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There is nothing that's kept secret there. You have India as a democracy in part because you have a free press that really works, said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu

Indian officials have reported drones coming in from Pakistan to drop weapons and drugs for terrorists in Punjab and Kashmir.

In its recent report, IPCC released its report for 2023 and said that the average temperatures hit 1.1 degrees Celsius.

Modi said, "India's Millet Mission will become a blessing for 2.5 crore marginal farmers. After independence, this is for the first time that a government is paying attention to the needs of millet-producing farmers."

Nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide, who come from all corners of the world, "reflect humanity in all its majestic diversity". Yet, they often face bigotry and prejudice simply because of their faith stated UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

As Syrians were trapped beneath the rubble, a broken UN system was held hostage by the Assad regime

The devastating earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria was the "worst event" to hit the region in a century, a senior official from the United Nations said.

The UN team in Zambia is supporting the government's response to cholera outbreak along with ongoing severe floods, said a UN spokesman

Localisation makes it possible to align plans and actions at the local level with the 2030 Agenda

Responding to a question from a Pakistani TV journalist about how long would it take for terrorism to end in South Asia, Jaishankar said: "You're asking the wrong Minister!"

In a milestone for humanity, the global population hit 8 billion on Tuesday after having added a billion people in the last 12 years, with India on the cusp of overtaking China as the world's most populous country next year.

The clock is ticking away as the climate catastrophe appears imminent. With the rich nations failing to honour their funding commitments in climate change mitigation, the crisis is deepening by the day. In the ongoing global climate summit—COP27—at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, India has rightly put the onus on wealthy nations to substantially enhance the […]

In one such report they published last July on World Population Day, they predicted that the world population will reach eight billion on November 15, 2022.

New York: India at United Nations voted in favour of Russia’s draft resolution on “Combating glorification of Nazism.” Amid the spirited debate, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly approved a draft resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism by a recorded vote of 105 in favour to 52 against, with 15 abstentions. […]

Ahead of the United Nations climate conference — COP27 —, there are ominous reports suggesting that the nations are far behind the targets set for containing global warming. Despite the grand pledges, greenhouse emissions continue to play havoc with the planet. According to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2022, the world […]

Even in countries with massive numbers of undernourished people, such as in India, harvests are moving away from crops for direct food consumption.

Making her debut on the world stage on Wednesday at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly, she said: "The free world needs this economic strength and resilience to push back against authoritarian aggression and win this new era of strategic competition."

The UN agency said the new arrivals have been observed in the Bay region (29 per cent) and Banadir region (28 per cent), followed by the Bari region (12 per cent) and Gedo region (10 per cent).

United Nations: With just under eight years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas said “a just, safe and healthy world” is the right of every individual which can become a reality with global solidarity. During her appearance at the 2022 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Moment opening remarks at the […]

Hyderabad: The former United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim congratulated MA&UD Minister, KT Rama Rao for the efforts to make Hyderabad the most liveliest and world-class city. “This absolutely amazing, Telengana! Investing in solar, in health, in making Hyderabad a most lively city. World class! Congrats @KTRTRS,” Erik Solheim tweeted. This absolutely amazing, Telengana 🇮🇳! […]