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UN-Habitat Assembly ends with adoption of strategic plan to tackle housing crisis
31 May 2025 11:15 GMT
… of the United Nations Human Settlements Program's (UN-Habitat) Strategic … accelerating climate action, and eradicating poverty.
Rossbach stressed that political goodwill … in cities reeling from conflicts, poverty, inequalities, and fragilities linked …
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Black unionists demand end to U.S. embargo on Cuba
30 May 2025 22:50 GMT
… United States against Cuba.| UN Photo/Evan Schneider … annual damages, according to United Nations estimates. The resolution also … aligns with 32 consecutive U.N. General Assembly votes that … are the ones creating poverty for workers everywhere. We …
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Malaysia at the helm of UN-Habitat
30 May 2025 22:25 GMT
… the assumption of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) general assembly … to the United Nations’ principles.
To strengthen multilateralism and the UN-Habitat … reforms that aim to tackle poverty, socioeconomic inequality and informal …
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Kenya’s Kennedy Odede honoured with UN Nelson Mandela Prize for transformational grassroots leadership
30 May 2025 18:54 GMT
… ), has been awarded the United Nations Nelson Mandela Prize, one … is awarded by the United Nations every five years to … hand with communities to tackle poverty, gender inequality, and systemic … presented during an official UN ceremony at headquarters in …
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UN reports slowing human development and growing inequality, promoting AI as a solution
30 May 2025 17:12 GMT
The 2025 United Nations (UN) Human Development … 1990.
United Nations Human Development Report [Photo: UN]The UN’s HDI … International Monetary Fund’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust … will exacerbate already widespread poverty, particularly in the poorer …
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China's housing policy drives poverty reduction, job growth: official
30 May 2025 13:15 GMT
… have made significant contributions to poverty reduction, job creation, … second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly in Nairobi, … yuan (about 43 billion U.S. dollars) in subsidies … , executive director of the UN Human Settlements Program, called …
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Opinion: Long-term care in the U.S. faces two existential threats: an immigration crackdown and Medicaid cuts
30 May 2025 11:58 GMT
The U.S. is facing two major … at or below the federal poverty level. Over half rely on … the Medicare Part D program.
U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar (R … -Mich.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) have proposed an alternative …
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Vatican officials say tourism must respect and care for creation: ‘True justice becomes a way to combat poverty’
29 May 2025 21:58 GMT
… , published May 26, for the U.N.’s World Tourism Day, celebrated … Sustainable Transformation.” According to the U.N., the theme focuses on how … becomes a way to combat poverty” and to help people express …
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“There’s no global resolution addressing youth mental health”: UN Youth Delegate Veronika Novotná
29 May 2025 19:24 GMT
… . These are aspects like poverty, inadequate housing, lack of …
“Yes, exactly. The UN can provide coordinated recommendations and … funding decisions. Developed by UN Youth Delegates and youth … Assembly Georg Poensgen and United Nations Youth Delegate of Czechia …
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Removing Protected Status for Afghans in the U.S. is No Way to Treat Allies
29 May 2025 16:12 GMT
… in Afghanistan. But the U.S. State Department describes … 2023 report by the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan confirmed … by severe cuts in U.S. humanitarian assistance. Moreover … The economy is precarious, and poverty pervasive.
Finally, Noem asserted …