The report said that terrorist, violent extremist and organised criminal groups have maliciously used social media to disseminate conspiracy theories about the origin of COVID-19.
An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) analysis.
A senior UN official has claimed that Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has maintained close ties with the Afghan Taliban despite the latters assurance to the US to cut ties with the group.
Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on October 09 attended 75th United Nations General Assembly Ministerial Meeting of the Non -Aligned Movement via a video conference.
Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on October 09 attended 75th United Nations General Assembly Ministerial Meeting of the Non -Aligned Movement via a video conference.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioned United Nations over his role in the fight against the global pandemic COVID-19.
Kerala bagged a United Nations award on Thursday for its "outstanding contribution" towards the non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals. The UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) award this year on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases was announced by World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged joint efforts to address the infodemic, mitigating the harm done to people by misinformation and disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Impacted by disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India's economy is forecast to contract by 5.9 per cent in 2020, the UN has said in a report, warning that while growth will rebound next year, the contraction is likely to translate into a permanent income loss.
In a significant victory, India got elected as Member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global body focussed on gender equality and women empowerment, beating China in a hotly-contested election.
India has now become a member of the United Nation's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The development was confirmed by TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations.
The diplomatic strength at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations (PMI) is being enhanced as India readies to sit in the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member beginning January 1, 2021.
The United Nations will not use the ‘new’ map that is being issued by the KP Sharma Oli-led Nepal government. As per the new map that Nepal is reportedly sending to India and the rest of the world, several Indian territories have been shown under Nepal sovereign boundary.
It is widely known that Pakistani state shelters terrorists and terrorist organisations. This makes Pakistani region fountainhead of global terrorism. Not only there are a terrorist organisations set up in Pakistan, but Pakistani terrorists also head terror outfits in other countries.
PM Modi will deliver keynote address virtually at Valedictory of High-Level Segment of UN ECOSOC on 17 July in New York, on eve of 75th anniversary of UN. It'll be the 1st speech of PM at UN after India’s Security Council win.
A United Nations official was filmed with an alleged sex worker, conducting sexual acts in the backseat of a UN car in Israel’s Tel Aviv. A video of the man, allegedly a UN delegation member has taken the internet by a storm.
The India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti informed on June 18 that the United Nations member States elected India for non-permanent seat in the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support.
India has been successfully elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year-term. India reportedly got 184 votes out of the 193 member UN general assembly. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday.
The UN has verified over 25,000 grave violations against children in armed conflict last year, according to an annual report. The overall number of grave violations remains similar to the number reported in 2018 and represents some 70 violations per day
Ravaged by the civil war, several humanitarian agencies warned that Yemen's healthcare system is on the brink of collapse and the population faces a risk of famine as the country struggles with the COVID-19 outbreak.
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