A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said on Monday during the soft launch held online.
Afghanistan’s justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes, despite a 2009 law that was hailed as a significant step forward in legal efforts to protect them, according to a UN report published jointly by the OHCHR and UNAMA found
Few hints remain of Wuhan’s early role in the coronavirus pandemic, which has since infected more than 67 million people globally, killing around 1.5 million people.
The evaluation was based on UNCTAD’s assessment of work undertaken by 180 national investment promotion agencies across the world.
The close friendly relations between Uzbekistan and India have their roots deep in history. The eminent Uzbek scholar Al Biruni visited India in the 11th century and wrote his famous book Kitab-Takkik Al Hind, one of the famous books on Indian society and culture.
After the USA, China accounted for the second largest share of 2019 arms
sales by the top 25 arms companies, at 16 per cent.
A ceasefire was agreed through a joint statement by the President of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and Russia’s President, on 9 November, leading to the deployment of several thousand Russian peacekeepers to the enclave and border regions.
Iraq’s government grants religious projects special privileges, including tax exemptions on imports of Iranian cement, steel and other materials
With the COVID-19 pandemic heightening the dangers of gender-based violence and human trafficking, action on these two fronts is needed now more than ever, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Monday.
The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe for roll out.
The Western messaging to Ukraine’s leadership 
In 2022 India must prioritize Asian Cooperation 
Decoding China’s aid diplomacy 
Historic Samarkand set to become world tourist capital in 2023 
Chasing an uproar in Bangladesh