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The latest United Nations report detailing the serious human rights violations by Chinese authorities and mass detention of Uyghur Muslims is a powerful indictment of the suppression of ethnic minorities in a country that has been flexing its muscles in the region and blatantly displaying territorial hegemony. The significance of the report — published after […]
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The treaty sets a standard and it depends on the extent to which countries and civil society groups are willing to cooperate
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UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid is to arrive in India on Sunday for a two-day visit. During his visit he will meet Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and discuss the "ongoing issues at the General Assembly, and India's engagement with the United Nations."
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It’s no brainer that population growth adversely impacts economic prosperity. The latest ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ report says India is on course to becoming the world’s most populous country. The population is projected to be 1.429 billion next year when China would have 1.426 billion people. By 2050, it is estimated that India will have […]
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Colombo: Nearly 10 per cent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population were already staring at food security issues before the pandemic, which turned even direr when authorities shut down the economy and imposed a blanket ban on the use of chemical fertilisers, according to data released by the country’s central statistical agency on Monday. At […]
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Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative […]
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Hyderabad: Apart from Central Government’s recognition, Telangana Government’s measures being taken up to address malnutrition among women and children, now feature in a report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2022 report focusing on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture (NSA). The FAO report on “Bridging the gap between nutrition and agriculture in Telangana […]
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The writing on the wall is very clear. The scorching heatwave currently sweeping large swathes of India is a grim reminder of the dangers of climate change, a result of the unbridled exploitation of natural resources like coal and other fossil fuels. Such intense heat waves, with many areas recording the hottest March temperatures in […]
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United Nations: Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a UN task force warned Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released the report saying that the war is “supercharging” a crisis in food, energy and […]
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Despite being given a long rope to stop sponsoring terror outfits and check terror financing, Pakistan has failed to convince the international community with credible and verifiable actions. It is therefore not surprising at all that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Paris-based global watchdog on terror funding, has decided to retain Pakistan on […]
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New Delhi: Meta has pledged $15 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries amid the Russian invasion. This includes $5 million in direct donations to United Nations agencies and more than a dozen nonprofits, including International Medical Corps that will be using these funds to deploy mobile medical units to Ukraine and […]
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By Balsher Singh Sidhu More than half the world’s population faces water scarcity for at least one month every year. Meanwhile, some people have to deal with too much water, while others have access to only poor water quality. That’s billions of people living with drought in Africa and India, facing flood risks in Bangladesh […]
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Pragmatism and national interest form the key pillars of diplomacy. When the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which actually translates into an East-West standoff, presented a major challenge to its diplomatic skills, India did well to navigate the turbulent weather and strike a fine balance. New Delhi’s response reflected pragmatic pursuit of national interest. The Russian equipment, especially […]
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Russia's negative vote did not have the power of a veto and it passed with the support of 11 members from Europe, the Americas and Africa in the 15-member Council.
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Hyderabad: About 40 Ukrainian soldiers and 10 civilians have been killed so far in Russian shelling, while the former claims that around 50 Russians occupiers have been killed. As one would expect, two countries going for war will have social media abuzz. Ideally, one would want to see people condemning the onslaught with civilians being […]
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United Nations: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Trends Monitor published on Wednesday said global foreign direct investment flows showed a […]
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Hyderabad: Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a statement. It earlier said another member, Suga, tested positive for the virus on Friday. […]
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United Nations: Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will comply with medical guidelines by self-isolation. “I would like to inform you that, earlier today, as part of routine testing for work, I received a positive result on a Covid-19 PCR test. I am in […]
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United Nations Day is commemorated on October 24 every year, marking the day United Nations (UN) was established in 1945. To honour the role the UN plays, the students of Pallavi Aware International School organised a virtual meet on October 23. The students informed the audience what the UN is and the role it plays […]
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Hyderabad: What do you think is essential for man’s existence? It is food. Though the word food is called differently in different languages, cooked differently, obtained from different sources, it serves three important functions. It makes our body immune to diseases, grow and get energy. World Food Day is observed on October 16 every year. […]
