United Nations

UN publishes draft of COP 27 climate deal

Representative Image SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: United Nations climate agency has published the draft agreement of the 27th Conference of Parties…

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We must have zero tolerance for net-zero greenwashing: UN Chief

Representative Image SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Antonio Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations, said that in order to win the fight against…

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The World observes ‘World Tsunami Awareness Day’ on Nov 5

Representative Image UNITED NATIONS: Tsunamis are deadly natural disasters which can be caused by various reasons like earthquakes, landslides, volcanic…

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India to push for a $100 bn per year climate financing in COP27

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India will head the Indian…

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Shanghai hosting World Cities Day 2022 on October 31

Representative Image UNITED NATIONS: Every year on October 31, World Cities Day, which was first observed in 2014, ends Urban…

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415 million people uplifted from poverty between 2005-06 to 2019-21: UNDP

NEW DELHI: According to the latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the…

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Half of world’s nations lack early warning systems: UN Report

Representative Image GENEVA: The United Nations cautioned on Thursday that, despite the rise in catastrophic weather and climate disasters, half…

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UN Secretary-General Guterres’s message on the occasion of World Habitat Day

Representative Image UNITED NATIONS: On World Habitat Day, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General shared his message on the rapid and…

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India to surpass China as most populous nation by 2023: UN

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The United Nations released a report titled ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ on the occasion of World…

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India’s urban population to be 675 million by 2035: UN

Representative Image KATOWICE: According to a UN analysis, India will have 675 million urban residents in 2035, ranking second behind…

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