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A health worker holds slides as part of maternal health education in India. (Photo: Unicef)

Concerted efforts needed to make motherhood safe

According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017 (GNR), India is at the top of the list of women suffering from anemia.

19 Feb 2018 1:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: @PMO/Twitter)

Modi's Palestine visit: Mideast balancing act

Modi promised Palestinians generous financial and technological assistance.

13 Feb 2018 5:40 AM IST

Asma Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators. (Photo: File)

As Pak's human rights giant' Asma Jahangir passes away, UN chief pays...

She was a tireless advocate for inalienable rights of all people and for equality.'

12 Feb 2018 3:59 PM IST

Guterres stressed that all concerned in Syria and in the region must abide by international law. (Photo: AFP)

UN chief calls for immediate de-escalation in Syria after Israel raids

Israel targeted what it said were Iranian positions inside Syria after one of its warplanes was hit by Syrian air...

11 Feb 2018 3:54 PM IST

China views the Maldives as key to its Maritime Silk Road project in the Indian Ocean as it has already acquired Hambantota port in Sri Lanka and Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. (Photo: AP)

Doesn't want Maldives to become another flash point', in talks with...

The Doklam stand-off and China's opposition to declaring Masood Azhar, a global terrorist at UN had been major irritants...

9 Feb 2018 3:53 PM IST

The Council should therefore periodically review implementation of its resolutions, especially on longstanding issues like the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, Maleeha Lodhi said. (Photo: Twitter/@LodhiMaleeha)

Pakistan envoy to UN rakes up Kashmir issue again

Nothing undermines the credibility of the Council more than 'selective' implementation of its resolutions.'

7 Feb 2018 5:19 PM IST

In a diplomatic showdown at a UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament, North Korea responded by blaming Washington for escalating confrontation. (Photo: File)

N Korea months away' from ability to strike US with nuclear weapon:...

North Korea accused the United States of seeking to aggravate the situation on the divided peninsula by deploying large...

7 Feb 2018 4:25 PM IST

The UN Population Fund projects that the estimated 3.9 million girls subjected to genital cutting every year will rise to 4.6 million by 2030 due to expected population growth unless urgent action is taken. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Leave vaginas alone: 68 mn women face genital mutilation by 2030, UN...

Over 200 million women and girls in 30 countries across three continents have experienced genital mutilation.

7 Feb 2018 11:23 AM IST

Deep in Ethiopias desert region of Afar, about nine in 10 women and girls undergo female genital mutilation, many before their first birthday. (Representational Image)

Female genital mutilation a painful, gory reality, world unites to end...

Later when my menstruation began, because the opening was too tiny, the pain worsened even more.'

6 Feb 2018 7:14 PM IST

Haley said Tuesday the 19-member committee that accredits non-governmental organizations supporting those in need is being steamrolled by countries with terrible human rights records themselves. (Photo: File)

Haley calls UN's denial of credit to US groups for work in Iran, N...

Haley noted the rejection can be reversed by the 54-member UN Economic and Social Council which meets in April.

6 Feb 2018 1:48 PM IST

The DPRK is already flouting the most recent resolutions by exploiting global oil supply chains, complicit foreign nationals, offshore company registries and the international banking system, the UN monitors wrote in the 213-page report.(Photo: File)

N Korea circled UN sanctions, earned USD 200 mn, supplies missiles to...

The investigation has shown further evidence of arms embargo and other violations.'

4 Feb 2018 2:56 PM IST

What is clear is that no country on this planet is immune from the scourge of violence against women, violence against girls. We see it in all country, north, south, east and west, Dujarric said. (Photo: AP)

UN says rape, violence against women in India, Pak heartbreaking

In India, an eight-month-old baby girl was raped last week by her 28-year-old cousin in New Delhi.

2 Feb 2018 5:19 PM IST