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Floods foster food fears in Iran
More than two million people in Iran are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance due to severe floods...
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April 19, 2019 Web Desk
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Speaking at the launch of the State of the Global Climate report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Mr. Guterres reiterated his call for action, underlining that the alarming conclusion that climate change is accelerating, “proves wh...
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March 28, 2019 Web Desk
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Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development, in New York today:I am pleased to be with you today to discuss the defining issue of ou...
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March 28, 2019 Web Desk
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Enhanced Collaboration Crucial to Address Changing Geopolitical Landscape, Resource Constraints, Delegates StressBUENOS AIRES, 22 March — Concluding a landmark conference on the crucial role of South-South cooperation in the planet’s s...
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March 22, 2019 Web Desk
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Enhanced Collaboration Crucial to Address Changing Geopolitical Landscape, Resource Constraints, Delegates StressBUENOS AIRES, 22 March — Concluding a landmark conference on the crucial role of South-South cooperation in the planet’s s...
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March 22, 2019 Web Desk
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Hours after Cyclone Idai battered the coast of Mozambique last week, it made its way to Zimbabwe, bringing a wave of destruction with it.
More than 139 people have been reported dead in Zimbabwe, but that toll could rise amid reports of nearly 200 miss...
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March 22, 2019 Web Desk
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