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Swasti Launches a Short Film Series to Highlight the Critical Intersection
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5: With an aim to shed light on a critical aspect of climate change: its devastating impact on human health, Swasti, The Health Catalyst, a leading public health platform has launched a powerful new short film, "Under the Indian Sky: Tales of Climate and H
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Climate change, flawed policies drive Pakistan towards food insecurity: Re
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This crisis traces back to the massive floods that ravaged Pakistan from July to September 2022, inundating a third of the country's districts. A confluence of climatic factors, including a warming ocean, culminated in this extreme rainfall event, significantly impacting 15 per cent of Pakis
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PoGB: Locals suffer due to severe water crisis in Skardu city
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Satpara Dam in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan, the sole source of water supply in Skardu, is now struggling to meet the city's needs due to climate change and neglect of the local administration, POGB local media reported.
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Nepali Sherpa calls for action to mitigate effects of climate change that
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Addressing an event organized in the capital Kathmandu to mark International Everest Day on Wednesday, Pasang Tendi Sherpa, who has summited Everest 17 times expressed concern.
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UN global supply chain forum calls for resilience amid world trade disrupt
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
According to a press release, over 1,000 participants from around the world convened to tackle the pressing issues of geopolitical tensions, climate change, and their impact on global trade.
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WHO jury comprising Nandita Das awards films themed on burnout, ageing, cl
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Apart from Nandita Das and Sharon Stone, the international jury which picked the winners comprises actor Alfonso Herrera; filmmaker and producer Apolline Traore; Olympic swimmer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini; multidisciplinary artist Mario Macilau and film director Paul Jerndal
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship: The Way Forward for India
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27: As the world grapples with the dire consequences of climate change and environmental degradation, there is a growing realization that sustainable business practices are not just a luxury, but a necessity. India, with its burgeoning population and rapid e
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WHO's new fund raising mechanism seeks USD 7 bn for global health challeng
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Taking to his social media platform X, the WHO chief said that the world is facing a difficult time with multiple overlapping challenges of conflict, climate change, displacement, poverty, inequality, polarization, disease outbreaks, the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases, and me
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UAE President receives President of World Bank Group
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, on the sidelines of a ceremony honouring a number of international officials in recognition of their contributions to the success of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
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Upcoming WHO Resolution must galvanize action to tackle preventable Matern
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 22: : The Global progress on improving maternal, newborn, and child survival has stalled. In an article published in The Lancet, Ali Hajji Adam, Ministry of Health, Somalia (AHA) and Mekdes Dab, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia stated that many regions of the world cont
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Iraq requests UN to end mandate of UNAMI mission at end of next year
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Government of Iraq has officially requested the United Nations to end the mandate of its Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) permanently, as of December 31, 2025, provided that its efforts during the remainder of this year are limited to completing its work only in economic reform files.
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"Important for us, global community": Union Minister Kiren Rijiju after in
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"The agenda is mainly about climate change, about studies, and about how the member countries are to regulate their activities there, all important things are to be reviewed," the Union Minister said.
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