India, the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, on Sunday ratified the landmark Paris climate deal, giving a significant push for the deal to enter into force by the end of this......
The United Nations agency has said that Friday that nearly 8,400 cases of the diseases have been recorded in seven countries, killing 4,033 people. The three most affected countries are Guinea,......
With more than one million people affected by the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the World Health Organisation has warned that there is "no early end in sight" to the severe health crisis......
Warning that bird flu could "spin out of control," claiming millions of lives, if it acquired the ability of human-to-human transmission, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the......
G-20, the grouping of developed and emerging market economies, will focus on food security but issues concerning India like rising prices of vegetables may not come up for discussions at a meeting......
Top UN officials on Friday praised the recent $20 billion pledge made by G8 countries to boost food security in developing and poor countries. "We are really pleased that food security is now back......