The Indian women’s cricket team beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the ongoing five-match IND-W vs SL-W T20 2025 series. India had earlier …
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Sports & Inspiration
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Planet & Sustainability
Sri Lanka cyclone: More than a million still need aid weeks after Ditwah floods
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe cyclone made landfall on the island’s eastern coast on 28 November, triggering widespread flooding and deadly landslides across all 25 districts. While some displaced families have begun returning home, recent heavy …
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The UN agency has revealed shocking figures related to attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan, stressing that the country is recording the largest percentage of global deaths linked to the …
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The appeal follows a peace initiative presented by Sudan’s Transitional Prime Minister during a Security Council meeting earlier this week. UN Secretary-General António Guterres “takes note of the peace initiative”, his spokesperson said on …
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Education & InnovationHealth
First Person: Felipe Paullier, the youngest ever senior UN official, charged with giving a voice to young people around the world
by NNW Bureauby NNW Bureau“When you study history in high school, you learn about the origins of the United Nations, and it was always the organisation that I connected with, in terms of the …
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question before the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking the steps needed …
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Economy & DevelopmentGovernance & Politics
Development cooperation agreement marks new phase in UN-Iraq partnership
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauOn Thursday, the UN and Iraq signed a new agreement, the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2025 to 2029, to assist the country in making progress on its national goals, which are also reflected in the 2030 …
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Governance & Politics
Damage from Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka Estimated at $4.1 Billion
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauCyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a …
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Planet & Sustainability
World Bank Approves Project to Create Jobs, Improve Connectivity, and Promote Thailand’s Biodiversity Conservation
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe World Bank’s board today approved the US140.76 million Thailand Resilient Transport and Irrawaddy Dolphin Conservation Project (TRIP) that will support Thailand’s efforts to build flood- and storm-resilient transport links and boost …
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Education & Innovation
World Bank and Caixa Support Brazil’s Transition to Electric Buses
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe World Bank Board of Directors has approved the first phase of the Brazil Electromobility Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA), to help cities modernize their public transport systems, improve service quality, and …