COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker
<p>Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP
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UN report warns of millions of early deaths by 2050
A landmark UN report published on Wednesday warned the world to drastically scale up environmental protections, or cities and regions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa could see millions of premature
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Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high: UN
GENEVA: The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, have hit a new record high, the UN said Thursday, warning that the time to act was running out. "Without
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Rising air pollution will impact rainfall patterns in India: UN report
Nagpur: Rising air pollution in India is likely to have a significant impact on long-term rainfall patterns which can cause extensive financial losses, warns the latest United Nations report. ‘Air Pollution
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Disasters claimed economic losses worth $80 billion in India between 1998-2017: UN report
NEW DELHI: Climate change is making development highly risky, particularly in lower-middle income countries like India. A study released by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Wednesday
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India's commitment to beat plastic pollution 'doable': UNEP chief
Calling India's commitment to beat plastic pollution "doable", UN environment chief Erik Solheim said Wednesday there is enormous energy from its states to fulfil its promise to eliminate single-use plastic
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UN report confronts nations with tough choices on climate
PARIS: The world's nations will gather at a UN conference in South Korea on Monday to review and approve a 20-page bombshell — distilled from more than 6,000 scientific studies — laying out narrowing options
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Kerala Floods Cited At UN To Urge Faster Action On Climate Change
Ms Espinosa, who was elected this year as only the fourth woman to lead the UN General Assembly in over 70 years, also referred to heatwaves, forest fires and storms United Nations: UN General Assembly
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About 8,02,000 infant deaths reported in India in 2017: UN
About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME). A new UNIGME report
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UN draft on TB sparks fears of India, Brazil succumbing to US pressure
NEW DELHI: Public health activists fear that India, Brazil and other developing countries could be caving in to US pressure going by the latest version of the UN’s draft political declaration on tuberculosis
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India increases grants to $15 million to handle global environment crises
Playing a crucial role to mitigate climate change and other environmental challenges across the globe, India on Tuesday announced it will increase for the next four years the money it pays to the Global