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The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says
Read full article: The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN saysThe United Nations says the world hasnโt seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israelโs bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today.
Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says
Read full article: Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN saysA U.N. report says many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate.
A meeting of the UN body promoting equality for women starts with 5 male speakers
Read full article: A meeting of the UN body promoting equality for women starts with 5 male speakersThe U.N.โs preeminent body promoting equality for women and girls has opened its annual meeting with five male speakers in a row.
Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn't request a cease-fire
Read full article: Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn't request a cease-fireRescuers and hospital officials say Israeli strikes flattened two Gaza homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family.
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'
Read full article: UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'The United Nations says it's ready to take the โheartbreakingโ decision to leave Afghanistan if it canโt persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization.
Sub-Saharan Africa is 'new epicenter' of extremism, says UN
Read full article: Sub-Saharan Africa is 'new epicenter' of extremism, says UNA new report by the U.N.โs international development agency says that sub-Saharan Africa is the new global epicenter of violent Islamic extremism and that people are increasingly joining as a result of economic factors and less by religious ones.
Climate talks host Egypt gets green energy, transport deals
Read full article: Climate talks host Egypt gets green energy, transport dealsEgypt, the host of this yearโs U.N. climate talks, is racking up a number of deals to green its energy and transport systems still heavily reliant on heavily polluting fossil fuels.
Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
Read full article: Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine warA staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russiaโs war in Ukraine.
World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020
Read full article: World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons (34 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020. Ground transportation makes up about one-fifth of emissions of carbon dioxide, the chief man-made heat-trapping gas. Even with the drop in 2020, the world on average put 1,185 tons (1,075 metric tons) of carbon dioxide into the air every second. Even with emissions expected to rise after the pandemic, scientists are wondering if 2019 be the peak of carbon pollution, LeQuere said.