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Sonia Gandhi's honeymoon with the middle class may be coming to an end. The reason for the breach is her decision to persuade the government to include caste in the census enumerations. In a fatal moment of recklessness, she has shown that her intention is not to consolidate India's place in the 21st century, but to take it back to an earlier age.

New York: The right to food has gained significant recognition in Africa, Asia, Latin America and South Asia, but more national institutional reforms are needed to ensure that the fight against hunger is rooted in legal mechanisms, a United Nations expert has said.

New York: With two weeks before the deadline for a new constitution in Nepal expires, and on the heels of a nearly week-long strike in the South Asian country, the head of the United Nations mission there urged the political parties to peacefully agree on a way forward in the limited time available.

New York: A top United Nations official has exhorted advertisers to join efforts to stamp out violence against women, calling on the industry to help defy destructive gender stereotypes, a root cause of the scourge.

New York: The United Nations commission entrusted with harmonizing economic development with environmental conservation wrapped up its annual session with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that the world is way behind schedule in setting its ecological house in order.

New York: The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed yesterday's adoption of a General Assembly resolution calling for the curbing of premature deaths from non-communicable diseases, the leading cause of death in the world.

New York: Sustainable development, economic growth, and peace and security cannot be achieved without gender equality, UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said, citing evidence of the beneficial impact of women's empowerment.

New York: Full respect for human rights in the Republic of Korea, particularly the right to freedom of opinion and expression, is diminishing, as courts are more restrictive in their interpretation and implementation of existing laws, said an independent United Nations expert.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to lead United Nations efforts to combat climate change.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Governments in emerging Asia should stay on guard and be ready to act if volatile capital inflows threaten to destabilize the region's financial markets, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).