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0.6 degree C rise in temp led to 3x extreme events in India since 1950

While IPCC says that warming by at least 1.2 degree Celsius seems inevitable by end of century, 0.6 degree Celsius rise over a century has increased the frequency of extreme rains and floods

UN climate report increases urgency for green investment funds

A UN climate report on Monday found that global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control

'Code red': United Nations scientists warn of worsening global warming

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released by United Nations

Code red for humanity: UN report delivers dire warning on climate change

'CODE RED': IPCC says planet to warm by 1.5 degree Celsius in all growth scenarios over 20 yrs

Extreme sea level events likely every year by end of this century: IPCC

Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this century, the latest IPCC report on climate change said on Monday

5 things to know about the new United Nations' report on climate change

The UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways

Global average temp rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius in next 20 years: UN report

UN climate panel says global temperatures in about a decade will likely blow past level that world leaders have sought to prevent

UN climate report likely to deliver stark warnings on global warming

Since the last report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013, both greenhouse gas emissions and the average global temperature have only continued to climb.

China, India miss UN deadline to submit plans for cutting emissions

China and India have missed a UN deadline to submit plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year's summit

We are contributing to peace-building efforts in Afghanistan: India at UNGA

India's development partnership with Afghanistan includes more than 550 Community Development Projects covering all its 34 provinces and is aimed at strengthening the country, said Pratik Mathur

Expand number of types of cybercrimes from 9 to 23, Russia proposes to UN

Russia has proposed to the United Nations to expand the number of internationally designated types of cybercrimes from nine to 23, Deputy Prosecutor General Petr Gorodov told Sputnik.Russia submitted the world's first-ever draft convention on countering cybercrime to the UN on Tuesday. The draft convention, presented by Gorodov in Vienna, "introduces new elements of crimes committed using information and communication"."The draft reflects 23 corpus delicti, including unauthorized access to personal data, illegal distribution of counterfeit medicines and medical devices, terrorism, extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism, illegal trafficking of drugs, weapons, involvement of minors in illegal activities and much more -- all the most relevant in the world of cybercrime," Gorodov said.According to Gorodov, the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe is outdated as it was introduced in 2001 and determines "only nine types" of cybercrimes.The draft convention pays great ...

Pakistan's Balochistan provice faces food emergency for 500,000 people: UN

Pakistan's Balochistan province, battered by a harsh winter, a locust invasion, COVID-19, and drought-like conditions, faces a food emergency for about 500,000 people, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday

Three India-based enterprises among UN's Best Small Business winners

Three India-based enterprises are among the winners of a USD 100,000 global competition of Best Small Businesses'

United Nations panel pays $600 mn to Kuwait oil firm for invasion by Iraq

The corporation is the sole remaining claimant

57 feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya coast: United Nations

Fifty-seven people have been presumed dead as boat carrying migrants has capsized off Libya, as per United Nations migration official.Safa Msehli, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, said the boat left the western coastal town of Khums on Sunday. There were at least 75 people on board, reported Al Jazeera.Eighteen people from the vessel were rescued and returned to shore on Monday, Msehli said.The survivors, who are from Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia, reported the vessel had stopped due to an engine problem, then capsized amid bad weather, Msehli said."According to survivors brought to shore by fishermen and the coast guard, at least 20 women and two children were among those who drowned," Msehli wrote on Twitter.The capsizing is the latest disaster in the Mediterranean Sea involving migrants and refugees seeking a better life in Europe, said Al Jazeera further.Monday's deaths came less than a week after some 20 people also drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, ...

Afghanistan could see highest casualties in 2021 if violence continue: UN

The UN has warned that without a significant de-escalation in violence in Afghanistan, the year 2021 is on course to witness the highest number of documented civilian casualties in over a decade

UN, IOC release stamps to commemorate Tokyo Olympics

The United Nations Postal Administration has in partnership with the IOC created a series of stamps to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics and to highlight sport's contribution to peace around the world

United Nations appeals for $850-mn aid to help war-torn Afghanistan

United Nations registered 627,000 Afghans who have returned from neighboring countries so far this year

Tokyo 2020: UN Secretary-General calls for Olympic Truce to be observed

Olympic Truce comes into force from Friday, seven days before the start of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and will remain in effect until 12 September, seven days after the end of the Paralympic Games

India to make best use of UNSC term to be a permanent member: FS Shringla

India will make best of its two-year term in UN Security Council and underscore that it establishes right to be a permanent member of 15-nation body, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said