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175 Countries Forge Resolution to End Plastic Pollution

March 3, 2022

Heads of state, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 countries on Wednesday endorsed a historic resolution to end plastic pollution and forge a legally binding international agreement by the end of 2024. The decision was adopted at the United Nations Environment

SDG Ranking: India Slips to Spot 120, Lags Behind Bhutan, Bangladesh

Tannuka Juneja

March 2, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

India fell three places to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations’ member states adopted in 2015, finds the India Environment Report 2022 released by Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav on

Rising Incomes Harm Environment More than Rising Population: UN

TC Web Desk

February 24, 2022

Environment & Sustainability

A new United Nations report, Global Population Growth and Sustainable Development, part of a series on major demographic trends, says, the rise in per capita income has been more important than population growth in driving increased production and consumption and emissions of

UN Agencies Launch Guide to Ensure Protection of Health Workers

Tannuka Juneja

February 22, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Two UN agencies, World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Labor Organization (ILO) published a guide with guidelines to ensure safety at work for health professionals, who have been feeling great pressure since the emergence of Covid-19. Even before the pandemic, the

Global Cooperation Key For Safe, Regular Migration: UN

Tannuka Juneja

February 17, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

There are approximately 281 million international migrants in the world today. More than 80 percent of them, United Nations’ chief António Guterres said, move between countries legally. However, illegal channels exist, and their use often results in human casualties. “Today, huge migration

Our Commitments to the Planet, to Nature, Have Been Fragile: PM

Tannuka Juneja

February 17, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the energy requirements of the people of India are expected to nearly double in the next 20 years and denying this energy would be denying life itself to millions. Developed countries need to fulfil their commitments

Ukraine Women Build a Sustainable Future

Ukraine Women Entrepreneurs Building a Sustainable Future

Tannuka Juneja

February 14, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

In an interesting feature on women entrepreneurs, the United Nations recently shared the story of Valentina and Tetiana Denysenko, two women forced to flee Donetsk in eastern Ukraine after armed conflict broke out there seven years ago. They moved to the Kharkiv

Spending on Social Protection Rose Nearly 270% With Pandemic

Tannuka Juneja

February 8, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, has said that from December 2020 to May 2021, total spending on social protection rose by almost 270 per cent, to $2.9 trillion. “The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated inequalities, and multiple forms

More Than 1,500 People Killed, 1.6 Million Lost Jobs In Myanmar

Tannuka Juneja

January 29, 2022

World Affairs, International Trade and Policies

At least 1,500 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the February 1, 2021 coup, a figure the UN says does not take into account “thousands of additional deaths due to armed conflict and violence, which escalated across the

Sports For Peace: UN Calls For Olympic Truce

Tannuka Juneja

January 25, 2022

News·Social Welfare & Development

Sports diplomacy is not a new practice and since ancient times, sporting events have been used as a powerful means to build bridges, bring people together and shape peace; it builds friendships and draws lines of respect across borders. Now, United Nations’

175 Countries Forge Resolution to End Plastic Pollution

SDG Ranking: India Slips to Spot 120, Lags Behind Bhutan, Bangladesh

Rising Incomes Harm Environment More than Rising Population: UN

Our Commitments to the Planet, to Nature, Have Been Fragile: PM

Ukraine Women Entrepreneurs Building a Sustainable Future

More Than 1,500 People Killed, 1.6 Million Lost Jobs In Myanmar

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