Tag: United Nations

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National

UN report warns of ‘significant numbers’ of ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka

July 25, 2020

United Nations: A UN report on terrorism has warned that there are ‘significant numbers’ of ISIS terrorists in Kerala and ...

Coronavirus

World leaders won’t travel to New York for UNGA for first time in 75 years

July 23, 2020

United Nations: World leaders will submit pre-recorded video statements for the United Nations General Assembly session in September, the 193-member ...

International

Joe Biden as US President would help India get seat on UNSC: Former American diplomat

July 19, 2020

Washington: Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden, if elected to power in the November elections, will help shape international bodies ...

Coronavirus

At 273 million people, India records highest reduction in number of people living in poverty: UN

July 17, 2020

United Nations: About 273 million Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2005-6 and 2015-16. This fact has been published ...

National

Record 273 million Indians moved out of poverty between 2005-06 and 2015-16: United Nations

July 17, 2020

United Nations: About 273 million Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2005-06 and 2015-16, according to a UN report, ...

International

Global leaders call for UN probe into China’s inhuman forced birth control campaign targeting Uighur Muslims

July 1, 2020

Washington: Politicians around the world have called for a United Nations probe into a Chinese government birth control campaign targeting ...

International

23 civilians die in Afghanistan bomb, mortar attack

June 29, 2020

Kabul: A car bombing and mortar shells fired at a busy market in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province killed 23 people ...

International

2.5 million Yemeni children below age of 5 facing hunger, malnutrition

June 27, 2020

Sanaa: Around 2.4 million children below the age of 5 in Yemen were facing hunger and malnutrition due to a ...

International

India becomes founding member of ‘Alliance for Poverty Eradication’ at UN

June 25, 2020

United Nations: India has become a founding member of an Alliance for Poverty Eradication at the UN, launched by the ...

International

UN Security Council’s permanent members, including China, congratulate India

June 18, 2020

United Nations: The United Nations Security Council's permanent and non-permanent members have congratulated India and three other newly-elected countries on ...