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Angelina Jolie Leaves Role As UN Refugee Agency Envoy
By The Associated Press. Published: 39 mins ago Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after…
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Bleak picture of world as UN asks for more aid money than ever
The UN asked for a record-breaking amount of aid funding for 2023 on Thursday to cope with soaring humanitarian needs. …
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UN: Children in Haiti hit by cholera as malnutrition rises
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in…
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WHO: 1st Ebola vaccines to arrive in Uganda next week
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he expects the first doses of Ebola vaccine…
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UN, Russia hold talks on extending wartime grain deal
GENEVA — Top Russian and U.N. officials held talks in Switzerland on Friday to try to iron out the extension…
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WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared…
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Ex-Obama advisor says global events are overshadowing climate change efforts: ‘We are not acting swiftly enough’
The COP27 climate conference represents an opportunity to move forward, but a significant ramping up of efforts will be required…
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Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says: ‘The carrot is far more effective than the stick’
The aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general…
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WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
GENEVA — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first…
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WHO: Ugandan Ebola outbreak ‘rapidly evolving’ after 1 month
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African…
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