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World population reaches 8 billion, UN predicts when growth will begin to shrink

Models from the United Nations indicate that on November 15, the world's population reached 8 billion and when it will begin to slow down.

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Europe's biggest nuclear power plant at risk of 'unlimited release'

The United Nations IAEA has warned of the potential for the 'unlimited release of radioactive materials' from Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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Situation at Europe's largest nuclear power plant is 'out of control'

The United Nations IAEA director says that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is 'completely out of control.'

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WHO warns of 'real' monkeypox risk, cases hit 1,000+ over 29 countries

Outbreaks of the rare monkeypox virus have appeared in 29 countries, with Greece being the latest, amounting to over 1,000 cases.

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The world experiences up to 500 major disasters annually, more to come

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released its latest Global Assessment Report, GAR2022.

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'Now or never' warns UN to avoid catastrophe in new climate report

The latest installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's climate report has dropped, and the situation is dire.

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99% of the global population is breathing contaminated air, WHO says

The World Health Organization is now saying that 99% of the global population is at increased risk of disease from air pollution.

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Russia is allegedly using weapons banned by UN conventions in Ukraine

Reports from NGOs indicate that Russia is using POM-3 'Medallion' land mines in Ukraine, which the UN Ottawa Treaty prohibits.

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'Historic' global treaty on plastic waste underway by UN

Almost two hundred nations at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi have agreed to create a plastic treaty.

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New UN report stresses 'grave and mounting threat' from climate change

The second installment of the UN IPCC's sixth climate change assessment stresses the necessity of action before it is too late.

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97% of Latin America's e-waste is mismanaged, billions in raw material

A United Nations assessment of thirteen Latin American countries shows that 97% of electronic waste is improperly managed.

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UN fails to agree on NOT making Terminators, killer robots on the way

UN isn't doing it, so governments need to 'draw a moral and legal line for humanity against the killing of people by machines'.

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UN says 2% of Elon Musk's wealth could solve world hunger, Musk trolls

Director of United Nations' food scarcity organization, UN World Food Program, says 2% of Elon Musk's wealth solves world hunger.

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UN says 'food systems are failing', millions expected to enter poverty

The United Nations has warned 'food systems are failing', and that millions are expected to enter poverty.

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United Nations wants 10% of global GDP to fund coronavirus response

The United Nations pushes ambitious project, demanding 10% of the global GDP, to fight COVID-19 coronavirus.

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UN enacts 'battle plan' to fight upcoming worldwide food shortages

United Nations considers whether global food shortages will happen over the COVID-19 crisis.

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More than 50% of world's population doesn't use Internet

The availability of the Internet in the least developed countries is 20 years behind the developed countries.

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Congress doesn't want the UN to meddle with the internet, passes resolution unanimously

Congress passes resolution for US government to oppose any UN control of the Internet.

UN hacked, details of over 1,000 accounts released
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UN hacked, details of over 1,000 accounts released

United Nations hacked, Teampoison behind the attack, gained access to user credentials.