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Environment

White House Set To Adopt Sweeping Curbs On Carbon Pollution

The Obama administration will formally adopt an ambitious regulation for cutting greenhouse-gas pollution on Monday, requiring every state to reduce emissions from coal-bur...

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Health

A New Report Identifies 30 Technologies That Will Save Lives In The Next 15 Years

President Obama wasn’t the only head of state visiting Ethiopia this summer. In early July, the United Nations brought global leaders to Addis Ababa, for the third an...

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Environment

Despite Waging A 'War On Pollution,' China's Air Is Still Really Filthy

A majority of China's cities are still suffering under unhealthy levels of air pollution as the country struggles to reach its pollution goals. China's Ministry of Environm...

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Health

AIDS Epidemic Can End By 2030: UNAIDS

India has achieved a reduction of more than 20 per cent in new HIV infections between 2000 and 2014, according to a report released by UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Prog...

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Sustainable Development

Can We Finance Sustainable Development?

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been the most comprehensive international poverty alleviation movement in history. Since 1990, extreme poverty has been cut by ...

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Hollywood

Pearl Jam, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran And Coldplay To Headline 2015 Global Citizen Festival.

Pearl Jam, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay will headline the 2015 Global Citizen Festival, a free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City on Satu...

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Sustainable Development

Sustainable Tourism: An Opportunity For Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The HLPF on sustainable development is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development. It provides political leadership, guidance and recommendations. It follo...

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Sustainable Development

A R Rahman, Hrithik Roshan Team Up For UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman and popular Indian actor Hrithik Roshan are joining hands with renowned British filmmaker Richard Curtis for raising awareness about the U...

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Sustainable Development

Invest 3.5 Percent GDP In Science, Technology, Innovation For Sustainable Development, Experts Say

Investing up to 3.5% of a nation’s GDP in science, technology and innovation – including basic science and education – is a key benchmark for advancing su...

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Sustainable Development

UN Hails Cooperatives As Vehicle To Make Sustainable Development A Reality For All.

“Inequality is a fundamental obstacle to development, depriving people of basic services and opportunities to build better lives for themselves and their children,&rd...

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