Tag: United Nations
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Crisis of Civilization
To buttress the impact of the crisis that has shaken the world, the UN chief has drawn a fine distinction between a health crisis and a “human crisis”.
April 3, 2020 -
Coronavirus pandemic LIVE | India reports 240 new infections in 12 hrs, takes tally to 1,637; 38 dead
US President Donald Trump has warned America to brace for a 'very, very painful two weeks' as the White House projected that the coronavirus pandemic could claim 100,000 to 240,000 lives
April 1, 2020 -
‘Coronavirus is threatening whole of humanity’: United Nations
The UN plan is designed to last from April to December -- suggesting the country does not see the crisis ending any time soon.
March 26, 2020 -
US, UN condemn ‘horrific ISIS attack’ on Gurdwara in Afghanistan
Earlier on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had also condemned the attack which killed over two dozen people and wounded eight others.
March 26, 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 -
Will hear CAA pleas after arguments on Sabarimala case are over: Supreme Court
There are at least 143 petitions before the court against the citizenship law including that from the United Nations Human Rights chief.
March 5, 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 -
India ranks 77th on sustainability, 131st in child flourishing index report released by UN
The report said that the world's survival depended on children being able to flourish, but no country is doing enough to give them a sustainable future.
February 20, 2020 -
Using peacekeeping operations’ funds for other purposes ‘bad faith’: India
The UN owes India USD 38 million, which is among the highest it has to pay to any country, for peacekeeping operations as of March 2019.
February 18, 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 -
Tragedy of Idlib
After being targeted by barrel bombs and chemical weapons since 2011, the embattled country now bears witness to a renewed bout of misery unleashed by Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian backers.
February 17, 2020 -
Portugal backs India’s permanent membership bid at UN Security Council
Sousa is on a two-day visit to Goa which was discovered by Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama.
February 16, 2020 -
United Nations appoints India’s Gita Sabharwal as Resident Coordinator in Thailand
Resident Coordinators are the designated representatives of the UN Secretary-General who report to the UN chief.
January 30, 2020 -
India should plug into democratic Taiwan
Chinese leaders had conceptualised the ‘one country, two systems’ for Taiwan in the first instance. The system was, however, implemented in Hong Kong.
January 24, 2020 -
Libya stumbles
The conference in Berlin of 11 countries was aimed at bringing an end to the fighting between the UN-recognised government in Tripoli led by the Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, and the Libyan National Army.
January 24, 2020 -
The internet should be used, not shut down
However, along with India, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa opposed the UN resolution which pronounces the disruption of internet access as human rights violation.
January 22, 2020 -
IMF cuts India’s growth rate to 4.8% citing slowdown in local demand, stress in NBFC sector
United Nations had also cut down India's growth estimate for Financial Year 2020 to 5 per cent from 5.7 per cent.
January 20, 2020