...

...

un report news

15 mn primary-age girls out of school due to gender discrimination: Report

15 million primary-age girls around the world are currently out of school, as systemic gender discrimination continues to hinder equal access to education for girls and young women globally, a new report by UN Women revealed on Wednesday. (Representative image)

Updated on Aug 14, 2025 04:50 pm IST

Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism

Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:50 am IST

UN accuses former Sheikh Hasina govt of possible ‘crimes against humanity’

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Published on Feb 12, 2025 01:45 pm IST

1 in 4 countries banned use of smartphones in schools due to negative impacts

1 in 4 countries banned use of smartphones in schools due to negative impacts

Published on Aug 04, 2024 03:54 pm IST

Majority students across globe don’t have access to physical education: UN

As per the UN report, two-thirds of secondary school students and more than half of primary school students worldwide are not taught the required minimum weekly physical education. (HT file image)

Published on Jul 28, 2024 06:03 pm IST

'Grounds to believe' Hamas committed rapes during attacks on Israel: UN report

The site of a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday, March 4, 2024, that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

Updated on Mar 05, 2024 04:16 am IST

World failing to get a grip on the climate crisis, says UN chief on new report

FILE The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming, a new international report calculates (AP)

Published on Nov 14, 2023 07:54 pm IST

Morning brief: Sonia Gandhi calls Cong meet over Adhir Ranjan's LS suspension

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and opposition members during the discussion on the Motion of No-Confidence in the Lok Sabha.

Updated on Aug 11, 2023 08:59 am IST

Daily brief: Four including one cop injured in fresh violence in Manipur

Thane, India - July, 26, 2023: After the video of the torture of two womens in Manipur went viral, Thane shivsena ,(UBT) protested against Modi Govt. Near Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar statue court naka in Thane ,demanding that Modi government has failed to stop the violence in Manipur , in Thane, in Mumbai, India, on,Wednesday, July, 26, 2023. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo )

Published on Jul 27, 2023 09:08 pm IST

Strong and symbiotic links between Taliban and al-Qaeda: UN report

The reports of the UN sanctions monitoring team is based on inputs and reports from UN member states. (File image)

Updated on Jun 12, 2023 01:46 pm IST

Tech weekender: Twitter, Elon Musk, Apple store and much more

Tech weekender: Twitter, Elon Musk, Apple store and much more.

Published on Apr 23, 2023 06:48 pm IST

Nearly 55% of Afghans expected to face food insecurity soon, UN report says

In picture - Internally displaced Afghans from northern provinces, who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, wait to receive free food in a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2021.

Published on Nov 07, 2021 08:55 pm IST

India needs continued structural reforms to boost growth: UN report

India’s macro economic fundamentals are strong as ever and recovery in growth is expected in the next fiscal, said the head of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Updated on Jan 17, 2020 03:47 pm IST

Five years ending 2019 set to be the hottest ever: UN Report

According to the UN report, heatwaves were also the deadliest in the 2015–2019 period, affecting all continents and setting many new national temperature records.

Updated on Sept 23, 2019 08:52 am IST

Al-Qaeda remains ‘resilient’, works closely with LeT, says UN report

Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Al-Qaeda continues to work closely with the Lashkar-e-Toiba in Afghanistan according to a UN report.

Updated on Jul 30, 2019 08:27 pm IST

LeT plays major role in providing recruits, funding to Taliban: UN report

Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) plays a key role in providing recruits and funding to the Taliban and other terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan.

Updated on Jun 24, 2019 11:42 am IST

Bhopal gas tragedy among world’s major industrial accidents of 20th century: UN report

Bhopal gas disaster survivors hold posters during a protest rally in Bhopal. (AFP File Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2019 01:12 am IST

2018 was fourth hottest year on record: UN report

A UN report last year said the world is likely to breach 1.5C sometime between 2030 and 2052 on current trends.

Updated on Feb 07, 2019 07:00 am IST

India highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, say experts on UN report

People take part in protests ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 2, 2017.

Updated on Oct 09, 2018 07:06 am IST

Pak gets Turkey’s backing to use UN report on Kashmir at UNGA sidelines

Protesters throwing stones at policemen during a protest in Srinagar.

Published on Sept 15, 2018 10:10 pm IST

India made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools: UN report

Unicef works with Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and Integrated Child Development Services, to promote hygiene water and sanitation services in schools, Anganwadi and health centers to promote hygiene practices.

Published on Sept 03, 2018 11:05 am IST

Major reduction in number of new HIV infections in India, says UN report

Sustained and focused efforts to reach key populations have led to major reductions in HIV infections in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam between 2010 and 2017.

Updated on Jul 20, 2018 01:25 pm IST

UN report on Kashmir not even fit for consideration by Human Rights Council members: India

Protesters hold bricks and rocks to throw at policemen during a protest in Srinagar on Saturday.

Updated on Jul 10, 2018 12:50 pm IST

Militant groups JeM, Hizbul recruited children in Kashmir during clashes with security forces: UN report

Protesters throw stones and bricks at paramilitary soldiers during a protest on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir.

Updated on Jun 28, 2018 08:04 pm IST

Separatists, activists welcome UN report on Kashmir ‘rights violations’

Kashmir has been witnessing clashes between protesters and security personnel ever since Hizbul militant Burhan Wani was killed in July 2016.

Published on Jun 14, 2018 05:33 pm IST

UN report accuses India, Pakistan of rights violations in Kashmir, calls for international probe

A police officer fires a tear gas shell towards protesters in Srinagar.

Updated on Jun 14, 2018 02:30 pm IST

Delhi to overtake Tokyo as world’s most populous city by 2028: UN report

India is expected to surpass China as the country with the world’s largest total population, according to UN estimates.

Updated on May 17, 2018 01:46 pm IST

Finland is world’s happiest country, India ranks 133 out of 156 nations: UN report

Fireworks illuminate the sky to end the festivities of the centenary of Finnish independence in Helsinki, Finland on December 6, 2017

Updated on Mar 14, 2018 10:50 pm IST

Home / Topic / Un Report / News