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UN agencies launch database of laws to help COVID-19 response

UN agencies launched a database of laws that countries had implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help protect the health and well-being of individuals and communities

UN offers help to India, Nepal deal with floods

The United Nations has offered to help India and Nepal deal with their flood disaster if required

UNOPS supplies Sri Lankan Health authorities with US$ 1mn of essential medical equipment

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (MOH), UNOPS and the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka announced their collaboration to address the Ccoronavirus outbreak during a handover ceremony held recently in Colombo

India gave medical aid to 150 nations to fight COVID: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India has a deep commitment to maintaining global harmony, improving socio-economic equity, preserving nature's balance, and that India will play its role in full support of the UN agenda

Afghanistan’s drug disorder: UN World Drug Report

For starters, no breaking news. Afghanistan is still, and by far, the country of the world where most opium is cultivated – approximately 84 per cent of global production over the past five years

UN releases Bangladesh flood aid in record time

The UN has released $5.2 million in emergency funds in record time to fight flooding in Bangladesh

China, India stand very differently at UN: India's former UN envoy

India's former permanent representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Saturday said countries like China and India stand very differently at the UN, in terms of their perspective and approach

UN chief wants custody killings in Tamil Nadu investigated

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants the death of a father and a son from Sathankulam in Tamil Nadu while in police custody with alleged signs of torture investigated, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric

Nepal conflict victims lament government's apathy to rights violations

Various victim groups of Nepal have made a joint submission to the 37th Session of the Working Group on Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council, drawing its attention to Nepal’s persistent failure to deliver truth, justice, reparation and institutional reforms

India good example in solar auctions amidst pandemic: UN Secretary General

As the world designs and implements Covid-19 recovery plans, it has a choice of either going back to where it was, or investing in a better, more sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday

Sri Lanka ensures UN peacekeepers are trained and equipped to maintain peace while upholding human rights

Sri Lanka has taken measures to ensure the Sri Lankan peacekeepers are well trained and equipped to maintain peace in conflict situations while upholding human rights, the United Nations Security Council was told

AIDS-related deaths on the rise in Pakistan

The United Nations Aids Control Programme says AIDS-related deaths are rising in Pakistan as late diagnosis and poor adherence to treatment are missed opportunities to prevent onward transmission and related mortalities

UNDP and GNHC sign project on COVID-19 response and recovery

The Gross National Happiness Commission and UNDP Bhutan signed a partnership agreement on July 2 to mark the start of a new UNDP-supported COVID-19 response and recovery project funded by the Government of Japan (GoJ)

UNHCR hails Bangladesh’s efforts to curb coronavirus at Rohingya camps

The UN refugee agency UNHCR’s Representative Steven Corliss has hailed Bangladesh’s efforts to strangle the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Rohingya camps

UN court rejects Italy's claim of compensation from India in 2012 naval dispute

An independent court of the United Nations has held Italy guilty of breaching India's freedom of navigation in the 2012 naval dispute between the two countries and rejected Italy's claim of compensation from India