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Jake Paul Asks 690K Retweets To Donate $10M To Alleviate World Hunger
Following Elon Musk's proposal to give $6 billion if the United Nations' Food agency develops a strategy to alleviate world hunger, YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul volunteered to donate $10 million. He expressed his support for the noble cause through Twitter, vowing to make a substantial payment to the UN in… read-more
Tags: Jake Paul, Retweets, world hunger, United Nations, Twitter
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Elon Musk Challenges UN WFP To Explain How $6B Will Solve World Hunger
Elon Musk made a plea to the United Nations. He stated that he will sell $6 billion in Tesla shares and donate to UN's food agency if it can prove how the money will be used to alleviate world hunger. He commented after UN World Food Program Director David Beasley stated that an one-time contribution of 2% of Musk's, Jeff Bezos', and other billionaires' fortune… read-more
Tags: Elon Musk, United Nations, World Food Program, Billionaire, david beasley
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UN Conference On COP-26 Begins; India To Highlight On Climate Funding
United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-26) will begin on October 31 in the UK's Glasgow. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav stressed the summit should be about "action and implementation". India also guaranteed full support to UK COP leadership expecting a meaningful outcome of COP-26. During the ''… read-more
Tags: United Nations, Climate Change, COP-26, India, Funds
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Queen Elizabeth II To Not Attend UN Climate Summit Following Doctors' Advice
Queen Elizabeth II said on October 26, that she has "regretfully" chosen not to fly to Glasgow for the UN climate summit on November 1, citing doctors' recommendation to rest. Her presence was designed to launch the climate conference in elegance and magnificence, which runs from October 31 to November 12. Reportedly, she will use a prerecorded video message to give a speech to the gathered delegates.
Tags: Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom, United Nations, Climate
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UN Weather Agency Warns World Over Climate Change
The United Nation weather agency on October 25 warned against the increase in carbon dioxide levels which surged to 413.2 parts per million in 2020. Reportedly, despite the COVID-19 lockdowns, the average rate of carbon emission doesn't seem to dip. However, a meeting of nearly 200 countries in Scotland's Glasgow is scheduled for next month in a view to reduce emissions and increase efforts to tackle global warming.
Tags: Global Warning, United Nations, Scotland
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NZ Increases Support By 4 Times To Countries Affected By Climate Change
New Zealand government will provide $921 million in four years in order to support countries affected by climate change. Jacinda Ardern stated that they will increase their support by a quadruple in the same issue. Furthermore, the $921 million investment will help in supporting clean energy projects in the developing countries. Climate Change minister claimed half of the climate finance commitment will be towards supporting New Zealand's… read-more
Tags: New Zealand, Climate Change, Jacinda Ardern, United Nations, Developing countries
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India Re-elected To UNHRC For 6th Term With A Majority
India was re-elected for the sixth term (2022-2024) to the United Nations Human Resource Council (UNHRC) with a great majority on October 14. The nation vowed to continue working for the promotion and protection of human rights through "Samman, Samvad and Sahyog." The council is aimed to promote and protect human rights globally, while addressing violations and making various solutions and recommendations in such cases.
Tags: UNHRC, India, Human Rights, United Nations
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To Increase Its Reliability, United Nations Needs Reforms: PM Modi
During his address at 76th UNGA, PM Modi requested the United Nations to bring the necessary reforms to strengthen its ''global order, global law and global values'' on September 24. Referring to India's demand for a permanent seat in the Security Council PM said, ''If the right work isn't done at right time, then the time taken destroys the success of that work." Notably, the UN was started in 1945.
Tags: United Nations, Reforms, UNGA, PM Modi, United Nations Security Council
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India Slams Pak, Says J&K And Ladakh Are India's Integral Part
First Secretary Sneha Dubey of India on September 25 gave a befitting reply to Pakistani PM Imran Khan's statement on Kashmir at the UN. She slammed Pak for “openly supporting, training and financing and arming terrorists" as a matter of State Policy. She also stressed the point that the UTs of J&K and Ladakh “were, are and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India".
Tags: United Nations General Assembly, United Nations, Jammu and Kashmir, PoK, POK pakistan, PM Imran Khan
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New Covid-19 Strains Might Develop Due To Vaccine Stockpiling: Leaders At UN
Despite the fact that diseases are already on the rise in many regions, leaders from developing countries informed the United Nations General Assembly that affluent countries' COVID-19 vaccine stockpiling might develop new coronavirus strains. The Philippines has warned of a man-made vaccination shortage in poor nations. Peru said that international unity had failed, while Ghana condemned vaccine sovereignty. The unequal distribution of COVID… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, Covid Vaccine, United Nations, hoarding vaccine
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