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World isn’t spending enough to prevent disasters: UN

Updated on May 28, 2022, 5:44 AM IST

Taliban dismiss UNSC's call to reverse restrictions on Afghan women

Afghan women walk on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Updated on May 27, 2022, 3:23 PM IST

Planet politics in the era of climate crisis

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 2021, India is at the topmost hotspot of terrestrial water storage loss (TWS), having lost TWS at a rate of three to four cm each year, the highest loss recorded after Antarctica and Greenland.

Published on May 24, 2022, 3:04 PM IST

Conflict in Ukraine: Implications for small states and responses

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine is a major setback to the international peace and economy since the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Further, the Ukraine crisis has disrupted global supply chain networks, thereby, increasing prices for essential commodities like foods.

Published on May 24, 2022, 2:04 PM IST

UN denounces racist, homophobic monkeypox reporting

No treatment exists, but the symptoms usually clear up after two to four weeks. The disease is considered endemic in 11 African nations.

Published on May 23, 2022, 5:14 AM IST

China's Xinjiang crackdown under scrutiny ahead of UN rights chief visit

Bachelet will meet virtually with heads of foreign missions on Monday before visiting Xinjiang on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to diplomatic sources in Beijing.

Published on May 22, 2022, 7:26 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind calls for urgent reform of UN Security Council

The topic of the sitting assembly was "India and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines– Towards an Inclusive World Order”.

Published on May 21, 2022, 4:12 AM IST

UN rights chief to visit China on May 23, may stop at Xinjiang amid abuse claims

UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet. (File photo)

Published on May 20, 2022, 8:31 PM IST

'Hoarding...': India calls out West on Covid vaccines, defends wheat export ban

(HT File Photo/ Representational image)

Updated on May 19, 2022, 11:33 AM IST

UN holds emergency meeting on Taliban crackdown on women

Women walk through the old market as a Taliban fighter stands guard, in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan,

Published on May 13, 2022, 9:22 AM IST

At UNHRC meet, India explains its ‘consistent’ position on Ukraine war

TOPSHOT - Ukrainians stage a protest outside of the United Nations Office during special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the war in Ukraine, in Geneva on May 12, 2022. - Ukraine slams what it calls the "sheer horror" and "pure evil" being inflicted on their country by Russian forces as the United Nations Human Rights Council holds an extraordinary session on Ukraine. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Updated on May 12, 2022, 7:00 PM IST

Ukraine, UN and Red Cross renew efforts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol

Smoke rises from the grounds of the Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine. (AFP)

Published on May 4, 2022, 12:33 PM IST

Over 1,000 Indian peacekeepers serving with UN Mission in South Sudan get award

Over 1,100 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded UN medals.

Published on Apr 30, 2022, 4:17 PM IST

Atishi highlights ‘Delhi model’ at UNGA meet

New York, Apr 29 (ANI): Delhi MLA Atishi Marlena addresses the United Nations General Assembly over the Delhi Model of Governance, in New York on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 30, 2022, 1:38 AM IST

‘Absurdity, evil’: UN chief after visiting 'war crime' sites in Ukraine

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, center, stands on the side of a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Published on Apr 28, 2022, 9:03 PM IST

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN

Published on Apr 27, 2022, 10:55 PM IST

UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Ukraine, says ‘sooner this war…’

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres gestures leaving a joint news conference with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow,

Updated on Apr 27, 2022, 10:43 PM IST

Russia withdraws from UN tourism body: UNWTO

Russia withdraws from UN tourism body: UNWTO

Published on Apr 27, 2022, 4:25 PM IST

We are 'increasingly blind' on Covid transmission: WHO

File photo of World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Published on Apr 26, 2022, 10:32 PM IST

Afghanistan takes Pak air strikes to UN, Taliban turns on its mentor

Imran Khan used ISI to instal Haqqani Network in Kabul, but now both General Bajwa and PM Shehbaz Sharif are having a headache.

Updated on Apr 26, 2022, 10:00 AM IST

Ukraine war: Putin-UN chief meet in Moscow for efforts to bring peace

A file photo of UN chief Antonio Guterres and Vladimir Putin's meeting in 2019.

Published on Apr 22, 2022, 10:19 PM IST

UN chief requests Putin-Zelensky meet over ‘peace in Ukraine’ amid war

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Updated on Apr 20, 2022, 11:33 PM IST

Russia-Ukraine war: Over 5 million Ukrainians fled country so far, says UN

A man tries to extinguish a fire following a Russian bombardment at a residential neighborhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine (AP)

Published on Apr 20, 2022, 4:38 PM IST

Tackling effectively the maternal and child health emergencies

According to government data, 52% pregnant women access public health facilities for delivery services. Under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, India’s maternal mortality rate has to be brought down to below 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030.

Updated on Apr 17, 2022, 11:31 AM IST

Feed more hungry people for less money– help them plant

Billions of people have already struggled through the last two years; acute hunger skyrocketed and the threat of famine once again returned.

Updated on Apr 17, 2022, 11:27 AM IST

Ukraine war: Over 4.4 million Ukrainians fled country, says UN

A Ukrainian serviceman stands amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine

Published on Apr 9, 2022, 5:51 PM IST

If India has chosen any side, it's that of peace: Envoy on abstention at UNGA

India's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti speaks at the UNGA on Thursday.

Published on Apr 7, 2022, 10:46 PM IST

Sri Lanka crisis: UN Human Rights Office says ‘closely monitoring developments’

People shout slogans against Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and demand Rajapaksa family politicians step down. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Published on Apr 6, 2022, 6:39 AM IST

Talks on new UN climate report going down to the wire

The agreement aims to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) this century.

Published on Apr 3, 2022, 5:46 PM IST

New UN climate report to tackle reining in emissions

Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula.

Published on Apr 1, 2022, 10:49 PM IST

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