Following the devastating floods and landslides that are affecting more than 33 million people in Pakistan, the United Nations and the country’s government launched a response plan valued at more than 160 million dollars on Tuesday in Islamabad and Geneva. The figures
The World Health Organization confirmed on Wednesday that more than 35,000 cases of monkeypox have already been reported in 92 countries and territories and that the disease has claimed 12 deaths. At a press conference in Geneva, the director general of the UN
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that excluding Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep, there are over 13 lakh electric vehicles registered in the country. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said that under the Phase II
India ranked 135th in terms of gender equality, despite improving five places from last year in terms of economic participation and opportunities. Iceland has maintained its position as the most equal country in the world, following Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden,
On the third day of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) 12th ministerial conference in Geneva, India came out strongly against a proposed global deal to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies, as the plan did not provide a level playing field for countries. India
“What we are witnessing today is the systematic and widespread use of tactics against civilians, for which there are reasonable grounds to believe in the commission of crimes against humanity and war crimes,” High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the UN Human Rights
Due to severe and prolonged drought, millions of Somalis could face real famine. At the same time, the needs of the people of Somalia for assistance far exceed the capacity of UN humanitarian agencies. According to the UN, the latest data shows how
The UN rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concern on Friday at the increasing number of civilian casualties in Ukraine following the Russian invasion which began on 24 February, before issuing a reminder to Moscow that any targeting of non-combatants could be a war crime.
A UN independent expert has offered several recommendations on the Rohingya community to be provided with security, educational opportunity, access to health care and the creation of sustainable livelihood opportunities, especially in Bashan Char – a remote silt island in the Bay
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that the alarming escalation of grave human rights abuses in Myanmar is appalling. “In the last week alone, security forces have killed and burned to death 11 people,
