Opinion
What budget cuts at the UN mean for development goals
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development opens on the 30th June and runs until the 3rd of July,
President Donald Trump said Egypt was excluded from his expanded U.S. travel ban—tied to a Colorado attack by an Egyptian national—due to close bilateral ties. "Egypt has things under control," Trump said June 5. The June 4 ban targets 19 nations, citing security risks. The Boulder attack suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, entered on a tourist visa before overstaying and seeking asylum, officials said.
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Opinion
What budget cuts at the UN mean for development goals
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development opens on the 30th June and runs until the 3rd of July,
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