Women in leadership ‘must be the norm’, Security Council hears
We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, emphasizing the...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report highlights dire...
WHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation’ following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo
The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is going to be...
Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine
More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according...
UN values of peace, development and human rights ‘have no expiry date’
At a celebratory concert in New York on Thursday night, marking the anniversary of the foundational UN Charter entering into force, the Secretary-General said that the “spirit of solidarity and action”...
$667 million funding call to help Afghans through economic crisis
Afghanistan’s economy is imploding, with all but three per cent of households expected to fall below the poverty line in coming months, the UN said...
Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea rejected by a Delhi court
Jawaharla Nehru University Student and activist Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea was rejected by the a Delhi Court today....
Priyanka Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav’s unexpected on board meet
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on a Delhi-Lucknow flight on Friday....
Harish Rawat replaced by Harish Chaudhary as AICC Punjab and Chandigarh head
All India Punjab Congress Committee (AICC) of Punjab and Chandigarh have replaced their head from Harish Rawat to Harish Chaudhary with immediate effect. Mr Chaudhary...
TMC MP Sushmita Dev’s car vandalised in Tripura, Dev blames BJP
Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev’s car was vandalised in Tripura by some people which she alleges were of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). Some employees of...