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UNFPA reports India fertility rate declines, cites economic a major factor
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN population fund agency on Tuesday issued a new report investigated the reasons behind these shifting childbearing preferences across 14 countries, home to 37% of the world’s population, to understand the…
PM Modi Pays Tribute to Sant Kabir Das on Birth Anniversary
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 11th June: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid heartfelt tributes to Sant Kabir Das on his birth anniversary, acknowledging the great mystic poet and saint's lifelong dedication to social harmony and…
UN aid teams says 3 dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities
By Anjali Sharma
UUNITED NATIONS – UN aid teams said on Tuesday that a massive new wave of Russian drone attacks has killed 3 civilians and left Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia in clouds of thick smoke.
The attack was one of the largest since…
World Bank report projects slow global growth
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday that the global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty.
According to the Global Economic…
Special envoy says Myanmar on ‘path to self-destruction’ violence must end
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Special Envoy to Myanmar, Julie Bishop, on Tuesday, briefed the General Assembly said that 3 months after a catastrophic earthquake hit Myanmar, it struggle with its aftermath and the brutal civil war…
DSG calls for global action on disability inclusive SDGs
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday all the Sustainable Development Goal indicators for persons with disabilities are off track as people around the world gathered for the largest annual…
Global maritime agency calls shipping industry to lower traffic to save ocean life
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN maritime agency on Tuesday said that the ocean has never been silent – waves crashing, seabirds calling, whales singing across vast distances.
It noted a new kind of noise has taken hold: the relentless…
UNFPA warns social, economic barriers, not choice, drives global fertility crisis
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UNFPA in a new report issued on Tuesday in New York said that the global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood it’s due to social and economic pressures stopping them…
PM Modi Hails “11 Years of Infrastructure Revolution” in India
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 11th June: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today celebrated a major milestone in India's journey: "11 Years of Infrastructure Revolution." He highlighted over a decade of significant infrastructure development that he…
Top envoy says UN supports ‘free, fair, transparent election in Iraq
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Special Representative and the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq on Tuesday briefed the members of the UNSC and told them that Iraq is on the path towards greater stability, prosperity and…