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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s Plans to Produce Electricity from Hydrogen, Ammonia by 2035

    Looking ahead, Prime Minister Hasina reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to increasing renewable energy's share to 40 per cent of the country's electricity production by 2041,...
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    Afghanistan

    UN Highlights Afghan Women’s Concerns at Doha Meeting

    The consultations follow talks in May 2023 and February 2024 and build upon the proposals outlined in an independent review on an integrated and...
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    Lifestyle diseases and NCDs

    One in Three Adults at Risk For Lack of Enough Physical Activity

    Of concern, disparities remain between gender and age. Physical inactivity is still more common among women globally compared with men, with inactivity rates of...
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    Climate change

    Climate Change Undermines Human Rights: World Meteorological Organisation

    Protracted conflicts, economic downturns, high food prices are at the root of high global food insecurity levels. This is aggravated by naturally occurring phenomena...
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    Agriculture

    High Risk of Famine Across Gaza: FAO Sounds Alarm

    The new data reveals that while the increased amount of food deliveries and nutrition services provided to the northern governorates have temporarily alleviated hunger conditions, the...
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    Corporate governance

    Rights Expert Urges Banks to Stop Financing Myanmar Junta Weapons Trade

    Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality” as the civil war there grinds...
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    Health Policy

    2.6 Million Deaths Attributable to Alcohol Consumption Globally: WHO

    Given the immense health concerns, the report urged accelerated global action towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.5 by 2030 by reducing alcohol and...
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    Freedom of speech and expression

    Algorithms Should Not Control What People See: António Guterres

    While launching the global principles for information integrity, the UN Secretary-General outlined the need to make information spaces safer while simultaneously upholding human rights such...
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