United Nations today lauded India’s G-20 Presidency for highlighting a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) like no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation. Addressing the Joint Valedictory Session of the 57th Capacity Building
Business executives, policymakers and UN Women leaders made an urgent call to accelerate investment in women leaders and entrepreneurs during the “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” ceremony, held at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in commemoration of the International Women’s Day.
The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) and the Chairpersons of eight UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of universal human rights and international labour standards in addressing crises
Briefing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the report, ‘Our Common Agenda,’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres said we must start “moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete.” He urged Member States to support
The number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than double, rising from 761 million in 2021 to 1.6 billion in 2050, a report brought out by the United Nations says. The World Social Report 2023 says
A free press is vital to a functioning democracy, exposing wrongdoing, navigating our complex world and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. In his message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Guterres said,
India ranks 132 out of 191 countries and territories on the 2021/22 Human Development Index, tracking the global decline in human development, UNDP has said in its latest report. Ninety percent of countries have registered a reduction in their Human Development Index
UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) presented a joint report stating the sad fact that by 2030, as planned, SDG 5, declaring gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, will not be achieved.
Today, the world is on the verge of a massive energy crisis, UN experts warn. For the past two years, the energy market has been extremely volatile: during the pandemic, demand fell sharply, and with it, supply; later, when demand arose again, it turned
One hundred and ninety-three member states who have adopted Agenda 2030 of the United Nations, including India, need to get their act together fast if they intend to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 169 targets defined under them, by
