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UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Mon,07/22/24-11:11PM , 74 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched Monday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens to a speech during the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 26, 2024. Guterres appealed for funding Friday, July 12, 2024, for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East, accusing Israel of issuing evacuation orders that force Palestinians “to move like human pinballs across a landscape of destruction and death.”(Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)

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UN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans 'to move like human pinballs'
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Sat,07/13/24-12:07AM , 67 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N.
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People take smartphone photos of the crowd on a street near Tiananmen Square as visitors gather to watch a flag-raising ceremony on the National Day in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a new report by the United Nations said Thursday July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

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World population is projected to grow from 8.2 billion to a peak of 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Thu,07/11/24-1:52PM , 68 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United Nations said T
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In this photo provided by the United Nations, Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, and President of the Security Council for the month of July, briefs reporters on the program of work of the Security Council, at the United Nations, Monday, July 1, 2024. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo via AP)

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Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia's UN ambassador says he can't
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Mon,07/01/24-6:02PM , 46 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again. Russia’s United Nations ambassador says he can’t.
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