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UNEA adopts India's two resolutions on plastic, nitrogen management

The global nitrogen use efficiency is low, resulting in pollution by reactive nitrogen which threatens human health

Trump picks Canada envoy Kelly Craft as US ambassador to the UN

Craft was nominated one week after Trump's previous choice, former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, withdrew from consideration

China eyes a widening void at UN, thanks to Trump's 'America First' policy

This year China surpassed Japan as the UN's second-biggest donor

Global economy to grow 3% in 2019; climate risk, trade disputes to rise: UN

But the report also stressed that economic growth is uneven and often doesn't reach poorer nations

Trump snubbed, India and other nations refuse to pay more at the UN

US president Donald Trump promised to save American taxpayers money by getting other countries to contribute more to international organisations has been put to the test at the United Nations.

Pakistan activist Asma Jahangir honoured with 2018 UN Human Rights Prize

Asma Jahangir died of cardiac arrest at the age of 66 in February

Former diplomat Preeti Saran elected to UN's Socio-Economic, Cultural panel

Preeti Saran, a former senior Indian diplomat, has been elected unopposed to an Asia Pacific seat on the UN's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Saran was elected Wednesday to the CESCR for a term beginning on January 1, 2019 and expiring on December 31, 2022. She has been elected by acclamation the 18-member committee of experts that monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESR). "Election by acclamation. Thanks to all our friends for electing by acclamation India's candidate Amb. Preeti Saran to @UN Committee on Economic Social & Cultural Rights for 4 year term starting on 1 January 2019," India's Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin tweeted. The UN Economic and Social Council voted to fill regular and outstanding vacancies in 11 of its subsidiary bodies, including the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights. Members of the CESCR serve in their personal capacities as experts and do not .

UN Deputy Secretary General visiting India, to meet govt and UN officials

The Deputy Secretary General, travelling from Kathmandu, will be in New Delhi on Nov 16

Tsunamis accounted for $280 bn worth of economic losses over 20 years: UN

The figures came on Friday from the emergency events database maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, based at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Lanka political crisis: UN chief urges Sirisena to allow parliament vote

He highlighted the Sri Lankan government's responsibility to ensure peace, security and respect for the rule of law

Peacekeeping not a substitute for addressing root causes of conflict: India

Last week, India announced its contribution of $300,000 for the 'Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme' with a specific focus on issues of conduct and discipline.

UN chief calls for emergency measures to increase women in peace operations

It is 'crippling' to the UN's credibility that women represent only 4% of its military peacekeepers and 10% of its international police, said Guterres

India's sustainable development works can transform the world: UNGA Prez

The President congratulated Prime Minister Modi for being conferred with the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the 'UNEP Champions of the Earth' award

UN chief meets South Asian leaders, discusses regional, climate issues

UN chief Antonio Guterres met Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and thanked him for Nepal's contributions to the United Nation's peace operations

PM Modi backs Guterres's campaign to combat sexual abuse by UN personnel

Guterres had launched a campaign to prevent and end sexual exploitation by UN personnel.

World economy on shaky ground, India faring well due to domestic demand: UN

The UN trade report said that since 2008 many advanced countries have abandoned domestic sources of growth

Corruption costs 5% of global GDP, $1 trn paid in bribes every yr: UN chief

People globally continue to express outrage over their corrupt leaders, noting how deeply corruption is embedded in societies, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said

Cash-starved UN urges members to pay up, mulls cost-paring measures

United States, which is the biggest contributor to the United Nations, hasn't paid its budget dues while 112 member nations, including India, have paid their dues in full

India pushing ahead with Sustainable Development Goals: Syed Akbaruddin

By 2022, India plans to produce 175 GW of renewable energy that will include 100 GW of solar power

UN chief Guterres hints at support for human rights probe in Kashmir

Guterres said 'it is clear to me that only political solutions can address political problems'