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New UN report: World's most vulnerable are paying more for less food
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 10 (ANI): The global food import bill is on course to hit a new record of USD 1.8 trillion this year, but higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes account for the bulk of the expected increase, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Org
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Committed to partner with least developed countries for development projec
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 18 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Thursday reaffirmed India's commitment to partner with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for development projects while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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Least developed countries voice concern over progress at Glasgow Climate S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The chairman of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) bloc, Sonam Wangdi, on Wednesday said that progress at the UN Conference on Climate Change or COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, has been "disappointing," and even "frightening" so far, as he claimed that the
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WHO calls for global investment in hand hygiene in underdeveloped countrie
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A global investment of just USD 1 per person in hand hygiene annually could prevent thousands of deaths in the least developed countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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WTO agreement on agriculture reflects double standards, should be amended:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting that the WTO Agreement on Agriculture is characterised by "democratic deficit" and is based on "commercial realpolitik", a group of former Indian envoys have called for amending it so that it facilitates developing and least developed countries to
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Macron calls for distributing first COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income c
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron told the G20 summit on Saturday that the world's leading economies should join efforts to create a system that envisions disturbing first doses of potential coronavirus vaccines to least developed countries.
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Study explains how smartphones empower women in less developed countries
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Women who have access to mobile phones in less or least developed countries are more likely to be involved in decision making, hence, bringing a chance of empowerment, according to a recent study.
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Global trade tension will negatively impact developing countries: WTO D-G
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO) Roberto Azevedo on Tuesday said that the rising tension on trade expansion and global economic growth would negatively affect developing and least-developed countries.
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Certificate course in management of Thyroid Disorders to expand capacity o
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI-NewsVoir): Recognizing that Thyroid diseases are, arguably, among the commonest endocrine disorders worldwide and its associated complications are amongst highest in the world, Public Health Foundation of India, an apex think-tank in South Asia, while releasing
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