Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 17: Around 13.1 per cent of the people involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years, which calls for further…
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World leaders meet at UNGA under dark clouds, grasping for silver lining
United Nations, Sep 20: World leaders begin their high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday under the dark clouds of global polarisation,…
View More World leaders meet at UNGA under dark clouds, grasping for silver liningIndia projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report
United Nations, Jul 11: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United…
View More India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN reportFDI flows to India slip 26% in 2021: UN report
United Nations, Jan 20: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in…
View More FDI flows to India slip 26% in 2021: UN reportLet us heed Gandhi’s message of peace, focus on defeating humanity’s common enemy- COVID: UN chief
United Nations, Oct 2: In a clarion call to the international community to heed Mahatma Gandhi’s message of peace, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has…
View More Let us heed Gandhi’s message of peace, focus on defeating humanity’s common enemy- COVID: UN chief208 dead in Israeli-Palestinian hostilities: United Nations
At least 208 people have been killed and some 1,500 others injured in a week of the ongoing airstrikes and rocket shellings between Israeli troops…
View More 208 dead in Israeli-Palestinian hostilities: United NationsIndian-origin employee at UN announces her candidacy for its Secretary General
An Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced her candidacy to be its next Secretary-General, the first person to throw her hat in the ring…
View More Indian-origin employee at UN announces her candidacy for its Secretary GeneralUAE drastically cut funding for nearly 6 million Palestinian refugees in 2020
The United Arab Emirates drastically reduced its funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in 2020, the year it signed a US-brokered normalization accord…
View More UAE drastically cut funding for nearly 6 million Palestinian refugees in 2020At 18 million, India has largest diaspora in the world: UN
The Indian diaspora, one of the most “vibrant and dynamic”, is the largest in the world, with 18 million people from the country living outside…
View More At 18 million, India has largest diaspora in the world: UNRising hunger an outrage in a world of plenty: Antonio Guterres
“Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP), highlighting the…
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