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Jill Biden celebrates the United States' re-entry into UNESCO in Paris
On Tuesday, in Paris, Jill Biden was there for a ceremony that marked the official re-entry of the United States back into the United Nations agency. The ceremony involved the hoisting of the American flag.
On Tuesday, the United States flag was hoisted once more at the United Nations E...
Under the microscope because of global warming, France's meat production is being called "a wake-up call for the industry."
Dietary shifts are necessary to become more environmentally responsible, as meat intake is still the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions from the food industry. This means that producers who raise livestock will have to become more creative in their methods of output. It was announced on F...
In 2022, France is certainly as appealing as ever to top professionals.
India has gained the backing of the United Kingdom, France, and the United Arab Emirates in its ambition to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
According to Dame Barbara Woodward, the United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, "...
Yoon says at the UN that freedom and solidarity may help to solve the world's problems
In a keynote address delivered on Tuesday morning (local time) at the 77th high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed his willingness to lead cooperation and international solidarity to defend the international order based on universal...
Last year, the United Nations recovered a record 1 billion methamphetamine pills across East and Southeast Asia
Last year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned that more than one billion methamphetamine tablets were seized in East and Southeast Asia.
According to the Vienna-based UN organisation, the massive narcotics haul throughout the broad territory is more indication that illicit ...
UAE Refuses to Take Sides In the Ongoing Russia-Ukraine Conflict
On Friday, the United Arab Emirates abstained from voting against Russia in the United Nations Security Council. On Sunday, the Gulf country again expressed its reluctance to condemn Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.
The diplomatic advisor, Anwar Gargash, of the UAE’s president, ...
Chemical Pollution has Pushed the Limits of the Earth
The United Nations Environment Assembly shall commence on 28th February in Nairobi. the assembly aims at developing a legally binding international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
This news has come after the release of a study that claims that the mass use of chemicals and plastics...
CHINA AND U.S TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
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- China and U.S to exchange views on the UN Climate Change conference.
- China’s special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, will meet with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry.
- Kerry has been invited by the Chinese ministry of ecol...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SEOUL RECORDS $10.2 BILLION IN 2020
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- Foreign Direct Investment in Seoul records $10.2 billion in 2020.
- Seoul continued to maintain an upward trend in FDI since 2017.
- South Korea’s overall FDI however fell11 percent.
- Seoul saw an increase in ...
UN CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN APPOINTS BLACKPINK AS ITS ADVOCATES TO RAISE AWARNESS
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- UN Climate Change campaign appoints BLACKPINK as its advocates to raise awareness.
- The k-pop girl group received a personal letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
- The group has been invited to serve as advocate...
CHINA STATE COUNCILOR MEETS CYPRUS FM; VOWS TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES
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- China State Councilor meets Cyprus FM; vows to strengthen bilateral ties.
- Chinese State Councilor made a stopover in Cyprus on his official trip to Africa.
- China wishes to build a green, healthy and digital silk road with...
JAPAN WILLING AND READY TO BECOME PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE U.N SECURITY COUNCIL
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- Japan willing and ready to become permanent member of the U.N Security Council.
- According to the current status, the Security Council has five permanent members.
- Japan has held one of the 10 rotating Security Council slo...
UN CHIEF DISAPPOINTED AT THE LACK OF INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS
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- United Nations and WHO have been calling for an international united front to fight covid19
- UN says unless collaborative efforts are made no one will win over covid in isolation
As the world fights against a common enemy, the ...
SCIENTISTS: CLIMATE SCIENCE DEMANDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CLOUDS
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- Clouds can play either a warming or a cooling role
- It depends on altitude and several other factors
Scientists said that the worst-case global climate change scenarios may need to be revised. It shall be in the light of a ...
COVID – 19 PANDEMIC COULD PUSH AT LEAST 260 MILLION INDIANS INTO POVERTY: RESEARCH
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- Due to the nationwide lockdown, hundreds of millions of its citizens struggle to make out a living.
- As a result, Indians who are presently close to the poverty line are at risk of becoming the new poor.
According to the U...
112 Companies, including 94 Israeli Companies, ‘Backlisted’ by UN for Relations with Israeli Settlements.
The United Nations has published a blacklist of 112 companies that are believed to be either doing business activity or have some kind of financial ties to the Israeli Settlements. Out of the blacklisted companies 94 are Israeli owned while the rest 18 are based in 6 different countries including...
How long can the organs remain outside the body before they are transplanted?
When it involves transplant surgery, doctors are athletics against the clock — and time isn't on their aspect.
A team of clinicians should 1st take away the organ from its donor, sets of gauntleted hands coordinative to dexterously cleave tissue from the body. Doctors then pre...
The United Nations climate talks mark the end on a compromise deal
The United Nations climate talks in Madrid, one of the longest on record, ended with a compromise deal.
The agreement was reached on one of the key questions of increasing the global response to curbing carbon. As per the agreement, by next year conference in Glasgow, the new climate pl...
UNDP and IRENA support renewable energy breakthroughs?
The UN and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) stated today that such a change will dramatically reduce pollution and help the world track down the Paris climate targets to restrict global warming to a level of 1.5 degrees centigrade, and should start a major and rapid switch to ren...
IREDA creates Green Window?
Anand Kumar, Secretary to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), said that the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agence (IREDA) plans to set up a' clean portal to support our renewable energy sectors.'
"Renewable energy is getting more affordable and best for In...