Tag: UN
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UN concerned over release of convicted Sri Lanka soldier
Five defendants were brought to trial but only Ratnayake was convicted.
March 28, 2020 -
Coronavirus lockdown: UN expresses solidarity with India, WHO terms response ‘comprehensive, robust’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his second address in a week on coronavirus crisis to the nation on Tuesday announced a 21 days strict complete lockdown in the entire nation, starting from midnight.
March 25, 2020 -
Activists ask UN to break silence on genocide of Baloch
The campaign launched by BHRC, protesters said, "is a push to garner greater international awareness for the near-extermination of the people of Balochistan."
March 12, 2020 -
10mn N Koreans in urgent need of food assistance: UN
A lack of necessary farming materials, including fertilizer, amid global sanctions has also been cited as a factor that hampers farming.
March 12, 2020 -
Chinese slashes $50 billion in global exports in February alone, says UN
China has become the main supplier of finished products and so-called “intermediate” products used in countless industries - from chemical for pharmaceuticals.
March 5, 2020 -
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights files plea against CAA in SC; Govt says internal matter
The move comes after Delhi witnessed one of its worst riots last week which left over 45 people dead and more than 250 injured.
March 3, 2020 -
Allowing developed states to get away with emissions
The Kyoto Protocol, a relatively concrete document, followed the UNFCCC, solidified and operationalised CBDR, by dividing States into two groups.
February 27, 2020 -
UN stamps featuring endangered species released
The stamps are part of a collaboration between United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA), the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
February 17, 2020 -
‘Pakistan takes to hate speech like fish takes to water’: India at UN
Pakistan has been consistently raking up the Kashmir issue at various UN platforms in a bid to internationalise it but has repeatedly failed to get any support.
January 23, 2020 -
N Korean daily slams US over unpaid contribution to UN
It has been ramping up pressure on the US in the face of stalled nuclear negotiations.
January 16, 2020 -
Enter the Baby
Contraceptive research and its long-term effect should be aimed at men rather than women. The unprecedented population pressure requires to be controlled in order to strengthen the existing human resources and to improve lifestyle. This is important, because man himself is an endangered species and under the threat of extinction.
January 10, 2020 -
UN chief concerned over violence, ‘use of excessive force’ during CAA protests
The UN Secretary-General's concern comes amid alleged atrocities of police against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University.
December 18, 2019 -
Nearly 900,000 need humanitarian assistance in Libya: UN
The people who need humanitarian assistance in Libya are internally displaced persons, returnees, non-displaced conflict-affected people, refugees and migrants, it said.
December 14, 2019 -
‘Fundamentally discriminatory’: UN rights body expresses concern over India’s Citizenship Act
The rights body said that the amended law 'appears to undermine the commitment to equality before the law enshrined in India's Constitution'.
December 14, 2019 -
Iraq protests: 16 killed in fresh violence in Baghdad, many injured
Earlier on Friday, thousands of people were in Tahrir Square again to make it clear that the demands of protesters go far beyond the replacement of one prime minister with another.
December 7, 2019 -
Cabinet clears India’s stance at UN’s climate change meet
The meet is scheduled to be held in Madrid, Spain (under the Presidency of Chile) from December 2-13.
November 27, 2019 -
UNSC has no plans to take up Kashmir issue: President Karen Pierce
In a major diplomatic victory for India, the United Nations Security Council in a 'closed consultation' in August acknowledged India’s measures to bring normalcy and development to Kashmir.
November 2, 2019