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US skips global UN meeting aimed at raising trillions of dollars to combat poverty
Leaders of many of the world’s nations, but not the United States, gathered Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between ...
US skips global UN meeting aimed at raising trillions to combat poverty
Co-hosts the U.N. and Spain believe the meeting is an opportunity to close the staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap to ...
US skips global UN meeting in Spain aimed at raising trillions to combat poverty
Many countries face escalating debt burdens, declining investments, decreasing international aid and growing trade barriers.
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International Conference on Financing for Development opens with a renewed global framework to tackle sustainable development challenges
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) opened today in Sevilla with the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla, an intergovernmentally negotiated ...
Global leaders pledge development push as US shuns UN summit
A once-in-a-decade summit kicked off in Seville in scorching temperatures on Monday with global leaders under mounting ...
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What Congress’ ‘Big’ Policy Bill Means for Global Climate Change
The reconciliation package currently under consideration in Congress—officially titled the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill ...
Nations are meeting to drum up trillions to combat poverty — but the US isn't going
The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor ...