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Russia-Ukraine Q&A: Is Ukraine Winning the War?
Local experts discuss Russia’s move to cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the West upping their heavy weapons for Ukraine and whether the latest developments mean Ukraine is winning the war on NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine War Q&A.”
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Russia-Ukraine Q&A: Horrors in Bucha, Zelenskyy's UN Speech, Explained
Local experts explain what happened in Bucha, how the world responded and discussed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to the UN Security Council on NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “Russia-Ukraine War Q&A.”
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Divide at UN Over Naming Russia in Aid Resolution for Ukraine
France and Mexico are pressing U.N. members to mention Russia’s invasion in a resolution on the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
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‘There's No Going Back': The UN Climate Report, Explained
As a young TV meteorologist fresh out of college, I was doing the normal circuit of school visits in Portland, Maine, when I was asked to speak to a group of young people about the latest findings in global warming. It was in the early ’90s and the science surrounding climate change was still somewhat uncertain. As I played a…
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‘Code Red': Looking at the Alarming UN Report on Climate Change
A report from the UN on climate change paints a dark picture for the future of our planet. The TEN looks at the details.
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UN Issues Dire Report on Climate Change
The United Nations’ report on climate change is dire. It says the planet’s temperature has already risen 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and the effects are obvious — wildfires, drought, severe storms and sea level rise. Dr. Sergey Paltsev of MIT called it “a very timely and very important report to remind us as humans that we’d better change our actions.” Paltsev…
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UN Climate Change Report Issues Dire Warning
Scientists with the United Nations issued a new report on climate change, and the findings are alarming.
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Haiti Faces Uncertain Future as Mourning First Lady Returns
Haiti’s political future is growing murkier after the surprise return of first lady Martine Moïse, who was released from a hospital in Miami where she was treated for injuries following an attack in which the president was assassinated
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UN Urges Action to End AIDS, Saying COVID-19 Hurt Progress
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a declaration calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm” that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, treatments and diagnosis further off track
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UN Commission Urges Equality for Women in Decision-Making
The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality is calling for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a hotly debated final document that saw continuing pushback against women’s rights and a refusal to address issues of gender identity
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UN Official: Myanmar People Want UN Sanctions, Peacekeepers
The top U.N. official in Myanmar says its people have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following the Feb. 1 coup
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UN Says No International Staff Left in North Korea
A U.N. spokesman says the world body in North Korea has been left with no international staff, who are now working remotely
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UN Nuclear Chief Says Iran to Grant ‘Less Access' to Program
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says that Iran will begin offering its inspectors “less access” but will still allow the agency to monitor its atomic program.
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Biden's Nominee for UN Ambassador: ‘America Is Back'
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who President-elect Joe Biden has nominated as U.S. ambassador the United Nations, said she has a message for diplomats around the world. “America is back,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “Multilateralism is back. Diplomacy is back.”
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UN Arms Embargoes on Iran Expire Despite US Objections
A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets has expired
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UN: Climate Change Means More Weather Disasters Every Year
In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it in 2018
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Nearly 40 Nations Criticize China's Human Rights Policies
Nearly 40 mainly Western countries are criticizing China’s treatment of minority groups, especially in Xinjiang and Tibet, and expressing grave concern at the impact of its new national security law on human rights in Hong Kong.
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Leaders to UN: If Virus Doesn't Kill Us, Climate Change Will
In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view
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UN Report: Increased Warming Closing in on Agreed Upon Limit
The United Nations says the world is getting hotter and is getting close to passing one of the limits set by global leaders five years ago
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The United Nations Is Looking at Human Rights Violations in the U.S. Too
Structural racism in the U.S. is attracting the attention of the United Nations. Craig Mokhiber, the director of the NY Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, explains how the U.N. plays a role in defending human rights in the U.S.