The combined output of BRICS countries will surpass the aggregate GDP of the US, Canada and other European nations by 2020, a UN report said on Friday. ...
04:05 AM, Mar 16, 2013
Kabul: The Taliban dismissed on Sunday a UN report that roadside bombs are causing most civilian casualties in Afghanistan as "Western propaganda." Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the insurgents only use the weapons to target foreign troops and the Afghan security forces. "By spreading such propaganda they are trying to prevent us from planting bombs which cause the deaths of invaders in our country," he said in an emailed...
02:43 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: New HIV cases among adults have declined by half in India since 2000, according to a new UN report which praised India's contribution to AIDS response through manufacture of generic antiretroviral drugs. Though rate of HIV transmission in Asia is slowing down, atleast 1,000 new infections among adults continue to be reported in the continent every day in 2011. An estimated 3,60,000 adults were newly infected with HIV...
08:14 PM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: India ranks a low 134 among 187 countries in terms of the human development index (HDI), which assesses long-term progress in health, education and income indicators. According to a UN report released on Wednesday, although placed in the "medium" category, India's standing is way behind scores of economically less developed countries, including war-torn Iraq as well as the Philippines. India's ranking in 2010 was 119 out of 169...
04:55 PM, Nov 02, 2011
New Delhi: Thirty-five per cent of women in India face physical violence while 10 per cent of them suffer sexual violence from their intimate partners at home, according to a UN study. Thirty-nine per cent of men and women in India also think that it is "sometimes or always" justifiable for a man to beat his wife, the study carried out by UN Women -- a newly created body --...
07:39 AM, Jul 08, 2011
New Delhi: There are 57 million more men than women globally, a UN report said. While much progress has been made in ensuring the equal status of women and men in many areas, much needs to be done in closing the gender gap in areas like power and decision making positions, it said. The report, "The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics", was released by the UN Department of Economic...
05:43 PM, Oct 21, 2010
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The US remained the top investment destination with inflows of $130 billion in 2009, followed by China and France. ...
11:18 PM, Jul 22, 2010
A UN report on ex-PM Benazir Bhutto's murder revealed her security was insufficient during his reign. ...
10:17 AM, Apr 27, 2010
According to a new UN study on how to cut the number of people with inadequate sanitation. ...
10:27 AM, Apr 15, 2010
According to a new UN study on how to cut the number of people with inadequate sanitation. ...
10:27 AM, Apr 15, 2010
Country placed 134 among 182 countries in terms of poverty reduction. ...
03:20 PM, Oct 05, 2009
The UN report states Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza committed war crime. ...
03:16 PM, Sep 16, 2009
Global warming is expected to turn the planet a bit greener by spurring plant growth, says UN report. ...
11:06 AM, Mar 19, 2007
