UN: India population to surpass China’s mid-year
India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country by mid-year according to UN estimates on…
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Countries reach historic agreement to protect high seas
Around 200 countries at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York reached an agreement on Saturday evening to…
UN asks rich economies to provide $500bln annually for poor nations
António Guterres, UN Secretary General, condemned on Saturday the rich countries' way of controlling poor countries…
World Youth Forum cancels 5th edition event this year
Egypt’s annual World Youth Forum (WYF) will not be launch its fifth edition this year as it will transfer its…
Ozone layer will be fully recovered by 2066 – UN says
Earth’s protective ozone layer is recovering slowly but measurably and will have fully healed in about 43 years by…
Japan supports Africa with $30 billion at TICAD8
Japan announced on Saturday that it will provide support for African countries about $30 billion over the next…
Ukrainian refugees increase to 8.3 million – United Nations
Expectantly, that 8.3 million Ukrainian will lately flee as refugees, The United Nations said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus to shrink global economy by 3.2% in 2020: UN report
The United Nations (UN) forecast on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic will shrink the global economy by 3.2…
UN warns coronavirus could push half a billion more people into poverty worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic could result in between 420 million and 580 million more people, equivalent to 8 percent…
UN sends peacekeeper troops to stop bout of ethnic violence in South Sudan
The United Nations has sent a contingent of peacekeeping forces to an area of central South Sudan. This move was…