Palestinian Embassy calls for urgent medical aid: "If not India and Indian people, then who?"Palestine's Embassy in India has issued a dire plea for immediate medical aid, warning of a healthcare sector collapse due to ongoing confl...
20 Jun, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Sarvam joins unicorn club; Razorpay lines up IPOFresh funding has propelled Sarvam AI into the unicorn club. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
15 Jun, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
India slams Pakistan's 'trade and transit terrorism' and deadly Afghan airstrikes at UNSCAt the UN Security Council, India fiercely condemned Pakistan for blocking Afghan trade and launching deadly airstrikes that killed 372 civ...
09 Jun, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
'I gave birth in the street': Conflict makes childbirth risky in parts of AfricaMothers in the Central African Republic face dire circumstances. Moreover, aid cuts have closed vital health services, forcing women to giv...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Soaring inflation and plummeting economy test Iran's ability to withstand war and US blockadeIran faces severe economic hardship due to war and US sanctions. Prices for essentials like food and medicine have surged. Job losses and b...
13 May, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
UNICEF head Catherine Russell voices concern over child casualties in Ukraine conflictRussell in a statement said that at least 972 children in Ukraine have been killed or injured since the conflict began, almost six months a...
23 Aug, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
UN: World hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic yearA report issued jointly by five UN agencies said hunger outpaced population growth in 2020, with nearly 10% of all people estimated to be u...
12 Jul, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
UNICEF gearing up for 'mammoth operation' to deliver COVID-19 vaccines globallyMore than 350 logistics partners, including air freight operators, shipping lines and global logistics associations participated in the vir...
25 Nov, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
Child malnutrition surges in war-torn Yemen: UNA 15.5 percent increase in severe malnutrition in the age group has left at least 98,000 at "high risk of dying" unless they receive urgent...
27 Oct, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Worldwide, 463 million children can't access virtual schooling: United NationsThe UN estimates that 1.5 billion children worldwide have been affected by lockdowns or school closings occasioned by the pandemic. The rep...
27 Aug, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
COVID-19 pandemic becoming child rights crisis as 6,000 children could die daily: UNICEFThe UN's children agency has warned that an additional 6,000 children could die daily from preventable causes over the next six months as t...
14 May, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
India makes progress in bringing children to schools: UNIndia has been able to decrease its number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million between 2000 and 2012, driving the progress in So...
21 Jan, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
India condemns terror attack on Pakistan's school at UNIndia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Bhagwant Bishnoi said India joins the UN Secretary-General and other nations.
17 Dec, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Number of displaced in Syria to nearly double by 2014 end: UNThe number of people displaced by the raging civil war in Syria is expected to nearly double to 6.5 million by the end of 2014, according t...
06 Feb, 2014, 03.35 PM IST
India pledges over $11 million to United Nations bodies for 2014India has contributed over $11 million to various UN bodies for development activities for the year 2014.
14 Nov, 2013, 10.30 AM IST
- UN secures $40 bn for global health drive
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced a 40-billion-dollar drive to improve the health of women and children.
22 Sep, 2010, 02.22 PM IST
- UN survey reveals alarming malnutrition rates among Darfur’s children
Child malnutrition rates have reached their highest level in three years in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan, according to a joint su...
03 Jan, 2008, 01.14 PM IST