United nations News: United nations Latest News and Headlines Today

Feb 20, 2020 10:06

A comparison of the CPI Food and FAO’s FPI show that the two have been moving in tandem in the last one year. Does this mean that India’s food inflation is driven by global factors? read more

UN officials said relief agencies were overwhelmed by the humanitarian crisis as nearly one million civilians, most of them women and children, had fled towards the Turkish border in bitter winter conditions.

Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, relief effort overwhelmed: UN

Feb 18, 2020 21:28

UN officials said relief agencies were overwhelmed by the humanitarian crisis as nearly one million civilians, most of them women and children, had fled towards the Turkish border in bitter winter conditions. read more

The focus on preserving biodiversity, especially migratory species, comes after a UN report last year warned that around one million animal and plant species face extinction, many within decades.

Global meet with focus on conservation begins today

Feb 16, 2020 23:40

The focus on preserving biodiversity, especially migratory species, comes after a UN report last year warned that around one million animal and plant species face extinction, many within decades. read more

Preliminary field reports indicate that on 15 February as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12 others injured in strikes that hit Al-Hayjah area, United Nations said.

31 civilians killed in Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen: UN

Feb 16, 2020 01:23

Preliminary field reports indicate that on 15 February as many as 31 civilians were killed and 12 others injured in strikes that hit Al-Hayjah area, United Nations said. read more

Adviser Parida wrote to the education dept after it was found that coaching centres have access to data of students

Chandigarh schools to face action if students’ data is leaked

Feb 14, 2020 01:24

Adviser Parida wrote to the education dept after it was found that coaching centres have access to data of students read more

Self development goals are the “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.World leaders agreed in 2015 that eliminating hunger by 2030 would require an annual investment of over $115 billion

UN will not be able to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

Feb 12, 2020 13:13

Self development goals are the “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.World leaders agreed in 2015 that eliminating hunger by 2030 would require an annual investment of over $115 billion read more

Peggy Dulany Rockefeller is chair of Synergos. She will host a talk on ‘The need for individual participation in philanthropy’.

Peggy Dulany Rockefeller and Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives join hands for ‘Amplio Speaker Series’

Feb 07, 2020 22:49

Peggy Dulany Rockefeller is chair of Synergos. She will host a talk on ‘The need for individual participation in philanthropy’. read more

Italian fashion house Prada is helping to fund a United Nations program that will enlist high school students from 10 cities to spread awareness about how humans impact the world’s oceans.

Prada partners with UN on 10-city ocean education project, The Sea Beyond

Feb 07, 2020 13:51

Italian fashion house Prada is helping to fund a United Nations program that will enlist high school students from 10 cities to spread awareness about how humans impact the world’s oceans. read more

When Iranian-born German academic Erfan Kasraie received an email from The Wall Street Journal requesting an interview, he sensed something was amiss.

Iran-linked hackers posed as journalists in email scam

Feb 05, 2020 19:57

When Iranian-born German academic Erfan Kasraie received an email from The Wall Street Journal requesting an interview, he sensed something was amiss. read more

In his blog Pavel Durov also said that had Jeff Bezos used Telegram instead of WhatsApp his data would have been safe

WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption useless, says Telegram CEO

Feb 05, 2020 13:48

In his blog Pavel Durov also said that had Jeff Bezos used Telegram instead of WhatsApp his data would have been safe read more

Katy Perry will become an ambassador for the British Asian Trust to help its fight against child-trafficking in India and South Asia.

Katy Perry named ambassador for Prince Charles’ trust to fight child-trafficking in India, South Asia

Feb 05, 2020 13:43

Katy Perry will become an ambassador for the British Asian Trust to help its fight against child-trafficking in India and South Asia. read more

The UN Resident Coordinator is the highest-ranking representative of the UN development system at the country level.

Gita Sabharwal of India appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand

Jan 30, 2020 10:20

The UN Resident Coordinator is the highest-ranking representative of the UN development system at the country level. read more

Everything indicates knowledge of the breach was closely held, a strategy that information security experts consider misguided because it only multiplies the risks of further data hemorrhaging.

‘Still counting casualties’: Leaked report shows UN suffered hack, staff uninformed

Jan 30, 2020 06:50

Everything indicates knowledge of the breach was closely held, a strategy that information security experts consider misguided because it only multiplies the risks of further data hemorrhaging. read more

A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service Official, Sandhu has had two successful stints at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, the last one being as Deputy Ambassador from July 2013 to January 2017.

Indian-Americans, US businesses welcome appointment of Taranjit Singh Sandhu as new US envoy

Jan 29, 2020 07:38

A 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service Official, Sandhu has had two successful stints at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, the last one being as Deputy Ambassador from July 2013 to January 2017. read more