Five special rapporteurs of the United Nations have dubbed the continued incarceration of veteran Kashmir lawyer Mian Qayoom a reprisal for his opinions and claimed that he is being denied a free tria...

Two UN agencies have warned against any large-scale shift towards online education, saying it would deepen socio-economic inequalities and warning that virtual platforms can leave children vulnerable ...

The world’s land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates,” a new UN report warns, which combined with climate change is putting dire pressure on the ability of humanity t...

The UN Security Council underlined the need for unity and solidarity with those affected by the COVID-19 and expressed support for the efforts of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the potential im...

About 400 million people working in the informal economy in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to the coronavirus crisis which is having 'catastrophic consequences', and is expected ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II, confronting a pandemic threatening people in every country, one that will bring a ...

The UN Security Council, currently under China's presidency, unanimously adopted four resolutions, voting for the first time remotely as diplomats and United Nations staff work from home due to the co...

Thirty per cent of India’s lowest income class, already undernourished, could be hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, going by the analysis of an official report and a warning from the Unite...

We are living through a demographic aberration. The world population had taken millions of years to reach one billion in 1800 AD. But the figure nearly doubled within 100 years and hit the six-billion...

The UN has called on all nations to stop the use of capital punishment or put a moratorium on it, a day after four men convicted of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman were hanged in India.S...