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100 mln people displaced globally in 2022, UN efforts underway to assist

December 28, 2022PressAdda

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) . A hundred million people across the world were forced to leave their homes in 2022 and the United Nations is continuing to help those in need in a myriad of ways, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said on Monday. Filippo Grandi, head of the agency, described the figure as […]

UN expert questions sincerity of Myanmar’s prisoner release

November 22, 2022PressAdda

Kathmandu : The recent release of thousands of prisoners in Myanmar is likely an attempt by its military-controlled government to “create a veneer of progress” in the country to sway international opinion, a U.N. expert said Monday. Myanmar freed about 5,700 prisoners on the occasion of the National Victory Day last Thursday. Among them were […]

UN action plan for clean, affordable energy by 2030 announced

May 5, 2022PressAdda

(ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations launched its Energy Plan of Action on Wednesday to gain clean, affordable energy for all by 2030, a UN spokesperson said. The plan sets out steps for collective action by 30 entities of the world body and international organizations to achieve the massive pledge they made at the High-level Dialogue on […]

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