Search For "united nations"
Afghan woman entrepreneur creates job opportunities, empowers women
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Afghan entrepreneur Sima Noorzadeh has empowered numerous women by creating job opportunities for them despite the harsh restrictions placed by the Taliban since its rise to power.
Read More
UAE publishes discussion paper on urgent threat of global water scarcity
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Published by the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the sidelines of the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the discussion paper is intended to serve as a global call to action and an open invitation to members of the international community to work together
Read More
Let us embrace Gandhi’s message, invest in peace: UNGA President
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
“There is no way to peace, peace is the way. Today’s International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of #MahatmaGandhi - a beacon of peace & non-violence,” posted the UNGA President on the social media platform, X.
Read More
"It makes every Indian proud to see...": India's Mission to UN on Gandhi J
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations said that every Indian is proud to see the bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Read More
Pakistan: Police detain 800 Afghan refugees in Islamabad suburbs
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the population of Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan has surged to 3.7 million as of June this year, with a mere 1.3 million of them officially registered with the authorities.
Read More
Australia provides USD 5 million aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the escalating challenges of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Australia is providing USD 5 million in humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported.
Read More
Jaishankar concludes US visit, shares video featuring snatches from trip
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Concluding his week-long visit to the United States, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday posted a video on social media platform X, sharing the highlights from his trip.
Read More
UN to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh as 80 per cent population displaced
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In the aftermath of Azerbaijan’s victory over the Nagorno-Karabakh and thousands of people displaced from the territory, United Nations will send a mission to the territory, CNN reported on Saturday.
Read More
African Development Bank launches country-by-country reports on Africa's c
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahead of the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 28), the African Development Bank Group has launched country-by-country economic reports to guide African policymakers in their discussions at the global event.
Read More
At UN, rights activists lambast Pak Army for suicide blasts, targeted kill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, two rights activists explained the pattern of terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying they mostly happened in areas where people “do not want their government.”
Read More
'Tourism Opens Minds' initiative launched in Riyadh to transform travel ha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has launched a new global initiative designed to unite and encourage nations, tourism sector leaders and consumers to be more open-minded when choosing a travel destination
Read More
India committed to combating, uprooting organised crimes: Nityanand Rai in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India expresses its strong commitment towards combating and uprooting organized crimes in all its manifestations, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Friday in the two-day Ministerial Conference organised by the Government of Italy and United Nations Office on Drugs and Cr
Read More