Tag: United Nations
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Exploited despite the law
While the right against exploitation is comprehensive, abuses persist all over India, writes Nirmalendu Bikash Rakshit.
November 15, 2018 -
Chronic hunger
Nutrition is both a maker and a marker of development. Improved nutrition is the platform for progress in health, education, employment, empowerment of women and the reduction of poverty and inequality, and can lay the foundation for peaceful, secure and stable societies. ~ Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations One of the most complicated …
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November 15, 2018 -
Misery of Yemen
The visual of a woman in Yemen holding a malnourished child is horrific testament to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, recalling the photographs of starving Biafra that once went viral. An estimated 1.8 million people are feared to be severely malnourished ~ a direct consequence of the war seemingly without end. Half of …
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November 15, 2018 -
Sergey Kapinos: India, Pakistan must cooperate to fight drugs and crime
Kapinos, who was one of the speakers at a FICCI Cascade's international conference recently, spoke to Ashok Tuteja on the margins of the meet.
November 12, 2018 -
Taliban-led violence during recent Afghan polls leaves record high numbers of civilians dead: UN
Almost nine in 10 casualties happened on October 20 itself, making it the election day with the highest number of civilians killed and injured since the UN began its systematic documentation of civilian casualties in 2009.
November 7, 2018 -
FAO aids Indonesian farmers, fishermen recover after earthquake, tsunami
More than 200,000 people have been displaced and over 3,000 people have lost their lives or are missing due to the recent disasters, according to the UN.
November 6, 2018 -
US embargo stopped Indian company from sending medicine to Cuba: UN
By an overwhelming majority of 189 to two, the General Assembly on November 1 passed a resolution criticising the embargo and asking Washington to lift it.
November 5, 2018 -
486 million undernourished in Asia-Pacific, says United Nations report
This double burden of malnutrition sees undernourished and overweight children living in the same communities and households and it can even occur in the same child.
November 3, 2018 -
Nearly half a billion people in Asia-Pacific undernourished: UN
The report identified two underlying factors to persistent hunger in the region: climate change-related disasters and access to clean water.
November 2, 2018 -
Killing of journalists outrageous and should not be new normal: UN chief
A study on global trends in media published by the UNESCO in 2017 highlights that impunity for crimes against journalists remains the norm, and trends in kidnappings, disappearances and torture have shown substantial increases since 2012.
November 2, 2018 -
World Food Programme needs more funds for Rohingya refugees
The WFP said it had spent around $20 million to assist the refugees in Bangladesh following the crackdown in Myanmar in August 2017.
October 31, 2018 -
United Nations official meets Sri Lanka Speaker over political crisis
Karu Jayasuria warned on Monday that the crisis should be "settled through parliament, but if we take it out to the streets, there will be a huge bloodbath".
October 30, 2018 -
UN chief voices concern over deepening political crisis in Sri Lanka
Guterres called on the Sri Lankan government to respect democratic values and constitutional provisions and process, uphold the rule of law and ensure the safety and security of all Sri Lankans.
October 29, 2018 -
India donates $ 3 L for UN peace-keeping programme
India has been a key partner in preventing and addressing sexual exploitation and abuse, and there have been no allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against uniformed personnel from India since 2013.
October 28, 2018 -
Yemen famine could become worst in living memory: United Nations
The country is in "clear and present danger" of mass deaths from starvation, and nearly 14 million people could soon be entirely dependent on aid to survive, said Mark Lowcock.
October 25, 2018 -
Sign of things to come?
Seven Rohingya men, who were lodged in Silchar Central Jail since 2012, were recently deported to Myanmar after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the action.
October 22, 2018 -
Thunder on the Coast
The wind howled in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday amidst grim forebodings of a cyclonic windspeed of 165 km per hour, even a possible rerun of Supercyclone of November 1999, not to forget Cyclone Phailin that had struck Gopalpur in 2013. As it turns out, neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has been battered by Cyclone Titli, …
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October 13, 2018