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    ‘Breaking Point’ Reached on Climate, While ‘Outdated’ Global System Needs Urgent Reform: Guterres

    In a powerful appeal to the world’s largest economies during the G20 Summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for urgent climate action and reform of international institutions, warning that current systems are failing to meet global challenges.

    At UN ‘Summit of the Future’, Civil Society Demand Radical Changes to International Financial Architecture

    Currency devaluations have raised the cost of servicing external debt, in many instances, while governments have been forced by conditionalities imposed by international institutions...

    Is the UN Ready for a Second Trump Presidency?

    According to a report on CNN last October, Trump was quoted as saying that if elected again to the White House, he would reinstate and...

    UN Concerned Over Misuse of UN Symbols by Bangladesh Government

    The spokesperson for the UN Secretary General alluded to reports of UN-marked vehicles possibly involved in recent events in Bangladesh, emphasizing that UN insignia...

    Buckle Up, Make a Safety Statement: UN Launches Global Campaign to Enhance Road Safety

    Starting in New York, the campaign will run through 2025, reaching approximately 1,000 cities in more than 80 countries through billboards, social media and...

    Time Running Short as 2030 Deadline Looms for UN Blueprint for a Fairer Future

    The 2023 SDG Summit marked the mid-way point of the Goals, and underscored the fact that most of them are way off-track. At this...

    UN Staff Warned Against Public Comments on the Devastating Conflict in Gaza

    As international civil servants, UN staffers are not expected to participate in political protests and demonstrations or express political views in public or against...

    UN’s Financial Troubles Jeopardize Critical Human Rights Work

    The US isn’t the only member country that has been slow to pay – 50 others hadn’t paid as of the end of 2023....

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    El Niño Grows Stronger as India’s Monsoon Faces Fresh Trouble

    The coming weeks will decide how large the final shortfall becomes and how much pressure it puts on farms, water supplies and prices.
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    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.

    Pakistan: Government Weighs Agricultural Income Tax to Satisfy IMF Demands

    With the September deadline now publicly acknowledged, both federal and provincial governments face a narrowing window to demonstrate credibility.

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    El Niño Grows Stronger as India’s Monsoon Faces Fresh Trouble

    The coming weeks will decide how large the final shortfall becomes and how much pressure it puts on farms, water supplies and prices.

    India’s Monsoon Air Fails WHO Test as 85% Cities Exceed Safe PM2.5 Levels

    The failure of the monsoon to bring safe air to the majority of cities in July 2026 is a reminder that clean air remains a distant goal for most urban Indians.