
Trump's $4.9B aid cut bypasses Congress to threaten organizations
The action is expected to impact operations and funding of international organizations that rely on U.S. contributions.
Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean that is a major tourist destination. The country transitioned from a constitutional monarchy to a parliamentary republic in November 2021, replacing the monarch of the U.K. as its head of state with its own president.
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The action is expected to impact operations and funding of international organizations that rely on U.S. contributions.
The World Meteorological Organization revealed these airborne hazards affect 330 million people in 150 countries.
Leaders pushed for better financial systems at only the fourth U.N. conference on development financing held since 2002.
The wars in Europe and the Middle East, climate change, and soaring national debts hung over the annual talks.
Some in the developing world fear that the war in Ukraine is diverting attention away from the dangers of climate change.
Strains of bacteria immune to all known antibiotics may become a major cause of death by mid-century.
Drought, floods, disease outbreaks and a global food crisis add pressure for real action at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt.
Entrenched racism, white nationalism, aggressive policing and xenophobia stifle the rights of Americans nationwide.