Tag: UN
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Restrictions being eased out in phased manner in Jammu and Kashmir: Govt
Jammu and Kashmir was put under virtual curfew on 5 August when the Modi government scrapped the Article 370 and split the state into two union territories.
August 14, 2019 -
‘Don’t live in fool’s paradise’: Pak FM asks people to not expect UN support on Kashmir
Qureshi's comments came after Russia, one of the P-5 members besides China, France, the UK, and the US, backed India's move on Kashmir.
August 13, 2019 -
UN chief asks India, Pak to not change Kashmir status, recalls 1972 Simla Agreement
The United Nations Charter says that the UN cannot 'intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state'.
August 9, 2019 -
Pak ‘condemns’ abrogation of Article 370, says will ‘exercise all options to counter it’
Pakistan President Arif Alvi said that the Indian government's decision to repeal Article 370 was against the resolution of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
August 5, 2019 -
600 people killed, over 25 mn affected by flooding in India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar: UN
More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
July 27, 2019 -
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a ‘health emergency’
Latest UN figures showed that some 650 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak, while about 12 new cases are reported every day.
July 18, 2019 -
PM Modi to visit US in September, attend UNGA meet on climate change: Reports
PM Modi is likely to address Indian-Americans in Houston during his trip to the US, community leaders said.
July 13, 2019 -
India lodges protest with UN human rights office over motivated report on J-K
The updated report was ''merely a continuation of the earlier false and motivated narrative'' on Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to questions.
July 8, 2019 -
Asia’s homicide rate lowest globally: UN study
Countries such as China, Japan and Korea-all boast less than one homicide per 100,000 people in a year.
July 8, 2019 -
‘Credible evidence’ linking Saudi Crown Prince to Jamal Khashoggi murder: UN expert
Khashoggi, a US resident, had written critically of Prince Mohammed and was killed in what Riyadh described as a rogue operation
June 19, 2019 -
India likely to surpass China as world’s most populous country in 8 years: UN report
The country is expected to nearly 273 million people between now and 2050 and will remain the most populated country through the end of the current century.
June 18, 2019 -
UN condemns oil tankers attack in Gulf of Oman
The attacks came amid Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Iran, who is seeking to help ease tensions between Iran and the US.
June 14, 2019 -
Geelani asks UN, OIC, Pakistan to rescue Uighur Muslims in China
He said although international media is almost silent about what is happening with Uighur community of China but whatever little information trickles down through social media and a few media houses, is not only disturbing but alarming as well.
June 1, 2019 -
Happiness of the World
The concept of GDP as the criterion of a nation's well-being is under the lens. As the annual UN-backed World Happiness Report, much similar to the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Commission inspired OECD Better Life Index advances the ‘Beyond GDP‘ agenda, economists grapple with an old paradox about growth and happiness
May 25, 2019 -
UN agencies met ahead of ‘Fani’ to assess preparedness
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Guterres said, "Fani was less intense at landfall, but is still one of the most intense storms to make landfall in Odisha for 20 years."
May 4, 2019 -
India’s ‘zero casualty’ policy, pinpoint warnings minimised Cyclone Fani deaths: UN
At least 12 lakh people were evacuated in the wake of Cyclone Fani, which claimed eight lives on Friday.
May 4, 2019 -
WHO’s child
WHO has underscored the crucial link between a child’s health and exposure to the marvels of technology, the subtext of its announcement last week being that there is an age and time for everything.
April 30, 2019