Tag: united nations
Asia- Pacific Region Species Under Increased Plastic Threat
From fresh water mammals to birds and animals, all migratory species in the Asia-Pacific region are vulnerable to plastic pollution, according to a new...
Children Most Affected In Afghan War
Thousands of boys and girls have been killed or injured over the past two years in Afghanistan, said the latest UN report on Children and Armed...
Make Sure Afghanistan Is Never Used By Terrorist organizations: UN
In the aftermath of terrorist organisation Taliban capturing Afghanistan and rapidly evolving situation, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres stated that the international community...
Climate Change Set in Motion; Some Remain Irreversible; IPCC
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends and changes already set in motion such as continued sea level rise are irreversible...
Afghanistan in Deadlier, Destructive Phase
With the war in Afghanistan now in “a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase”, the leading UN official in the country appealed for the...
World at Critical Juncture in Pursuit of SDGs
The Global Community, already having significant impact in a number of areas and undermining decades of development efforts because of Covid 19 pandemic, is...
Covid 19: Elderly more distressed
The elderly, whose autonomy in making their own choices and decisions is already undermined, is facing a grim situation with COVID-19 pandemic bringing into...
For 759 Million People, Power Still a Distant Dream
In recent years, the world saw much progress in electricity but 759 million people still live without power with about half of them living...
World Sees a Much Worsened Soil Pollution, Waste Proliferation
The world, which is already reeling under severe food shortage, will see a worsened situation if soil pollution and waste proliferation are not taken...
Climate Change; Better Finance For A Better Greener World
The whole world is much worried about climate change and destruction to the biodiversity with the United Nations and other agencies calling for an...
