterres further called on nations and private organisations to work together to prevent, reduce and adapt…
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Iran launched a sophisticated attack on Israel
Iran used land-attack cruise missiles which could carry a ton of explosives, US State Department official Jeffrey Lewis said. “Iran has a lot of missiles that are very capable of reaching…Israel,” he added. The UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has said he’s “deeply alarmed” about the “very real danger” of “a devastating region-wide escalation” in the…
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Strike kills U.S. troops in Jordan, Israel- hamas talks continue
The UN agency that aids Palestinians, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), will run out of money in February without the support of the United States and other major donors, UN Secretary General Antnio Guterres said. Nine of the 12 accused employees had been fired, one had been confirmed dead and two were being…
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Some Israeli farms have been abandoned since the Hamas attack
UN Security Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has said that Israel isn’t letting Hamas “regroup and launch attacks on Gaza”. This comes after the United States opposed UN Security Council resolutions that called for a cease-fire, arguing they’d allow Hamas to regroup. At least 136 workers from the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been killed…
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The first report was that the deaths in Gaza had topped 20,000
The commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Antnio Guterres, has said, “The bottleneck of…humanitarian crisis is too big to swallow, so why do so many people still live in Gaza?” He added, “Even though the crossing is open, we don’t have more trucks coming into Gaza.” Guterres said, “Every time it’s…
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In Israel-Gaza war, images from past conflicts can ruin the picture
The UN chief Antnio Guterres has called on Israel to halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying, “There is no military solution to this crisis.” Guterres further said, “This constitutes a direct threat to peace and stability in the region.” He said the international community needed to do more to prevent the loss…
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Maine mass shootings and dwindling fuel complicate Gaza aid
Gaza has seen its worst attack in a decade after Hamas claimed responsibility for the cross-border attack that left over 1,400 people dead on October 7. Gaza’s health ministry said at least 6,000 people have been killed in Israel’s airstrikes since then. United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres called Israel’s strategy a violation of international humanitarian…
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Aid groups have raised concern about fuel in Gaza, with the death toll approaching 7,000
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) chief Antnio Guterres has called on Israel to open the border with Gaza and allow humanitarian supplies and food to reach those in the Strip. Guterres said that there is an urgent need to provide fuel to aid workers and ambulances. Over 2,200 Palestinians have died since the conflict…
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For vulnerable hostages, a plea for mercy
The United Nations (UN) on Saturday said that 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have entered Gaza Strip from Egypt in the first major shipment since the Israel-Hamas conflict began two weeks ago. UN secretary-general Antnio Guterres has called on Israel to allow in aid to Gaza “as soon as possible”. Last week, Guterres had urged…
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Science funding needs to align with the goals of the world
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres on Monday said that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “need a global rescue plan”. He added that the UN is still making the mistake oftreating sustainable development and climate as separate issues, including by holding separate summits in New York this week. Guterres also proposed an increase in funding for sustainable…
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Firework supernova remnant is unlike any other remnant seen before
Scientists have found the Higgs Boson, a theorized particle that gives mass to the universe, in Kyrgyzstan. The research was conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO)-led International Centre for Standard Physique (ISPPP) and the US’ Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). “I am delighted to report that the Higgs Boson was discovered in Kyrgyzstan,” UN chief…
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Update on Russia’s war and a look ahead
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country is aiming to have a peace summit by the end of February, preferably at the United Nations with UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres as a possible mediator around the anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine. He said that Germany would “coordinate” supplies of the Leopard 2…
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My Elders in Pakistan foretold calamity.
UN chief Antnio Guterres has said that the world is “on a highway to climate hell” and urged the two biggest polluting countries, China and the US, to work together to avert it. “Cooperate or perish,” he told leaders gathered in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh for international climate talks. He also called for the wealthy nations…
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The Taliban prohibit Afghan women from going to universities.
A student at Nangarhar University in Afghanistan has said that the Taliban ban on women and girls seeking education is a crime. “It’s difficult to imagine how a country can develop…without the active participation of women and the education,” UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said. He further said that the Taliban can’t be accepted as member…
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Biden will address the Climate Summit in Egypt.
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has urged rich and poor countries to “cooperate or perish” as the world is on a highway to “climate hell”, warning that it is “on a highway to climate hell”. Guterres asked the US and China to work together to avert the crisis. “Cooperate or perish,” the UN chief told leaders…
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What is the UN Climate Summit?
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said on Monday that corporations should help pay for the costs associated with climate change. “Cooperation or perish,” he added. Guterres further said that the world is “on a highway to climate hell” and urged the US and China to work together to avert it. The world is likely to face…
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The UN climate talks are in a tough spot.
UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said that the world is on a “highway to climate hell” and urged China and the US, the two biggest polluting countries, to work together to avert it. “We always want more” leaders, he added. “Cooperate or perish,” UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres said at the UN climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh,…
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The New York Times writes that Haiti has been a favorite of powerful forces for too long.
UN chief Antnio Guterres has urged international community to consider Haiti’s request for immediate deployment of international specialised armed forces. “We hope the international community sends rapidly the specialized armed forces in response to our demand before things get worse,” an adviser to Haitian PM Henry Napoleon said. Haiti has witnessed a wave of gang…