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UN report warns 1.1 billion people are living in acute poverty

More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia's 'Korale' Recyclers Turn Waste Into Money

With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa, calling for the Ethiopian capital's abundant scrap.

International Business Times

Famine and floods add to distress of Sudanese displaced by war

Famine, floods and disease are adding to strife in conflict-torn Sudan, NGOs are warning. The Darfur region has been hit hard, especially in camps for displaced people.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Tensions over probe of Israeli soldiers, and more bodies are found in Gaza

Tensions remain high in Israel as nine soldiers are due to appear before a military court for an initial hearing over what a defense lawyer says are allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war

The Independent UK

Clearing Gaza rubble could take 15 years, UN agency says

The war debris contains unexploded ordnance, harmful substances and bodies, according to a UN report.

Al Jazeera

Clearing Gaza of almost 40m tonnes of war rubble will take years, says UN

Assessment puts cost at $500m-$600m and underlines immense challenge of rebuilding after months of Israeli offensive

The Guardian - UK

Four in five people want more climate action, UN poll finds

Biggest survey of its kind polled 75,000, finding that majority want quick transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.

Al Jazeera

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Four In Five People Want More Climate Action: UN Survey

Four in every five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll of 75,000 participants published on Thursday.

International Business Times

Four in five people want more climate action: UN survey

Four in every five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll of 75,000 participants published on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Most people in petrostates want quick switch to clean energy, UN poll finds

Largest ever climate survey also finds majority want countries to set aside differences to fight global heating

The Guardian - UK

Papua New Guinea evacuating landslide villages as hopes for survivors fade

Rocks are still falling as search continues in Enga province for an estimated 2,000 people buried by a mountain.

Al Jazeera

World's Island States Meet To Confront Climate, Fiscal Challenges

Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own, and not poor enough to depend on aid and development financing: the world's small island countries are bracing for both fiscal and climate shocks.

International Business Times

Hamas Considering Latest Gaza Truce Offer In 'Positive Spirit'

Hamas says it is considering in a "positive spirit" a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding the devastated Palestinian territory would require efforts not seen since World War II. After months of stop-start negotiations, Hamas has sounded an optimistic tone about the latest hostages-for-ceasefire proposal, raising hopes an…

International Business Times

Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN says

UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn.

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United Nations investigating potential ransomware attack after data ripped from IT systems

8Base says that the UN should pay up or face the consequences.

The Hindu

Restoring earth’s right to ‘good health’

The health of the planet is under extreme stress, impacting people’s right to live a healthy life

The Hindu

30 years on, eco-restoration of stream a success

In two years, Forest department has initiated eco-restoration with support of UNDP and NABARD and systematically removed exotic species allowing natural grasses to flourish – in turn sustaining the rejuvenated stream.

Radio France Internationale

Why aid isn't a lasting solution for millions facing famine in war-torn Sudan

After a year of war, millions of people in Sudan are facing displacement, violence and hunger. While the world has pledged billions in aid, the United Nations says the crisis can only be solved if Sudanese people are given the means to rebuild and produce their own food again.

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Solomons' next parliament undecided but for one factor

Early results have started filtering in after the Solomons election but few women will be among the winners.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on debt and developing countries: time to offer some relief

Editorial: Many low-income nations are having to spend more on interest payments than vital sustainability goals. That needs to change

The Hindu

India ranks 134th in global human development index, says UNDP report

India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index, according to the United Nations Development Programme report

The Guardian - UK

Growing gulf between rich and poor countries ‘recipe for much darker future’, says UN

Human development report finds the pandemic, conflict, globalisation and populism have combined to disproportionately affect lower-income countries

The Guardian - UK

UN to investigate claims of corruption in Iraq aid project

Guardian report found staff allegedly sought bribes in return for helping people win deals as part of $1.5bn construction programme

The Guardian - UK

UN staff on £1.5bn Iraq aid project ‘demanding bribes’

Exclusive: whistleblowers allege large sums are being lost to corruption in Iraq as donors fail to track spending on postwar reconstruction

International Business Times

In Davos, African Nations Want To Tell A Different Story

From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to transform their image by grabbing private investment rather than development aid.

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