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Halving Food Waste Can Reduce Hunger For 153 Million People Globally: Report

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UN nations have committed to cutting per capita food waste by 50 percent by 2030 (Representative) Paris: Halving food waste could cut climate-warming emissions and end undernourishment for 153 million people globally, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UN’s food agency said in a joint report Tuesday.  Around a third of food produced…

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Taliban Told To “Include Women” In Public Life At Their First UN Meet

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The head of the Taliban delegation said that diplomats should avoid confrontation and find other ways. Doha, Qatar: Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha. Rights organisations have strongly…

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Women’s rights will be raised at UN meeting being attended by Taliban: UN official

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Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations (UN) political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying on June 26 that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo…

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India slams Pakistan for ‘baseless & deceitful narratives’ on Kashmir at UNGA

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Pratik Mathur. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy made references to Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA.) “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise,” Minister in India’s Permanent…

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Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict: UN expert Irene Khan

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“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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Clearing Gaza Debris Could Take 14 Years: UN Official

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At least 34,305 Palestinians have been killed in the war so far. (File) The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on Friday. Israel’s military campaign against Gaza’s ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has…

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Will Make Israel “Regret Its Action” If Force Used: Iran At UN

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Iranian minister said its actions were “limited and proportionate”. United Nations: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday warned that Tehran would make Israel “regret” any attack on his country in response to the Islamic republic’s weekend barrage of missiles and drones. Tehran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel over the weekend came in the wake…

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Israel Gaza War, Teens In Gaza Hoping To Be Killed To End Their Nightmare: UN

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Israel-Gaza war has been going on since October 7 (File) Geneva, Switzerland: The situation in war-ravaged Gaza is so desperate that teenagers are now saying they hope to be swiftly killed to escape the “nightmare”, a spokesman for the UN children’s agency said Tuesday. “The unspeakable is regularly said in Gaza,” said James Elder, spokesman…

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