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  Poverty in India dropped by half between 2005-16: UN Report

  World | September 20, 2018 21:43 IST

  he poverty rate in the country has nearly halved, falling from 55 per cent to 28 per cent over the ten-year period. India is the first country for which progress over time has been estimated.

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  UN report details alarming level of reprisals against human rights defenders in India, China

  India | September 13, 2018 22:07 IST

  The ninth annual report of the Secretary-General details the level of retaliation against human rights defenders on a country-by-country basis, including allegations of killing, torture, arbitrary arrests, and public stigmatisation campaigns, which also target victims of rights abuse. 

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  Civilian death toll in war-tor Afghanistan reaches all-time high, says UN report

  World | July 15, 2018 21:04 IST

  The toll of 1,692 fatalities was one percent more than a year earlier and the highest for the period since the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) began keeping records in 2009. 

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  AQIS terrorists work as advisers and trainers of Taliban: UN report

  World | February 19, 2018 21:31 IST

  The report said that fighters of AQIS operate as advisers and trainers of the Taliban, with 150 to 180 operatives present in southern and eastern Afghanistan.

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  India's GDP to grow 7.2% in 2018, 7.4% in 2019: United Nations report

  Business | December 12, 2017 9:55 IST

  The outlook for India remains largely positive, underpinned by robust private consumption and public investment as well as ongoing structural reforms, the UN DESA report said.

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  India's population to surpass that of China by 2024, says UN report

  India | June 22, 2017 8:28 IST

  India's population could surpass that of China around 2024, two years later than previously estimated, and is projected to touch 1.5 billion in 2030, according to a UN forecast

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  By 2030, 167 million children will live in extreme poverty if world don’t take action to improve health, education: UNICEF

  World | July 05, 2016 7:11 IST

  Mumbai: In the latest State of the World's Children Report released in Mumbai, the UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 69 million children under five will die from preventable causes if the world

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  India projected to add 300 million urban residents by 2050: UN report

  World | May 18, 2016 16:21 IST

  New York: India is projected to add 300 million new urban residents by 2050 and it will need to build climate-friendly cities to address the challenge of accommodating the needs of the growing population, a

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  South Sudan govt allowing soldiers to rape women in lieu of pay: UN report

  World | March 12, 2016 22:30 IST

  South Sudan govt allowing soldiers to rape women in lieu of pay: UN report

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  UN says 34 countries don't have enough food for their people

  World | March 10, 2016 6:59 IST

  United Nations: Thirty four countries nearly 80 per cent of them in Africa don't have enough food for their people because of conflicts, drought and flooding, according to a UN report. The Food and

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  More girls dying before age 5 than boys in India: UN report

  India | October 20, 2015 23:07 IST

  United Nations: India is among the countries with the largest surplus of men and a worrying under-five sex ratio with more girls dying before the age of five than boys, according to a UN report

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  India slips in broadband penetration rankings: UN report

  World | September 22, 2015 16:11 IST

  United Nations: India has slipped in global rankings on broadband penetration but has made slight progress in the percentage of individuals using internet in the country, according to a United Nations report.The UN Broadband Commission

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  Status of women in the Police Force “ Numbers & beyond

  India | August 21, 2015 14:10 IST

  Women are grossly underrepresented in several fields in India: whether in politics, senior corporate leadership or even the bureaucracy. A new report launched by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) shines a light on the abysmally

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  UN report shows child trafficking on the rise

  World | November 25, 2014 10:07 IST

  New Delhi: The United Nations has voiced alarm over a rise in the number of children who fall victim to human trafficking. A UN report from the Drugs and Crime office said one in three

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  India third in rape cases, second in murder in the world: UN report

  India | July 24, 2014 8:59 IST

  New Delhi: India figures third among top 10 countries where highest number of rape have taken place in 2010 while in cases of murder, the country comes second in 2012. Minister of State for Home

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  Girl child being seen as a burden in India, says UN Report

  India | July 22, 2014 18:15 IST

  New Delhi:  Indian parents' fear of their inability to find a suitable groom for their daughters along with the societal pressure to pay huge sum of dowry adds to the feeling of the girl child

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  India tops list of global poor: UN report

  India | July 17, 2014 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: India tops the list of countries with the largest share of global extreme poor though the poverty rate in southeast Asia as a whole saw a substantial fall from 1990 to 2010, a

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  Stronger partnerships needed for anti-poverty goals: UN report

  World | September 20, 2013 9:15 IST

  United Nations: The international community should keep its commitments to strengthen partnership in support of closing gaps on anti-poverty targets, known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a UN report issued Thursday."New countries

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  UN report reveals rampant trafficking of girls nicknamed Paro into Haryana for forced marriages

  India | July 10, 2013 9:19 IST

  Chandigarh, July 10: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC)  in its report has chronicled rampant large-scale trafficking of girls from other states into Haryana where they are held as bonded labourers and

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  Maoists recruiting, indoctrinating children, says UN

  India | June 20, 2012 19:38 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20: The Maoist are recruiting and indoctrinating children and had constituted children's squads and associations as part of mass mobilisation, a UN report said.The annual report of the UN Secretary-General on Children