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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying
It opened for signatures in 1996 and has been ratified by 178 countries. Some major powers including the US and…
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Climate Change
Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’
The Adaptation Gap Report 2023 issued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), says the world is underprepared, under invested and lacking…
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Peace and Security
World News in Brief: UN chief shocked by Czech mass shooting, UNICEF appeal for West and Central Africa, world leaders urged to heed climate science
At least 14 people were killed and 25 injured after a gunman opened fire in what some media called the…
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Climate Change
COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite decades of calls for ending finance flows towards sectors…
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