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- India
‘Looking at it positively, says Jaishankar in Afghan meeting to be hosted by UN
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India is looking “positively” at the meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan to be hosted by UN chief Antonio Guterres in…
- Middle East
UN chief welcomes swap of conflict-related detainees in Yemeni war
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the swap of about 900 conflict-related detainees in the Yemeni war, said his spokesman. “The Secretary-General joins the (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg,…
- Opinions
Nations sign UN High Seas Treaty for Ocean; Is one needed for space debris?
Vast stretches of open ocean cover two-thirds of the globe and the entire space surrounding our earth is virtually no man’s land. There are hardly any rules or regulations applying to the…
- World
Rising prices lead to growing civil unrest in Haiti: UN
Geneva: Rising food and fuel prices have led to growing civil unrest in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN agencies warned. Jean-Martin Bauer, Country Director in Haiti for the…
- Telangana
Focus on things that unite nation, not those that divide it: KTR
Hyderabad: A day ahead of the 76th Independence Day, Telangana Minister and TRS leader KT Rama Rao on Sunday said that the people in India must focus on the things that unite…
- Opinions
Population growth not a bad word anymore
Satyen Mohapatra Population growth is no longer a bad word. At least that is what would seem to be the message being conveyed by UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). The UNFPA is…
- Middle East
Decade of conflict in Syria claims over 306,000 civilian lives: UN report
Geneva: The conflict in Syria claimed the lives of 306,887 civilians between March 1, 2011 and March 31, 2021, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office has said. In a report, mandated…
