More Than 3000 Adolescents Die Every Day: WHO
More than 3000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a new report from WHO and partners. In 2015, more than…
29 Million Children Live in Poverty in Middle East and North Africa
According to a recent UNICEF analysis covering 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), poverty continues to impact at least 29 million children – one in four…
UNESCO Demands Investigation into the Murder of Journalist
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, on Tuesday denounced the killing of award-winning journalist Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas in Culiacán in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, on Monday 15 May.…
Venkaiah Naidu Announces DD Channel for Jharkhand
India’s Minister for Information & Broadcasting (I&B), M.Venkaiah Naidu, has announced a separate 24×7 DD (Doordarshan) channel for the state of Jharkhand. The government was putting up a vision document…
How Indian Government Handles Public Grievances
While the number of public grievances has increased almost five times, an Indian minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said this was possible mainly because of the prompt disposal of complaints in…
Sexual Violence in Conflict Is Threat to Peace: UN
There is a need to tackle the root causes of sexual violence, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the United Nations Security Council on Monday. “Sexual violence in conflict is no…