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How a peoples’ campaign at the United Nations is challenging corporate rule. THE TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Read MoreUN biodiversity plan calls for protecting 30% of earth by 2030 →
To reverse the rapid loss of species around the globe, world governments should protect nearly one-third of all lands and oceans and slash major sources of pollution by the end of the decade, according to a new United Nations proposal. HUFFPOST
Read MoreGlobal recognition 'opens doors' for peasant groups, right to land →
Rights groups are marking the one-year anniversary of a U.N. agreement, which for the first time recognised the rights of rural groups at an international level. PLACE
Read MoreStates pledge more than $3bln for refugees - UN →
States have pledged more than $3 billion to support refugees and about 50,000 resettlement places, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday at the end of a ministerial conference. REUTERS
Read MoreThe cost to stop women dying in childbirth by 2030? 46 military aircraft →
Countries need about $264 billion - the equivalent cost of 110 military aircraft - to end maternal deaths, gender based violence, child marriage, and provide family planning to all women by 2030, said a United Nations study. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreU.N. plans vast urban forests to fight climate change
The U.N. plans to work with Britain's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens to grow forests in 90 cities across 30 countries in Africa and Asia. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreBanks worth $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles →
Under pressure from investors, regulators and climate activists, some big banks have acknowledged the role lenders will need to play in a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy. REUTERS
Read MoreU.N. honours activist who helped thousands of refugees return to Congo
In all, 850,000 Congolese have fled abroad and another 4.5 million have been forced from their homes by conflict, according to the United Nations. PLACE
Read MoreChina to tackle climate change with 'nature-based solutions' →
China said it will try to persuade other countries to support “nature-based solutions” to tackle the root causes of climate change, the country said in a position paper published ahead of a United Nations summit in New York. REUTERS
Read MoreCities to step up at U.N. to push climate fight, sustainable development →
As some world leaders question whether the world is facing a climate emergency, more than a dozen cities are stepping up to tackle global warming and sustainable development and will next week pledge to report their progress to the United Nations. REUTERS
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