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India's economic growth is expected to improve to 6.3 percent in 2016 with the country leading economic recovery in South Asia, according to a United Nations report.
Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 21:40
India will not sign any deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN climate talks that threatens its growth or undermines its fight against poverty, the environment minister said Friday.
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Aid agencies have been overwhelmed by demand for food in Syria, with thousands surviving without a regular supply of nourishment for more than a year because of civil war.
Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 21:45
Sri Lanka slammed "intrusive" US move to sponsor third resolution against it at the UN rights body criticising its post-war reconciliation and said such action only serves to polarise the country.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 23:03
A senior US government official has insisted the US has no agenda against Sri Lanka but is compelled to take up certain issues.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:32
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg as the first special envoy for cities and climate change.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:27
With a mandate from the UN, space agencies from all over the world are about to establish a high-level group to help coordinate global response should a threatening asteroid ever be found heading towards Earth.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:04
The UN mission in South Sudan has voiced appreciation for the critical work done at military field hospitals in the troubled nation by Indian doctors who have treated hundreds of patients during the fighting between the government and rebel forces.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 05:17
An estimated 740,000 people are displaced inside South Sudan with the largest increase in Unity State, a UN humanitarian agency said.
Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 00:02
The UN aims to bring Syria`s warring sides back to the negotiating table from February 10, mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Friday, despite a regime vow not to give any ground.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:28
Renowned aerospace and cyber security expert Vivek Lall has been appointed Special Advisor to United Nations to help steer the multi-nation body frame a policy and ensure its implementation in the area of broadband and associated cyber security issues.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:57
After recent progress with Iran, it is time to tackle "more difficult" nuclear issues such as allegations of past weapons work, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said.
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