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Cost-of-living crisis driving 'breathtaking' surge in extreme poverty - UNDP
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe global cost-of-living crisis is pushing an additional 71 million people in the world's poorest...
UN report found 71M people pushed into poverty after the war in Ukraine started
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are...
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women...
Serious debt crisis unfolding across developing countries - UNDP
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and...
Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices, UN says
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSince Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a further 71 million people have been dragged into poverty due to...
A salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn international team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the hull of a decrepit tanker moored off...
The deadly legacy of unemployment: Lack of jobs is one of the biggest drivers of terrorism and...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoHigh unemployment and a lack of opportunities for young people can be a massive drag on economies,...
Failing States Make Africa Terrorism Epicenter, UNDP Says
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- The inability of states to provide basic services and security and create jobs across...
UN official says looking to recognise Taliban government as ‘heartbreaking’ exit looms
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoThe UN is looking to sit down with the Taliban in “baby steps” to officially recognise Afghanistan’s...
Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa - report
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist...