Udaipur’s Mewar gets UN award for saving India’s living heritage
June 7th, 2012 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 7 (IANS) Arvind Singh Mewar of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur, the second Indian to win the eighth Women Together Award for "Contribution to Universal Culture ... Read more...
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Udaipur royal scion bags prestigious UN award
May 30th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Maharana Arvind Singh Mewar of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur has become the second Indian to be named for the eighth Women Together Award ... Read more...
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Ban to meet business leaders for UN health agenda
April 28th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will later Saturday meet business and social leaders here to discuss ways and means to achieve the health-related UN Millennium Development ... Read more...
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on happiness
July 20th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 20 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on happiness. It said happiness was critical in advancing economic growth and social progress, Xinhua reported.Calling the ... Read more...
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EU, India to solve migration issues
December 10th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Brussels, Dec 10 (IANS) India and the European Union Friday agreed on the need to have structured dialogue on migration issues with both sides recognising the importance of the movement ... Read more...
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Climate change will undermine progress of development goals: WHO
October 5th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Climate change threatens to increase the disease burden of the poorest populations in developing countries and will undermine the progress of UN Millennium Development Goals, the World ... Read more...
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India to host global forum on women’s, child’s health
September 25th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Health experts and political leaders from across the world will meet in the capital mid-November to discuss the state of women's and child's health across the ... Read more...
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India, Brazil and South Africa get UN award
September 21st, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
United Nations, Sep 21 (IANS) The India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) has received the 2010 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award ... Read more...
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Yechury backs Pachauri on nuclear power
September 13th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) R.K. Pachauri, whose UN panel on climate change has shared the Nobel Peace Prize, Sunday described nuclear power as an important source of India's future energy needs. ... Read more...
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Decentralisation of power key to fighting poverty: Aiyar
September 13th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Ahead of a UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review meeting in New York next week, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, a nominated member of the Rajya ... Read more...
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G-8 leaders committed to mobilising five billion additional fundingby 2015
June 27th, 2010 - 5:14 am ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 27 (ANI): Group of Eight (G8) leaders on Saturday concluded their 2010 annual summit at Huntsville with a pledge to mobilize an additional five billion US dollars over the next ... Read more...
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India should play vital role at UN summit: Congress MP
April 21st, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India should play an important leadership role at the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit by showcasing the country's progress on tuberculosis (TB) control, a Congress MP ... Read more...
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India has more cell phones than toilets: UN
April 15th, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 14 (DPA) India has 545 million working cell phones thanks to its booming emerging economy, a number expected to reach 1 billion by 2015, the UN University said Wednesday.
That ... Read more...
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Latin American ministers discuss ways to end hunger
March 17th, 2010 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Quito, March 17 (IANS) Agriculture ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean nations are meeting here to discuss ways to eradicate hunger in their countries by 2025, Prensa Latina reported.
The ministers will ... Read more...
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2010 to be International Year of Youth: UN
December 21st, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) In an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world's young denizens in overcoming the challenges facing humanity, the United Nations (UN) has declared ... Read more...
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Rich nations should make deeper cuts, support others financially: CII
December 13th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Rich countries must agree to greater emission cuts while helping developing nations cope financially in their efforts to transform into a low carbon economy, a leading industry ... Read more...
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India needs to grow, we understand that: British minister
September 2nd, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Britain understands the need for economic growth in India and would not pressurise New Delhi to reduce emissions, British Minister for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband said ... Read more...
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Agricultural research key to food security for world’s poorest
August 5th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 5 (ANI): A new research paper has determined that boosting agricultural research in the developing world is the key to ensuring food security for the world's poorest.The research paper has ... Read more...
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Global crisis imperils development goals: IMF-World Bank
April 24th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 24 (IANS) The global financial crisis is imperilling the UN Millennium Development Goals and could hamper development, warned an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank report released Friday.Most of ... Read more...
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Protectionism, terrorism on Manmohan Singh’s agenda at G20 summit (Lead)
March 31st, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
On Board Prime Minister's Aircraft, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced concern over protectionism and called for free flow of funds to poor and developing countries ... Read more...
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Combination vaccines can be timely, safe: Experts
February 12th, 2009 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) This should bring relief to parents who worry about their kids being injected with over a dozen vaccines for immunisation until the age of six. Experts opine ... Read more...
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Doha conference urges more efforts to achieve MDGs
December 3rd, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Dec 3 (DPA) Participants at the Doha Review Conference for Development Finance have called for the international community to redouble its efforts to achieve the UN millennium development goals (MDGs)."In a ... Read more...
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Over 116 mn people joined hands to fight poverty
October 23rd, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 23 (DPA) More than 116 million people demonstrated around the world last weekend in a renewed effort to fight poverty, the United Nations has said. The Guinness World Records ... Read more...
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PepsiCo announces $500 mn investment in India (Second Lead)
September 21st, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 21 (IANS) PepsiCo will invest $500 million in India over the next three years to triple the turnover out of one of the top five markets for the group by ... Read more...
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Brazil vows to fulfill millennium development goals before 2015
July 8th, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Rio De Janeiro , July 8 (Xinhua) Brazil has pledged to fulfil the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing malnutrition and infant mortality before the deadline of 2015. Brazil will achieve ... Read more...
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UN honours two Indian set-ups for excellence in public service
June 24th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 24 (IANS) Two Indian organisations have been honoured with the United Nations Public Service Excellence Awards 2008 here on the occasion of the UN Public Service Day. One of ... Read more...
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African development conference ends with food action plan
May 30th, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Yokohama ( Japan), May 30 (DPA) Threatened by soaring global food prices, African leaders and their development parties Friday called for urgent action to ramp up food production on the continent at ... Read more...
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African development conference concludes with food action plan
May 30th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by admin
Yokohama (Japan), May 30 (DPA) Threatened by soaring global food prices, African leaders and their development partners Friday agreed to address hunger as well as increase food supplies over the long term ... Read more...
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Japan to give record $560 mn to fight diseases
May 23rd, 2008 - 11:18 am ICT by admin
DPA
Tokyo, May 23 (DPA) Japan Friday vowed to contribute a record $560 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria starting in 2009. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced ... Read more...
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Global food crisis could hit Caribbean’s millennium goals
April 20th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by admin
Georgetown (Guyana), April 20 (IANS) Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo has said global food crisis spurred by rising demand for bio-fuels and food grain shortages could hinder the Caribbean nations' efforts to achieve ... Read more...
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EU’s global development aid drops by two bn euros (Lead)
April 6th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by admin
Brussels, April 6 (IANS) Development aid from the European Union to the world has dropped to 46 billion euros (over $72 billion) in 2007, about two billion euros less than what it ... Read more...
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EU development aid to India drops substantially
April 6th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
Brussels, April 6 (IANS) Development aid to India from the European Union dropped to 46 billion euros (over $72 billion) in 2007, about $3 billion dollars less than what it was in ... Read more...
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Rich countries must help to achieve MDGs: UAE
April 4th, 2008 - 7:29 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 4 (IANS) Voicing concern over the lack of progress in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called upon the developed countries to ... Read more...
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Unicef and Dubai charity to provide education to one mn children
February 20th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by admin
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) The Unicef and Gulf charity Dubai Cares have announced a new partnership to provide access to education for nearly one million children around the world, WAM news ... Read more...
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US entrepreneur to head UN campaign against malaria
February 15th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
DPA
New York, Feb 15 (DPA) Ray Chambers, a US entrepreneur, was appointed as the first UN special envoy for malaria tasked with bringing the number of deaths from the disease to zero ... Read more...
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