united nations (un)
AA Edit | Did UN chief cross a line?
Apart from pedantic calls for an immediate ceasefire, there is little the association of nations can do.
COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will face, warns UN chief
The first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness was marked on December 27 last year
India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections: Report
India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to its population between now and 2050
Facebook helps government, UN health organisations use Messenger effectively in coronavirus response
The social media giant has also invited developers to build messaging solutions for access to accurate information on the coronavirus
UN hails India for rapid increase in access to sanitation facilities in schools
The proportion of schools without any sanitation facility has decreased at a fast pace in India.
New pesticide may harm bees as much as those to be replaced
Fears have been growing globally in recent years over the health of bees.
Untouched ocean habitats rapidly shrinking: Study
Just five percent of the wilderness areas are in protected zones.
UN says global fight against AIDS is at 'precarious point'
This rapid and sustained increase in people getting treatment helped drive a 34 percent drop in AIDS-related deaths from 2010 to 2017.
Indian tree seed to bring water to millions
According to the UN, 2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water.
7 Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years for Rohingya massacre
The Rohingya men from the northern Rakhine village of Inn Din were buried in a mass grave in September 2017 after being hacked to death.