WFP warns funding shortfall will push millions to 'brink of starvation'
Its new analysis shows each 1% cut in aid to its US$5.2 billion annual budget could push 400,000 people toward starvation.
Its new analysis shows each 1% cut in aid to its US$5.2 billion annual budget could push 400,000 people toward starvation.
Speakers blamed major economies for a system that puts profits over fighting poverty and caring for the planet.
The debate over who should succeed Jens Stoltenberg, a Norwegian former prime minister, has become complicated. It's also possible he could agree to a fourth contract extension.
Building on two previous joint declarations between the organizations signed in 2016 and 2018, leaders said they would strengthen cooperation on a broad range of issues.
Based on a final tally for its seventh replenishment cycle, the board said it has approved spending US$13.7 billion in more than 120 countries over the next three years to fight HIV, TB and malaria and strengthen those nations' health systems.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba appealed to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to debunk Moscow’s claims Kyvi plans to use so-called dirty bombs.
U.S. President Joe Biden set safeguards against American intelligence agencies misusing personal information as part of a transatlantic data privacy deal.
Reeling from COVID-19 pandemic setbacks, the world's largest disease-fighting fund asked for support to keep going in more than 100 countries.
More than 40 nations and international organizations signed onto a roadmap for Ukraine's recovery with longterm financial, political and technical support.
It has been 20 years since U.N. diplomats stood and cheered when a treaty gained enough support to launch the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal.
E.U. leaders approved Ukraine's request to become a formal candidate in the 27-nation bloc, putting it on an accelerated path towards membership.
Initial evidence shows the risk from the new variant is "very high" and could cause surges with severe consequences, the U.N. health agency said.
The European Commission adopted a set of proposals to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% from 1990 levels by the end of this decade.
The E.U. and U.S. announced a deal to end the bitter trade dispute between Airbus and Boeing as E.U. leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden met in Brussels.
The rise of ESG investing creates an "urgent demand for global standards," says an organization working on them as the next U.N. climate summit nears.
The E.U. proposed new rules that would require publicly-listed and large private companies to report information on their environmental and social impacts.