Global crisis to drag 21 million Asians into poverty
February 17th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 17 (DPA) The global financial crisis could drag 21 million people of the Asia-Pacific region into extreme poverty, a UN and Asian Development Bank report said Wednesday.
The report, entitled "Achieving ... Read more...
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Rock crushes house, kills teen in Bolivia
February 8th, 2010 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old boy was killed when a huge rock dislodged by the torrential rain crushed his family home here in Bolivia, an official said Sunday.
The house was ... Read more...
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Climate change: Africa seeks credible financial package
February 8th, 2010 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Africa, as one of the victims of climate change, should be given suitable financial compensation for mitigation and adaptation projects, a top UN official said Sunday.
"Africa wants ... Read more...
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Pachauri insists science behind global warming remains ‘totally valid’
February 5th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5(ANI): UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has insisted that the science behind global warming remains valid, despite recent embarrassing mistakes which has ... Read more...
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PM backs Pachauri, expresses full confidence in IPCC process
February 5th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Friday backed UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri and expressed full confidence in ... Read more...
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UNFCC, government back Pachauri (Lead)
February 4th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Facing criticism after the goof-up on melting of Himalayan glaciers, Rajendra Pachauri, chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Thursday got support from the Indian ... Read more...
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UNFCC official optimistic about Copenhagen climate accord
February 4th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, February 4 (ANI): The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Executive Secretary, Yvo de Boer appeared confident about the future of the Copenhagen climate accord, as he talked ... Read more...
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Ban’s panel on climate change may meet in April
February 4th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The high-level panel on climate change being convened by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is likely to meet in April to discuss how to mobilise financial resources ... Read more...
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Pachauri should not resign: UNFCC head
February 4th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Chief of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Rajendra Pachauri should not resign succumbing to media pressure, according to Yvo De Beer, executive secretary of ... Read more...
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Senior UN officials urge greater efforts to help the world’s poorest countries
January 19th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – Senior United Nations urged on Monday greater efforts to help the world’s poorest countries meet their development targets, as a three-day meeting kicked off in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Ministers ... Read more...
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Ministers get two more days for Copenhagen breakthrough (Lead)
December 15th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 15 (IANS) Last-minute attempts to rescue the climate summit continued here Tuesday without any sign of a breakthrough. Environment ministers from over 100 countries now have till Thursday ... Read more...
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Coping at Copenhagen: Thousands rally as governments bicker
December 14th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 14 (IANS) With 45,215 participants registered and 22,387 of them inside the Bella Centre most of the day, the sprawling venue of the Dec 7-18 climate summit is ... Read more...
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UN official spells out actions to be agreed upon in Copenhagen
December 7th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Dec 7 (IANS) The UN's top climate change official has outlined actions for governments to agree upon during the Copenhagen climate change conference that opens here Monday, saying negotiators now have ... Read more...
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Four agreements essential for successful Copenhagen treaty: UN climate chief
October 22nd, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) With just five days of formal negotiations left before a crucial climate summit in Copenhagen, "clear and ambitious emissions reduction targets from industrialised countries" was the first ... Read more...
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Rich countries emitted more polluting gases in 2007: UN
October 21st, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from industrialised countries increased in 2007, continuing the upward trend of the previous six years, according to data submitted to the United ... Read more...
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Nobel Prize strengthens Obama on disarmament: N-test ban chief
October 9th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Oct 9 (DPA) The head of the international nuclear test ban organisation, Tibor Toth, Friday said the Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to Barack Obama would strengthen the US president ... Read more...
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Time for Copenhagen deal running out: UN climate chief
October 8th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bangkok, Oct 8 (IANS) "Time is running out for Copenhagen," the UN climate chief said here Thursday, exactly two months before the start of the summit that is expected to ... Read more...
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Stay with Kyoto protocol, urges UN climate chief
October 7th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bangkok, Oct 7 (IANS) "When I have only one pair of shoes, it makes sense to stay with that pair." With these words, UN climate chief Yvo de Boer Wednesday ... Read more...
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Canada best for immigrants, says UNDP
October 6th, 2009 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 6 (IANS) Canada has been lauded as a role model for the rest of the world for accepting new immigrants.
A new report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) praises ... Read more...
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UN approves more money to fight desertification
October 4th, 2009 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Oct 4 (DPA) A UN conference to battle spreading desertification agreed Saturday to increase funding to halt its dangerous effects.
Representatives from 190 countries that are signatories to the UN Convention ... Read more...
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UN conference on desertification opens in Argentina
September 22nd, 2009 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Sep 22 (DPA) The ninth conference of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) opened here Monday with a call for concrete measures to fight land degradation.
"Planetary health is not ... Read more...
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Investment in climate change is not charity: UN
September 21st, 2009 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
By Veronica Sardon
Buenos Aires, Sep 21 (DPA) The failure of the international community to invest in adapting to climate change will jeopardise the world's common future, the head of the UN Convention ... Read more...
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Setting world standards for e-waste recycling important to curb harmful processing practices
September 16th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 16 (ANI): Experts behind the world's first international e-waste academy have said that processes and policies governing the reuse and recycling of electronic products need to be standardized worldwide to ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly appeals for SC status to Dalit Christians
August 25th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the central government to take steps to grant Scheduled Caste (SC) status to Dalit Christians or SC members ... Read more...
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No detailed deal in Copenhagen: UN climate chief
June 10th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 10 (IANS) It will be "physically impossible" to have a detailed deal to tackle climate change by this December's summit in Copenhagen, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ... Read more...
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Pak human rights body expresses concerns over ‘jazia’ on Sikhs, minorities
June 6th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.6 (ANI): The Pakistan National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) has expressed concerns over the imposition of 'jazia' on Sikhs and other minorities by the Taliban in the North ... Read more...
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UN nuclear test-ban body to meet after North Korea test
May 25th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, May 25 (DPA) The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) was set to meet Monday in Vienna, following North Korea's announcement of a second nuclear test.
The news of the test by the ... Read more...
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Cigarette tax increase will decrease number of smokers
May 15th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin
By Jittima JantanamalakaProf. Prakit Vathesatogkit, Executive Secretary of Action on Smoking and Health Foundation welcome the government policy of increasing cigarette tax. He believes that the tax increase will greatly benefit smokers ... Read more...
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China, India reject climate agreement that obstructs economic growth
April 6th, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
Bonn, April 6 (IANS) India and China have told the United Nations a climate change agreement that slows down their economic growth and locks them into poverty is unacceptable ... Read more...
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India can change course of economic growth: UN official
March 24th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) The coming summit of Group of 20 (G20) leaders offers an opportunity for India and other members to adopt a greener course of economic growth, a senior UN ... Read more...
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No problems with Nano, says UN climate change boss
March 24th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) A key UN climate change official said Monday Indians have the right to aspire to own cars - just as people in wealthy countries.
Speaking a day after the ... Read more...
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Tharoor says development will be a key agenda in his constituency
March 20th, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvanthapuram, Mar. 20 (ANI): Former UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor and Congress party candidate from Thiruvanthapuram in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election has said that his priority will be the ... Read more...
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Madagascar’s Rajoelina in a corner after AU suspension for ‘coup’ (Lead)
March 20th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa/Antananarivo, March 20 (DPA) Madagascar's new leader was in a corner Friday after the African Union (AU) suspended the country over his "coup" and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ... Read more...
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How will the world begin to see TB care as a smart investment?
February 18th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantUnless the tuberculosis (TB) advocates reach out to decision makers to impress upon them the urgency of strengthening TB care and control programmes, the global economic meltdown is likely to ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader confirms joining unity government
January 29th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, Jan 29 (Xinhua) Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Thursday confirmed he would join a unity government led by President Robert Mugabe, according to media reports. "It's ... Read more...
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