All posts tagged "United Nations"
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Environment
Climate change will prove catastrophic for the world
August 9, 2021Failure to act on climate change will result in catastrophic consequences for the world, warns Alok...
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Life
Stan Swamy’s Death: No reason for a human rights defender to be denied his rights
July 18, 2021Devastated to hear about the death of Stan Swamy in custody, a UN Special Rapporteur Mary...
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Analysis
11 people are dying every minute from acute hunger due to food insecurity: Oxfam Report
July 13, 2021This year – 2021, over 20 million people have been pushed to hunger – extreme levels...
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Economy
Women are being excluded from critical decision-making roles: UN
July 10, 2021Global efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic are under threat because women are being excluded...
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Environment
Environment ministry launches awareness campaign on Single-Use plastics
July 9, 2021A two month long Awareness campaign on Single-Use Plastics jointly organized by the UN Environment Programme,...
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Health
COVID-19 pandemic worsened substance abuse and drug overdose
June 26, 2021Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by...
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Economy
Soaring global food prices reach its highest since September 2011
June 24, 2021Global food prices have risen every month for the last year to their highest point since...
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Culture
Significance of International Day of Yoga
June 21, 2021Over the past two decades, yoga has become part of affluent western societies, drawing housewives and...
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Business
India received USD 64 billion FDI in 2020, 5th largest recipient in world: UN
June 21, 2021India received USD 64 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020, the fifth largest recipient of...
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Social Media
India strongly rejects criticism of new IT rules by UN special rapporteurs
June 20, 2021India has dismissed criticism of its new IT rules relating to social media by three UN...
