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Act Now on Emissions to Meet 1.5 Degrees Celsius Target: IPCC

April 12, 2022

Other than the shocking reactions to the gory images of civilian killings in Ukraine’s Bucha, which surfaced last Saturday, the world has been busy deliberating on its other massive failure—controlling carbon emissions and delaying, if not saving, the planet from disasters coming

World Health Day: WHO Launches Our Planet, Our Health Campaign

Tannuka Juneja

April 7, 2022

Latest News·News

According to the World Health Organization, more than 13 million deaths a year are attributed to preventable causes linked to the environment. “The climate crisis is a health crisis. The same unsustainable choices that are killing our planet are killing people,” said WHO

Ukraine President Asks UNSC to Either “Unite for Peace” or “Dissolve Itself”

Tannuka Juneja

April 6, 2022

Latest News·News

Nearly six weeks after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN Security Council (UNSC) met on Tuesday to take stock of the situation of the Ukraine and Russia war. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky joined the meeting via videoconference. “I

Naubat Baja: An Innovative Way to Fight Child Marriages

TC Web Desk

March 28, 2022

Features

Naubat Baja (7733959595), a missed-call based edutainment channel, has been disseminating messages and information for the welfare of youth, adolescents and women, and recently Covid-19, in Rajasthan. Led by the fact that cell phones are a preferred mode of communication for youth,

Groundwater May Help Humans Survive Climate Change

Jyoti Verma

March 26, 2022

Commentary

A new United Nations report, launched last week, has “looked underfoot to solve global water crises”. The focus of the latest edition of the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) is not only to highlight the increasing importance of groundwater, a resource

UN Chief Guterres Urges Global Community to Unite Against Racism

Tannuka Juneja

March 19, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Speaking at a UN General Assembly event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, António Guterres noted that “the deprivation of people’s basic human rights…continues to be a driver of persistent inequality”. He argues that racism destabilises communities

Stop The Attacks on Healthcare Workers in Ukraine: UN Agencies

Tannuka Juneja

March 14, 2022

Latest News·News

On the eighteenth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the heads of three United Nations agencies on Sunday called for an immediate end to all attacks on healthcare workers in Ukraine. “Today, we call for an immediate end to all attacks on

Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Residential Areas May Fall Under War Crimes: UN

Tannuka Juneja

March 12, 2022

Latest News·News

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.

UN Agencies Aid Humanitarian Supplies To Ukraine

Tannuka Juneja

March 11, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

At a briefing for journalists, UN Secretary-General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric, citing United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) data, said that to date, approximately 1.9 million Ukrainians have become internally displaced persons and more than 2.3 million have crossed the country’s western

Invest in Care Services to Generate Jobs, Support Working Parents: ILO

TC Web Desk

March 8, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

In a new report, International Labour Organisation says that greater investment in care services could create nearly 300 million jobs by 2035. The report was published on Monday ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March). The labour agency of the United Nations

Act Now on Emissions to Meet 1.5 Degrees Celsius Target: IPCC

World Health Day: WHO Launches Our Planet, Our Health Campaign

Ukraine President Asks UNSC to Either “Unite for Peace” or “Dissolve Itself”

Naubat Baja: An Innovative Way to Fight Child Marriages

Groundwater May Help Humans Survive Climate Change

Stop The Attacks on Healthcare Workers in Ukraine: UN Agencies

Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Residential Areas May Fall Under War Crimes: UN

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