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India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent
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The size of the world's population in 2100 is now expected to be six per cent lower or 700 million fewer than anticipated a decade ago
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Move aimed to allow deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian aid, pause being coordinated with UN, aid agencies
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Every day the war in Gaza continues, at the current rate, an average of 63 women will continue to be killed.
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In a media statement on Friday, Irene Khan, UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression, warned of serious implications for freedom of expression due to the potential extradition and impending prosecution of Julian Assange in the US
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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) referenced data from the UN Human Rights Office to report on the casualties in the capital of Port-au-Prince and other major cities, marking the highest toll in two years
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In December last year, the Israeli police launched a probe into cases of sexual violence after officers collected more than 1,000 statements and over 60,000 video clips related to the attacks of sexual violence
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The World Food Programme estimates that ‘every one per cent cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people towards the brink of starvation’
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On October 7, Hamas launched an attack on Israel. In response, Israel launched a fierce counter-offensive targeting Hamas sites in Gaza.
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On Sunday, the UN body issued a statement confirming the deaths of two staff members, who were killed on October 24.
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Sitaram Yechury said that the only 'solution' to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict is the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) for a 'Two-State'.
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Antonio Guterres has created a high-level advisory panel headed by a former Indian diplomat to meet the challenges of a world hurtling into the unknowns of artificial intelligence
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S. Jaishankar on Tuesday on the occasion of the 78th UN Day, called for reforms in the multilateral organisation
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UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has announced that he will resume the 10th Emergency Special Session of the assembly
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Antonio Guterres has called for rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza and for the release of hostages kept by Hamas
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Israeli military has informed the UN that it wants approximately 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza, to evacuate to southern Gaza in the next 24 hours
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The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate as a result of Israeli airstrikes, UN humanitarians have said
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At least 11 United Nations staff and personnel, as well as 30 students at UN schools have been killed in the Gaza Strip
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Gilad Erdan, asserted on Sunday: "It is imperative now to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas, eradicating it entirely to prevent the recurrence of such atrocities."
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The government denies targeting Afghans and says the focus is on people who are in the country illegally, regardless of their nationality