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FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl
The amount of money spent on food and beverages to enjoy, perhaps, the United States’ most high-profile annual sporting event,…
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‘Make peace with nature’, UN chief urges at Ocean Decade launch
January marked the beginning of what many within the UN and beyond view as “the most critical decade of our…
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Fair Finance: The women entrepreneurs lifting communities out of poverty
Helping women start and grow businesses in the world’s poorest countries is a path to lifting them and their families…
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Fair Finance: How can the global inequality gap be narrowed?
Reducing inequality is one of the UN’s flagship goals, but the gulf between rich and poor worldwide, remains persistently high.…
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UN reports major progress towards eradicating sheep and goat plague
The world is moving closer to stamping out a highly contagious disease that affects sheep and goats, but also the livelihoods of…
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Citizens globally affirm belief in international cooperation
People worldwide have overwhelmingly highlighted their faith in multilateralism to address global challenges, the results of a year-long survey by…
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‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
In a bid of optimism for the new year, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) expressed confidence that clean energy would…
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Fruits and vegetables crucial for healthy lives, sustainable world: Guterres
The United Nations is marking 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, spotlighting their vital role in human…
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People, planet on ‘collision course’, warns UN Development Programme
Countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce damage to the environment and the natural world, or risk stalling progress…
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Contribution of life in soil ‘remains largely underestimated’, says UN agriculture agency
Even though soil organisms play a crucial role in boosting food production, enhancing nutritious diets, preserving human health, and combating climate change,…
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