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Poverty in India dropped by half between 2005-16: UN Report
World | Sep 20, 2018, 09:43 PM ISThe 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 | Sep 13, 2018, 10:07 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 15, 2018, 09:04 PM ISTThe 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 | Feb 19, 2018, 09:31 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 12, 2017, 09:55 AM ISTThe 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 | Jun 22, 2017, 08:28 AM ISTIndia'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 | Jul 05, 2016, 07:11 AM ISTMumbai: 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, 04:21 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 12, 2016, 10:30 PM ISTSouth 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 | Mar 10, 2016, 06:59 AM ISTUnited 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 | Oct 20, 2015, 11:07 PM ISTUnited 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 | Sep 22, 2015, 04:11 PM ISTUnited 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 | Aug 21, 2015, 02:10 PM ISTWomen 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 | Nov 25, 2014, 10:07 AM ISTNew 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 | Jul 24, 2014, 08:59 AM ISTNew 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 | Jul 22, 2014, 06:15 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 17, 2014, 06:46 AM ISTNew 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 | Sep 20, 2013, 09:15 AM ISTUnited 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 | Jul 10, 2013, 09:19 AM ISTChandigarh, 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 | Jun 20, 2012, 07:38 PM ISTNew 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