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Economic growth possible even while tackling climate change, UN-backed report finds

New York, Sept 17 (JEN) Just one week before a major climate summit opens at the United Nations, a new report released on Tuesday by a commission of global leaders argues that major structural and technological changes in the world economy are making it possible to achieve lower carbon emissions and economic growth at the same time. more

Food prices drop to four-year low – UN agency

New York, Sept 12 (JEN) Global food prices continued to dip for the fifth month straight reaching their lowest level since September 2010, the United Nations agriculture agency reported on T ...

Despite price dip, uranium demand, production continues to rise – UN atomic watchdog

New York, Sept 11 (JEN): A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published on Wednesday found that demand for uranium, the raw material used to fuel nuclear power stati ...

Erosion of Gaza's economy accelerates amid Israeli military operations, ongoing blockade – UN

New York, Sept 4 (JEN) Even before the latest crisis in the Gaza Strip, the tiny enclave's local economy was in a state of total collapse, chiefly due to the accumulated impact of a crushing ...

With nearly 3 billion now online, UN-backed forum opens to debate key Internet issues

New York, Sept 3 (JEN) The ninth annual meeting of the United Nations-backed Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has opened in Istanbul, Turkey with more than 2,500 participants who will debate ...

Ban alarmed at Israel's announced seizure of West Bank land

New York, Sept 2 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced his alarm at the announcement by Israeli authorities to declare nearly 1,000 acres of land in Bethlehem a ...

UN Asia-Pacific forum calls for inclusive, job-generating growth to bridge region’s income gap

New York, Aug 8 (JEN) With 743 million people in Asia and the Pacific still desperately poor, it is essential that growth be sustainable, inclusive and job-generating, declared the head of t ...

World food prices hit six-month low, UN agency reports

New York, Aug 8 (JEN): Global food prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in July, a sharp decline for grains, oilseeds and dairy products outweighing strong meat and sugar prices, the U ...

Annual UN Asia-Pacific policy forum spotlights 'regional connectivity for shared prosperity'

New York, Aug 4 (JEN): Asia-Pacific countries will gather in Bangkok this week for the annual policy session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ES ...

$As climate talks heat up, experts debate if natural gas, fracking will turn ‘brown’ economies ‘green’$

As climate talks heat up, experts debate if natural gas, fracking will turn ‘brown’ economies ‘green’

New York, Aug 2 (JEN): The world faces a looming energy problem. There’s not enough of it. It also faces a looming climate change problem. Too much of it. Could natural gas and fracking te ...