Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women
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Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States is ending its financial support for family planning programs in developing countries, cutting nearly 50 million women off from access to contraception. This policy change has attracted little attention amid the wholesale dismantling of American foreign aid, but it stands…

Biodiversity Talks in Rome End
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Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While the Trump administration in Washington was cutting environmental programs, delegates at U.N. biodiversity talks in Rome made modest progress Thursday on a series of measures to support nature. Governments gathered to tackle global biodiversity losses that are unprecedented in human history, driven…

As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
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As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this…

Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying
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Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s not just your old DVD player getting shipped to West Africa. Today’s waste trade is an opportunistic bonanza, an escape valve of environmental responsibility that profits off routing detritus of every conceivable variety to places that are in no position to take…

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the National Malaria Control Program has suspended spraying insecticide into village homes and ceased…

Opinion | Trump’s Withdrawal From the W.H.O. Will Be Disastrous for Global Health
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Opinion | Trump’s Withdrawal From the W.H.O. Will Be Disastrous for Global Health

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States has long been a leader in global health, and it is critical to the safety of Americans that we remain so — which is why some of President Trump’s isolationist impulses are worrisome. On Monday, hours after taking office, Mr….

India and Other Developing Nations Demand for Fair Climate Finance Commitments at COP29 Summit

India and Other Developing Nations Demand for Fair Climate Finance Commitments at COP29 Summit

India, along with other developing countries at COP29 called for fair and effective climate finance agreements to support global climate action. Representing the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs), India emphasised the need for equitable financial support from developed nations, spotlighting the burden placed on vulnerable economies. Negotiators have noted that around 69%…