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India’s GDP growth to decline to 5.7 pc in 2022: UNCTAD
United Nations: India’s economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7 per cent this year from 8.2 per cent in 2021, a top UN agency projected on Monday, citing higher financing cost…
- Middle East
Yemen truce ends without extension: UN envoy
Sanaa: The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced on Sunday that the government and the Houthis have not reached an agreement to extend the truce that had been in place…
- Middle East
UN calls for extension of truce in Yemen
Aden: An updated UN proposal calling for an extension of the existing truce set to expire on October 2 has been received by both sides of Yemen’s warring parties, but its fate remains…
- Middle East
UN chief strongly urges Yemen’s warring parties to renew expiring truce
United Nations: The U.N. chief is strongly urging Yemen’s warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm…
- Middle East
UN steps up efforts to extend Yemen truce set to expire
Sanaa: The UN, through its special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has stepped up diplomatic efforts to renew the existing truce between Yemen’s warring parties to prevent any resumption of the country’s…
- Middle East
Yemeni govt receives UN proposal to extend truce for six months
Sanaa: The Yemeni government has received a proposal from the UN suggesting renewing the ongoing truce for additional six months, an official said here. The proposal from UN Special Envoy for Yemen…
- World
Women’s rights activist from India wins ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards
United Nations: A women’s rights activist from India, who traveled 3,800km through the length of the country in less than a year to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inequality, has won…
- Middle East
UN calls on Iran to avoid unecessary force on protesters
Dubai: The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early on Wednesday to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force against protesters as unrest over a young woman’s death in police custody spread…
- Middle East
UN Women supports women’s rights in Iran
New York: In recent days Iran has seen deep public unrest, with demonstrations and protests taking place in some 80 cities, triggered by the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, who was detained…
- World
UN envoy sees need for engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban
United Nations: A UN envoy has stressed the need for the international community to engage with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Markus Potzel, the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, on Tuesday…
- Middle East
UN nuclear watchdog, Iranian officials meet in Vienna
Berlin: The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said he met with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna for talks about an ongoing investigation into man-made uranium particles found at undeclared sites…
- World
UN General Assembly concludes general debate
United Nations: This year’s general debate of the UN General Assembly concluded, after representatives of 190 member states spoke around the theme of “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”. Csaba…
- Middle East
UN envoy to Syria describes migrant boat accident as tragic
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has said that the migrant boat incident off Syria that has left dozens of people dead is devastating. “It is devastating that dozens…
- Middle East
Yemeni leader, UN chief discuss peace efforts in war- torn country
Sanaa: Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, has met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over peace efforts to end the civil war in Yemen, national Yemeni TV reported. The meeting…
- World
UN education fund receives $42 million from donors
United Nations: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has received $42 million in new funding from the LEGO Foundation, Germany and the US,…
