After escalating violence in Myanmar, many civilians are reportedly forced to flee, both internally and across the border into Bangladesh.
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UN Chief has warned that World is seeing bigotry moving at lightning speed across the Internet, intolerance entering mainstream politics – targeting minorities, Muslims, migrants and refugees…
UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about allegations of at least 59 extrajudicial killings by police in Uttar Pradesh since March 2017.
Countries are making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but serious gaps remain and require urgent action…
Ineffective health care is a global phenomenon which increases the burden of illness and wastes scarce resources…
Being active is critical for health. But in our modern world, this is becoming more and more of a challenge…
अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में बहुत से झगड़ों में अदालती प्रक्रिया का सहारा लेने के बजाय समुदायों या ख़ानदानों के ज़रिए सुलह-सफ़ाई कराई जाती है जिससे इंसाफ़ पर असर पड़ता है.
Growing threat of extreme weather, climate change and air pollution cause more than 12.6 million deaths a year.
Security Council has been called upon to condemn “in the strongest possible terms” the actions that have cost so many lives in Gaza caused by live-fire from Israeli forces.
“Corruption and complicity know no geographical boundaries, and it is society’s most vulnerable who get hurt the most.”
अन्तरराष्ट्रीय समुदाय से मध्य पूर्व शान्ति वार्ता को टिकाऊ रूप में फिर से शुरू करने की अपील…
New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk of taking up smoking…
Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from WHO shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.
Police in UK is raising awareness of Hajj related fraud, in a drive to increase reporting and to protect individuals from falling victim.
With some 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians dying each year on the world’s roads, the United Nations took a major step to address this tragedy by launching on Thursday a trust fund to spur action […]
The United Nations refugee agency and the Government of Bangladesh have signed a cooperation agreement on the safe, dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homes in Myanmar, “once conditions there are conducive.” Noting that […]
In 2017, about 58,000 Afghan refugees voluntarily returned to their country after decades aboard only to be met with protection risks and “significant” barriers to long-term reintegration into society, two United Nations agencies working in […]
Breastfeeding within the first hour of birth protects newborns from infections and saves lives, United Nations agencies said at the roll-out of their 10-step guidance to help new mothers and hospital workers embrace this practical […]
फ़रवरी के आख़िरी सप्ताह में सुरक्षा परिषद ने सीरिया में कम से कम एक महीने के लिए युद्ध विराम की माँग करते हुए प्रस्ताव पारित किया था. उस प्रस्ताव पर सभी पक्षों ने मुस्तैदी से […]
संयुक्त राष्ट्र बाल कोष यूनीसेफ़ का कहना है कि यमन में पिछले तीन वर्षों से चल रहे गृहयुद्ध ने बच्चों की स्कूली शिक्षा पर बहुत बुरा असर डाला है. इस युद्ध की वजह से क़रीब […]
संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासचिव अंटॉनियो गुटेरेस ने रोहिंग्या लोगों के बारे में मयाँमार के एक वरिष्ठ सैनिक जनरल यू मिन आँग ह्लेंग के बयान पर गहरी चिन्ता जताई है. मीडिया ख़बरों के अनुसार जनरल यू मिन […]
अन्तरराष्ट्रीय प्रवासन संगठन IOM के अध्यक्ष विलियम लेसी स्विंग का कहना है कि दुनिया भर को एक ऐसा स्थान बनाए जाने की ज़रूरत है जिसका रूप-रंग बहुसांस्कृतिक हो. यानी एक ऐसी दुनिया जहाँ सभी पृष्ठभूमियों, […]
सोमालिया में लगातार सूखा पड़ने से बड़े पैमाने पर मवेशियों की मौत हो गई है जिससे खेतीबाड़ी भी ख़तरे में पड़ गई है. कुछ इलाक़ों से तो ऐसी ख़बरें हैं कि साठ फ़ीसदी तक मवेशी […]
सीरिया में चल रहे गृहयुद्ध के प्रभावित लोगों को मदद पहुँचाने की कोशिश में लगीं संयुक्त राष्ट्र की विभिन्न एजेंसियों का कहना है कि वहाँ मानवीय संकट और ज़्यादा गहराता जा रहा है. हालाँकि पिछले […]
संयुक्त राष्ट्र के मानवाधिकार कार्यालय OHCHR ने कहा है कि तुर्की में पिछले 18 महीनों से चले आ रहे आपातकाल यानी Emergency के दौरान मानवाधिकारों का उल्लंघन हुआ है. संयुक्त राष्ट्र के मानवाधिकार उच्चायुक्त कार्यालय […]
संयुक्त राष्ट्र के खाद्य और कृषि संगठन FAO ने शहरी इलाक़ों में और ज़्यादा हरे-भरे इलाक़े विकसित करने का आहवान किया है. 21 मार्च को अन्तरराष्ट्रीय वन दिवस के मौक़े पर संगठन का कहना है […]
अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की राजधानी काबुल में बुधवार को हुए एक आत्मघाती हमले में कम से कम 29 लोगों की मौत हो गई. ये विस्फोट काबुल में एक दरगाह के पास हुआ जहाँ बहुत से लोग नौरोज़ […]
Doctors Without Borders or MSF surveys estimate at least 6,700 Rohingya may have been killed during attacks in Myanmar.
Human rights around the world are currently under major attack and “Shrinking of civil society space is not an accident of fate”.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said that what was happening to Myanmar’s one million strong Rohingya was “textbook … ethnic cleansing”
India and Pakistan have been deplored by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for growing intolerance and hate against minorities and human rights violations.
In 2015 in the Indian Sub-continent Pakistan and India, recorded about 4,000 deaths associated with very short heatwave…
How the world still had the plastic waste crisis when the technology was available to recycle plastic or create plastics that are bio-degradable.
In India, many people are still unable to understand the rational and logic behind Government’s sudden and secret decision of demonetisation. Here are some insights about the whole issue…
Indian PM Narendra Modi announced demonetisation and declared INR 500 and 1000 bills as illegal from midnight. Watch full speech here.
UNESCO has condemned the destruction of parts of the ancient Syrian city of Bosra in recent fighting.
“We want to send a message to the people that together, as a team, we can suppress any problems that appear and eventually fulfill our goal.”
One in four children has been physically abused, one in five girls has been sexually abused and one in three women has been a victim of physical violence at some point in her lifetime…
“From cradle to grave, millions are touched by corruption’s shadow,” Mr. Moon said, urging engagement of the public and private sectors.
Region continues to witness illegal settlement activities and settler-related violence, including demolitions of Palestinian-owned structures have continued, including punitive demolitions.
WHO has opened a high-level meeting to draft a common strategy on health care for the newcomers, ranging from prompt vaccination against measles and polio to dealing with childbirth complications.
France has announced the intensification of air raids against Islamic State targets, after the Security Council unanimously adopted a counter-terrorism resolution to fight the group in Syria and Iraq.
Secretary-General underlines his growing concerns over the blocking of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border and called on all sides to lift these restrictions without further delay.
“An almost complete lack of accountability and decisive and sustained efforts to search for the truth…”
Punitive demolition of the homes of alleged attackers by Israel “inherently unjust” and against international law…
Open letter to David Cameron: writers urge British Government to safeguard freedom of expression in India by raising this issue with PM Modi
A large section of Indian diaspora living in the UK has made special arrangements to host a grand reception in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Wembley Stadium on 13 November. Over 60,000 people are expected to attend this special invitation only “Olympic style” event.
The Prime Minister David Cameron sends his best wishes to all those in the UK and across the world celebrating Diwali saying Shubh Diwali.
Over half a million people have been displaced due to the Pakistan military offensive in North Waziristan region…
Over half a million people have been displaced in North Waziristan due to Pakistan military offensive… (Hindi / Urdu)