UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said the contribution will help reduce carbon footprint and promote sustainable energy. read more

Sushma Swaraj will lead the Indian delegation to the UN General Assembly while Shah Mehmood Qureshi is expected to head the Pakistani side. read more

It would require better institutional delivery, strengthening routine immunisation, scaling-up of special newborn care units to treat malnourished and ill newborns, providing holistic nutrition, and meeting the national commitment to make the country... read more

In a statement issued on Tuesday, executive director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said the investigative and disciplinary processes into allegations involving a UN Women staff member have “concluded that sexual misconduct occurred”. read more

About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, but the infant death numbers still remained the highest in the world, according to the report. read more

India has called for crippling the illicit drug trade which provides financial sustenance to terror outfits like Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba. It said these groups draw sustenance and benefit significantly from criminal networks operating drug cartels... read more

The 14th edition of joint India-US military training ‘Yudh Abhyas’ was inaugurated at foothills of Himalayas at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand’s Almora on Sunday. The combine exercise aims to practice anti-insurgency operations under United Nations (UN) mandate. The exercise is termed as major bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. The Armies will get familiar with new techniques and weapons of each other during the exercise. Around 350 personnel from US Army are participating in the 2-week-long exercise which will conclude on September 29.read more

The UN report on the human rights situation in Kashmir, released in June, triggered a furore as it called for addressing past and ongoing rights violations in the region. read more

A spokesman for Nikki Haley said plans to buy the curtains were made in 2016, during the Obama administration and that Haley had no say in the purchase read more

Between 1990 and 2017, India’s HDI value has increased from 0.427 to 0.640, an increase of nearly 50%. . read more

The UN Secretary General referred to the Kerala floods, among other natural disasters across the world, to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to step up efforts to reverse course on climate change. read more

In a hut on the top of mountain in northern Laos, Vo Pali gets high on opium, a sap extracted from poppies grown illegally by the poor hill tribes. “It has damaged my life. I have no income. But I get sick without it,” the 60-year-old ethnic Hmong villager said in a barely audible rasp of his 30-year habit. The Hmong have grown and smoked opium as a medicine -- and as recreation -- for generations.

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The South Korean diplomat was all praise for the systematic way in which primary healthcare services were being provided to the city’s poor. read more

The UN Secretary General said last year, climate-related disasters were responsible for thousands of deaths and $320 billion dollars in losses. read more

The United Nations welcomed the landmark ruling on Section 377 by the Supreme Court . read more