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14 Dec 18
The UK’s International Development Committee has launched an inquiry on the government's progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
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22 Nov 18
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has almost closed the $300m funding gap left after the US pulled its contributions, its chief has said.
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14 Nov 18
The UK could follow Donald Trump’s lead and stop funding Unesco, the UN’s cultural and education body, saving £11.1m a year.
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8 Oct 18
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set ambitious targets for a world without poverty, hunger and pollution. Three years on from their adoption, what progress has been made and how is it best...
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27 Sep 18
World leaders have pledged to give $15bn a year by 2022 to fund tuberculosis prevention and care programme.
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14 Sep 18
The world will not meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals’ target of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 unless aid is better targeted, a think-tank has warned.
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7 Sep 18
Africa’s troubled Lake Chad region is to receive $2.5bn to help tackle extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.
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22 Aug 18
Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is at an all-time low, as only 25% of the $540m needed this year has been provided.
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13 Aug 18
Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
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22 May 18
The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
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18 May 18
Global growth is “exceeding expectations” but political tension and trade uncertainty could “derail the current upturn”, the United Nations has warned.
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30 Apr 18
The Australian government has pledged more than AU$500m to help the Great Barrier Reef by reducing agricultural pesticides and improving water quality.
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27 Apr 18
Countries should look to long-term investments for sustainable development and change their mindset from “short-termism”, United Nation officials have said.
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19 Apr 18
The European Union will use its own experience in creating digital networks to help Africa do the same and implement e-commerce, its digital economy and society commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said.
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9 Apr 18
The Islamic Development Bank has launched a $500m innovation fund to fuel economic growth in developing nations.
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9 Apr 18
Regaining citizens’ trust in public institutions is key to resuming inclusive growth and wellbeing in Latin America and the Caribbean, a report by international development bodies has found.
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6 Apr 18
The European Union has announced €150m to support of Lebanon’s economy, which it hopes will generate €1.5bn in loans for the country until 2020.
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5 Apr 18
Donor countries have pledged more than $2bn in humanitarian aid in response to the “worst manmade humanitarian crisis” in Yemen, at a pledging event in Geneva on Tuesday.
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8 Mar 18
Investing more in school meals in West Africa is a “win-win opportunity” for governments to create more local jobs in agriculture and improve the future of children, the United Nations has said.
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21 Feb 18
The UK will withhold funding from the United Nations if it does not take action amid accusations of employee sexual misconduct, the secretary for international development has warned.
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26 Jan 18
An additional $1trn could be found through so-called blended finances to fill the funding gap for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a consultation paper has suggested.
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22 Jan 18
The United Nations is seeking $1.6bn to protect millions of people in Somalia from drought, conflict and displacement.
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2 Jan 18
The United Nations has approved a $5.4bn programme budget for the next two years, at the 2017 closing session of the General Assembly.
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7 Dec 17
Asia-Pacific countries should take advantage of the “prevailing stable economic conditions” to ensure inclusive and sustainable development, the United Nations has said.
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26 Oct 17
Donor countries have pledged more than $344m in aid to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, at a United Nations conference.
14 Dec 18The UK’s International Development Committee has launched an inquiry on the government's progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
22 Nov 18The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has almost closed the $300m funding gap left after the US pulled its contributions, its chief has said.
14 Nov 18The UK could follow Donald Trump’s lead and stop funding Unesco, the UN’s cultural and education body, saving £11.1m a year.
8 Oct 18The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set ambitious targets for a world without poverty, hunger and pollution. Three years on from their adoption, what progress has been made and how is it best...
27 Sep 18World leaders have pledged to give $15bn a year by 2022 to fund tuberculosis prevention and care programme.
14 Sep 18The world will not meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals’ target of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 unless aid is better targeted, a think-tank has warned.
7 Sep 18Africa’s troubled Lake Chad region is to receive $2.5bn to help tackle extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.
22 Aug 18Funding for humanitarian operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is at an all-time low, as only 25% of the $540m needed this year has been provided.
13 Aug 18Combatting bribery, money laundering and tax evasion should be a priority for African countries to transition to ‘middle income status’, the executive secretary of the United Nation Economic...
22 May 18The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
18 May 18Global growth is “exceeding expectations” but political tension and trade uncertainty could “derail the current upturn”, the United Nations has warned.
30 Apr 18The Australian government has pledged more than AU$500m to help the Great Barrier Reef by reducing agricultural pesticides and improving water quality.
27 Apr 18Countries should look to long-term investments for sustainable development and change their mindset from “short-termism”, United Nation officials have said.
19 Apr 18The European Union will use its own experience in creating digital networks to help Africa do the same and implement e-commerce, its digital economy and society commissioner Mariya Gabriel has said.
9 Apr 18The Islamic Development Bank has launched a $500m innovation fund to fuel economic growth in developing nations.
9 Apr 18Regaining citizens’ trust in public institutions is key to resuming inclusive growth and wellbeing in Latin America and the Caribbean, a report by international development bodies has found.
6 Apr 18The European Union has announced €150m to support of Lebanon’s economy, which it hopes will generate €1.5bn in loans for the country until 2020.
5 Apr 18Donor countries have pledged more than $2bn in humanitarian aid in response to the “worst manmade humanitarian crisis” in Yemen, at a pledging event in Geneva on Tuesday.
8 Mar 18Investing more in school meals in West Africa is a “win-win opportunity” for governments to create more local jobs in agriculture and improve the future of children, the United Nations has said.
26 Jan 18An additional $1trn could be found through so-called blended finances to fill the funding gap for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a consultation paper has suggested.
22 Jan 18The United Nations is seeking $1.6bn to protect millions of people in Somalia from drought, conflict and displacement.
2 Jan 18The United Nations has approved a $5.4bn programme budget for the next two years, at the 2017 closing session of the General Assembly.
7 Dec 17Asia-Pacific countries should take advantage of the “prevailing stable economic conditions” to ensure inclusive and sustainable development, the United Nations has said.
26 Oct 17Donor countries have pledged more than $344m in aid to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, at a United Nations conference.
