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News Articles: United Nations

The Hunter power plant in Utah generates electricity by burning coal. Coal combustion releases enormous amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. The Utah plant is scheduled to keep operating until 2042.

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  • Science

U.S. Officially Leaving Paris Climate Agreement

The United States is the only country to back out of its promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. America has contributed more cumulative carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than any other nation.

November 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
UNICEF said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses in preparation for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. This warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, is part of the agency's infrastructure to deliver medical supplies around the world.

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  • Global Health

UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes For Future COVID-19 Vaccine

The agency, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, plans to distribute up to 1 billion syringes by 2021.

October 19, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
An illegal roadside graveyard in northeastern Namibia. People in the townships surrounding Rundu, a town on the border to Angola, are too poor to afford a funeral plot at the municipal graveyard — and resorted to burying their dead next to a dusty gravel road just outside of the town.

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  • Global Health

Why The Pandemic Could Change The Way We Record Deaths

Before COVID-19 came along, the world wasn't so great at counting deaths and understanding why people die. But the virus has propelled countries to ramp up their efforts.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar
The World Health Organization in Geneva has faced criticism from President Trump over its handling of the pandemic.

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  • Global Health

Trump Sets Date To End WHO Membership Over Its Handling Of Virus

In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
GPB  NPR

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  • World

U.N. Predicts Rise In Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans Due To Habitat Loss

Zoonotic pathogens, which include not only COVID-19 but HIV/AIDS and Ebola, have increasingly emerged because of stresses humans have placed on animal habitats, according to a United Nations report.

July 07, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman

UN Chief Says New Virus Poses 'Enormous' Risks

The U.N. secretary general has told The Associated Press that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the world...

February 18, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Samantha Power has been a reporter on the ground during The Balkan Wars, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. under President Obama. Her memoir, 'The Education Of An Idealist', highlights the personal side of public service.

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  • Author Interviews

UN Ambassador Samantha Power's Memoir Looks Back On 'The Education Of An Idealist'

In her new memoir, Samantha Power writes about the “X test.” As she describes it, “in trying for Y, the most I accomplish is X.” In other words, even if...

November 14, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 11, 2018

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more
Mayor Teresa Tomlinson of Columbus; Mayor Rusty Paul of Sandy Springs

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  • Politics

Mayors Of Sandy Springs And Columbus Find Common Ground

Today on “Political Rewind,” we talk to two Georgia mayors: Rusty Paul, the Republican mayor of Sandy Springs and Teresa Tomlinson, the Democratic mayor...

September 20, 2017
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  • Bill Nigut
Negan ended one beloved character's run on the Walking Dead. Has a TV death affected you ?

The Breakroom: TV Deaths, Free Lemonade, And Halloween Candy

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for our Breakroom gang to assemble and talk about the week’s news! We’ll talk about deaths of beloved TV characters, a...

October 28, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt

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