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Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the United Nations said Nov. 6, citing a new UNHCR report. That is about three-quarters of the global displaced population, according to the agency.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization’s benchmark world food commodity price index fell 1.2% in October, the United Nations said Nov. 6. Cereals, dairy and meat prices declined.
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Reported attacks damaging or destroying water and sanitation systems in conflict tripled between 2021 and 2025, the United Nations said Nov. 5, citing a new UNICEF report.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on member states to disclose information and open archives relevant to the plane crash that killed Dag Hammarskjöld, the UN spokesperson said Nov. 4.
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Developing countries will need an estimated $305 billion a year for climate adaptation by 2035, the United Nations said Nov. 4, citing UNEP’s new Adaptation Gap Report.