United Nations
UN: 258 Million People Faced Acute Food Insecurity in 2022
The Global Report on Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian organizations founded by the U.N. and European Union, said people faced starvation and death in seven of those countries: Somalia, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. read more >
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World on ‘Thin Ice’ as UN Climate Report Gives Stark Warning
The United Nations chief called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration and for rich countries to quit coal, oil and gas by 2040. read more >
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Venezuela’s Government, Opponents Resume Talks; US Eases Oil Sanctions
Under the new policy, profits from the sale of energy would be directed to paying down debt owed to Chevron. read more >
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Ukraine, Russia Sign UN Deal to Export Grain on Black Sea
The arrangement ends a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe. read more >
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UN: Record Number of People Without Enough to Eat in 2021
Conflict, weather extremes and the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic created a "toxic triple combination." read more >
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World Expresses Outrage, Plans Stronger Russia Sanctions
China stood alone in failing to condemn the attack and instead accused the United States and its allies of worsening the crisis. read more >
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Arkansas Attorney General to Take Part in UN Hearing on Racial Discrimination
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel is to take part in a United Nations hearing in Geneva to review the United States' efforts to implement an international treaty to eliminate racial discrimination. read more >
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Summer of Genocide (Blake Rutherford on Politics)
As conflict escalates in Iraq, President Obama is faced with the difficult and unpopular decision to intervene. What does it mean for the future of Iraq and the fate of the Middle East? read more >
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