A Kerala-based startup, Farmers Fresh Zone (FarmersFZ), has been selected for the Accelerator Programme by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN.
June 6, 2023United Arab Emirates' Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh said that they will hold a comprehensive meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on June 21, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. She stated that the cooperation of the Security Council members on Afghanistan should be maintained.
June 4, 2023Since the violent conflict first broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15, nearly 1.4 million people have been displaced as a result, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest report.
May 29, 2023UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the arrest in South Africa of Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most wanted suspects of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a UN spokesman said.
May 26, 2023Africa's participation in the ongoing G20 presidency under India has been the highest ever, the Permanent Representative of India to the UN.
May 10, 2023The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has assumed large proportions. The ongoing military clashes have seriously impacted basic services like food, water, medicine and transport. Hospitals are shut and the medical system is on the verge of collapse. Markets, banks and pharmacies are being looted and people‘s lives are at stake
May 7, 2023The UN relief chief has said his colleagues are ready to distribute aid supplies in Sudan but need firm commitments of protection from hostilities.
May 4, 2023US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he is seeking a second term, with Vice-President Kamala Harris as his running mate once again.
April 26, 2023Scientists agree that the reason behind extreme weather events is climate change and world leaders promise to fight climate change, but there is almost nil follow-up action, probably because big business would have to be reined in, which would deprive politicians of campaign funding, and citizens would have to be advised to cut down on their current lifestyles, which may prove electorally disastrous
April 14, 2023EAM stated that India's expertise in the field of statistics, diversity and demography has earned it a seat on the UN Statistical Commission.
April 6, 2023Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Andalib Elias on Saturday said Bangladesh has been demanding the United Nations to declare March 25 as World Genocide Day.
March 26, 2023The landmark decision will ensure troops are supplied with native and traditional grains after over half a century.
March 22, 2023India recently slammed Pakistan over raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a Security Council debate on women, peace and security and said that it is unworthy to respond to such "malicious and false propaganda".
March 10, 2023China's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Dai Bing, on Thursday, said that sending weapons to Ukraine will only add fuel to the war and will escalate the tension instead of bringing peace.
February 24, 2023The Syrian health ministry said in an update on Sunday night that 1,414 people in the country had been killed and 2,349 wounded.
February 13, 2023The devastating earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria was the "worst event" to hit the region in a century, a senior official from the United Nations said.
February 12, 2023A high-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General called on the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to reverse the course on recent decrees limiting women's and girls' rights, saying Afghans must not be abandoned.
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