The new findings from the UNICEF research wing focus on Member States of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU). Analysing child support policies among the group of developed economies, the report finds that despite an overall decrease in poverty of nearly eight per cent over the seven year…
Roche, the Swiss pharma company that manufactures the Avastin injection, has issued a statement on the issue of special injections to save the sight of diabetic patients. In a statement, the pharma company said that Avastin was approved in more than 130 countries, including the US, for the treatment of cancer. According to the company,…
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, said “we often advocate the promotion of a rules-based order. From time to time, respect for the UN Charter is also invoked.” “But for all the talk, there are still a few nations who shape the agenda and seek to define the norms. This cannot go on indefinitely. Nor…
The SDG summit held in New York earlier this week highlighted the disappointing progress made toward achieving the UN’s 17 SDG goals by 2030, said Mr. Kagame. He commended the Secretary-General’s focus on the issue and emphasized that slow progress toward achieving SDGs would exacerbate economic disparities between countries. “This year’s SDG Summit has once again…
Since the start of the war, Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov seas were blocked by Russia and its ports on the Danube River targeted by drones and missiles, he said. “It is a clear Russian attempt to weaponize the food shortage on the global market, in exchange for recognition of some, if not…
The world is reaching a “critical junction” point as an emerging order of non-Western states looks to pursue closer economic and political ties with one another, according to Mr. Raisi. “The global landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift towards an emerging international order, a trajectory that is not reversible,” he said. “As non-Western powers have…
File photo Amnesty International and human rights organizations wrote a joint letter to the G20 countries. In the letter, the G20 countries have been asked to raise their voices against the Indian government’s human rights violations in Kashmir. The letter states that it has been 4 years since India illegally revoked the special status of…
Chairman Kashmir Council European Union Ali Raza Syed has appealed to the G20 countries and other world powers to stop human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir and play their role for a fair solution to the Kashmir issue. It should be remembered that the G20 summit will be held in New Delhi on September 9…
BRICS Annual Meeting Chinese officials say BRICS countries should promote contracts in local currencies. At the BRICS meeting, a senior official of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the BRICS countries should work on local currency payment instruments and platforms. He said that BRICS members should strengthen cooperation on cross-border payments. The Chinese…
Johannesburg: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Argentina have been invited to join BRICS, a group of leaders of developing countries. According to the foreign news agency “AFP”, the purpose of the expansion of the BRICS group is to create a stronger bloc in the “Global South” than Western countries. It…
