Reduce Noise To Safeguard Marine Species: UN Report
Noise pollution is known to cause significant disturbance to marine wildlife, including migratory species protected under the Convention on the...
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How A Drought-Prone Maha Village Attained Agri Success With Millets
Delighted to have recorded an unprecedented harvest of 41 quintals (one quintal = 100 kilograms) of pearl millet towards the...
UN Talks On Plastic Pollution End; Next Draft Of Legally-Binding Pact
Source: IANS The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution, including...
Covid, Conflict, Climate Change Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN
Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per cent of them being born...
Taliban Restrictions May Amount To Femicide, Warn UN Experts
Source: AP, PTI Taliban restrictions on Afghan women and girls may amount to femicide if they are not reversed, a...
UN Condemns Taliban’s Ban On Women From Working For UN Af
Source: PTI The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working...
Sudan Violence Puts Thousands Of Pregnant Women At Risk: UN
Source: PTI The ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan is putting tens of thousands of pregnant women in danger, making it...
UN Says Taliban Have Barred Its Female Afghan Staffers From Working
Source: PTI Female Afghan employees of the United Nations have been banned by the ruling Taliban from working in the...
26% Of World Lacks Clean Drinking Water, 46% Sanitation: UN
Source: PTI A new report launched Tuesday on the eve of the first major UN conference on water in over...
Livable Future Possible If Drastic Action Taken This Decade: IPCC Report
Source: PTI The world is very likely to miss the most important climate target of limiting global temperature rise to...
Nations Give Nod To Key UN Science Report On Climate Change
(Source: AP) Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new UN report on climate change, after approval was...
A Look At Women On The Frontlines Of Peace
More and more women are taking up combat roles on the front line, playing a key role over a year...
UN To Observe First Anti-Islamophobia Day
Source: IANS The United Nations will observe March 15 this year as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. This follows...
Violence Against Women By Terrorists Remains Rampant: India At UNSC
Source: PTI India has told the UN Security Council that violence perpetrated by terrorists against women and girls remains rampant...
UN Sorry For Photo Of Its Personnel In Front Of Taliban Flag
(Source: PTI) The UN has apologised for "a significant lapse in judgement" after photographs surfaced of some of its personnel...
Ending VAWG And Not A Day Too Soon
Today, November 25, is marked as the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. Violence...
Violence Against Women Is ‘Big Cancer’, Says UN Chief
(Source: PTI) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday termed violence against women a “big cancer” and called for...
India Ranks 132 Out Of 191 In UNDP’s Human Development Index
India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI), according to a report released by...
‘Crimes Against Humanity’ By China In Xinjiang Region: UN Report
The United Nations released a bombshell report into serious human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region late Wednesday, saying torture...
UN Chief Urges Nuke Powers To Abide By The No-First-Use Pledge
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their...
Maternal Mortality Above UN Target In 70% Of Districts: Study
Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in 448 of India's 640 districts is higher than the target set under UN Sustainable Development...
UN Experts Call For Urgent Global Attention On Sri Lankan Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's economic collapse needs immediate global attention, not just from humanitarian agencies, but also from international financial institutions and...
In ’23, India Will Become World’s Most Populous Country: UN Report
India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the...
Ukraine Facing Sexual Violence And Trafficking Crisis: UN
Sexual violence in Ukraine, especially against women and girls, remains prevalent and underreported, and the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn...
‘Pavlovian Response’: India Rejects Remarks By Bilawal Zardari At UN
India on Friday slammed Pakistan for making "unwarranted remarks" on Jammu and Kashmir, saying comments made by its Foreign Minister...
