International organizations have expressed concern over Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Ukraine grain agreement. On the Russian decision, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed fear of an increase in global food prices. In this regard, the IMF says that Russia’s withdrawal from the Ukraine grain agreement will seriously damage global food security. A…
A building in the Indian city of Surat has overtaken the Pentagon to become the tallest office building in the world. The city of Surat in the state of Gujarat is called the diamond capital of the world, where 90% of the world’s diamonds are cut. Now the world’s largest office building has been established…
Kuwait: The families of some of the eight ex-servicemen of the Indian Navy, who are currently in custody and their case is pending in Qatar, have requested forgiveness from the Emir of Qatar. A foreign news agency According to the report The petition is directed by ex-servicemen, most of whom are over 60 years of…
US President Joe Biden sent a message of congratulations to the Muslim world on the Islamic New Year. Jill (wife) and I wish our Muslim friends and neighbors a happy new Islamic year 1445 Hijri, he said. President Biden added that he prays that the new Islamic year will be a year of peace and…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, cautioned that just as mis- and disinformation undermined the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are undermining efforts “to keep the world safer from future pandemics.” He drew comparisons with the efforts by the tobacco industry to derail negotiations at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. “The same…
“I will continue to stand with you as we shape a more prosperous, equal and resilient future for all,” he said in a video message to launch his latest Progress Report on Youth. The world is facing multiple and far-reaching crises, including conflicts, climate change, poverty, inequality and discrimination, he said, and “nobody has a…
Over the past ten days, world leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders gathered to review progress, share experiences, and discuss strategies for advancing sustainable development. The HLPF serves as a central platform for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the SDGs, which were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015. These goals encompass a wide…
“The lives of those in need should never be reduced to the tactics of geopolitical games,” Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly, said. “Humanitarian action must always be guided by the principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence. As such, effective humanitarian assistance can never be held hostage by any political…
“We are here to mourn together, to remember together, and to pay our respects together,” Secretary-General António Guterres said at the solemn ceremony, held in the Trusteeship Council chamber at UN Headquarters in New York. Relatives of the fallen personnel, members of the diplomatic community and UN staff from around the world attended the event,…
The UN agency insisted that implementing a combined strategy of identifying household contacts and providing TB preventive treatment is cost-effective. Unitaid said it could cut deaths by 35 per cent among household contacts of patients and people living with HIV in the next 12 years. Saving children’s lives The joint study by Unitaid, John Hopkins…
