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United Nations Meets As World Faces Huge Challenges

NFK Editors — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:30:16 +0000

Leaders representing countries around the world will come together this week at the United Nations' General Assembly meeting in New York. This year's meeting comes as the world faces a large number of extremely serious challenges.

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COP28 Agrees To Move Away from Fossil Fuels

NFK Editors — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:30:08 +0000

The world's countries have reached a new climate agreement. For the first time, the deal clearly calls on countries to move away from using fossil fuels to create energy. But many people say the agreement doesn't go far enough to protect the planet from global warming.

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COP28: Problems and Progress at the Climate Meeting

NFK Editors — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:30:14 +0000

Since last Thursday, representatives of hundreds of nations have been talking at an important climate meeting in Dubai. There has been progress, but there are also challenges. The biggest question is whether to end fossil fuels or just reduce them.

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UN Report Warns Rapid Climate Action Needed

NFK Editors — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:30:17 +0000

On Monday, a United Nations climate group released a major new report on climate change. The report explains that the climate crisis has become even more serious, and that massive climate action must be taken before 2030 to avoid the worst effects of the crisis.

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New UN Agreement to Protect Open Oceans

NFK Editors — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:30:11 +0000

On Saturday, after 10 years of difficult talks, nearly 200 countries agreed to a new United Nations treaty to protect the world's oceans. The treaty is the first of its kind in 40 years.

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News Roundup: Mexico March, Female Referees, & French Baguettes

NFK Editors — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:30:13 +0000

In today's news roundup, hundreds of thousands of people join a march in support of Mexico's president, the Men's World Cup has its first all-female team of referees, and the United Nations celebrates French baguettes by adding them to a special list.

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World’s Population Reaches 8 Billion

NFK Editors — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:30:02 +0000

On November 15, the United Nations reported that the number of people on Earth had grown to eight billion. That came just 11 years after the world reached seven billion people. The world faces challenges ahead as the population continues to grow.

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COP27: Rich Countries Agree to Help Poorer Countries

NFK Editors — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:30:56 +0000

At the COP27 climate meeting in Egypt, nearly 200 countries agreed that rich countries should help poor countries deal with the effects of climate change. That represents progress for developing countries, but the meeting fell short in other areas.

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Leaders Meet in Egypt for Important Climate Meeting

NFK Editors — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 06:30:40 +0000

World leaders have gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt for the very important COP27 climate meeting. The meeting is meant to tackle the growing challenges of the climate crisis, and provide support for those most affected by it.

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UN Report on Climate Crisis: Now or Never

NFK Editors — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:30:03 +0000

In early April, a United Nations climate group released a 3,000 page report on climate change. The report details actions that must be taken quickly to avoid the worst effects of the crisis. As one of the report's authors put it, "It's now or never."

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