Stakeholders’ workshop on gender campaign held in DimapurDimapur, February 13 (MExN): Out of 193 countries under the United Nations, 21% of prime ministers are women, indicating an emerging trend of women’s

Tel Aviv, December 22 (IANS) The United Nations has warned that the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is pushing the entire Gaza Strip towards an "imminent" famine.The Global Hunger Monitoring System, a UN-b

United Nations, September 23 (IANS) World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) have approved a political declaration to advance efforts to e

United Nations, September 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday renewed his call for the reform of the “outdated, dysfunctional and unfair” World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

United Nations, September 18 (IANS) Presidents, prime ministers, princes and monarchs begin their annual gathering in New York on Monday focusing on development and climate change, while the harrowing Ukraine W

United Nations, August 1 (IANS) A UN counter-terrorism official has decried the failure of the General Assembly to agree on a global agreement to fight terrorism proposed by India. Raffi Gregorian, the Direc

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS): Just three months after India surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to UN data, as many as 415 million Indians moved out o

United Nations, June 28 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from the list of countries that need attention over the impact of armed conflicts on children following steps taken by the

Our Correspondent Kohima | June 27 A two-day Young Leaders Training on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the theme ‘Role of Young Leaders in Localising Sustainable Development Goals in Nagaland&

New Delhi, June 21 (IANS): India on Tuesday strongly condemned China's move to block Lashkar-e-Taiba's Sajid Mir from being designated as a "global terrorist" by the United Nations. Issuing

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS): Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed delight over the UN General Assembly's resolution to set up a new Memorial Wall for fallen peacekeepers. "Delighted that

UNITED NATIONS, September 20 (AP) — In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders Tuesday that nations are “gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction” and aren

United Nations, February 26 (AP): Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops. Friday's vote was 11-1, with China, India

United Nations, February 5 (AP): China's UN ambassador said Friday the US should come up with more attractive and more practical policies and actions to reduce tensions with North Korea and avoid a return t

United Nations, October 27 (AP): The outgoing UN envoy for Myanmar says civil war has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta

Berlin, October 26 (AP): The United Nations reported Tuesday that fresh pledges by governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions raise hopes but aren't strict enough to avoid catastrophic global warming. A

United Nations, October 16 (IANS): The already dire situation faced by Afghan civilians will get worse, and the humanitarian needs of children and women will increase over the coming months, a Unicef offic

United Nations, October 12 (AP): Warning that Afghanistan is facing a make-or-break moment, the United Nations chief on Monday urged the world to prevent the country's economy from collapsing. Secretary-

United Nations, October 7 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Ethiopia has no right to expel UN staff and it is violating the international law in doing this. In his right of reply at the

Geneva, October 6 (IANS): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), has warned that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like flo