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Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoMany countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a...
G20's legitimacy depends on treatment of world's poorest, UNDP chief says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe legitimacy of the Group of 20 economic powers depends on its impact on the world's poorest...
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...
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...
A salvage team is set to begin siphoning oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn international team is set to begin siphoning oil out of the hull of a decrepit tanker moored off...
UN signs deal to salvage stranded oil from tanker off Yemen
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe United Nations announced Thursday it signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that...
REFILE-Wealthy nations' failure to honour climate finance pledge a 'travesty' - UNDP
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoDeveloped nations' failure to deliver on a decade-old commitment to pay $100 billion in annual climate financing to developing nations is a "travesty", Achim Steiner, administrator of the U.N ...
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 agency says no breakthrough on debt talks at G20 a 'grave concern'
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe failure of the G20 to achieve a breakthrough on debt restructuring for vulnerable countries is a...
The Latest | UN Climate Summit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe head of the U.N. Development Program warned Wednesday that many poor nations are struggling to raise the funds for tackling climate change because of...