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New York: African health ministers have adopted a United Nations-backed declaration calling for urgent action against non-communicable diseases, including heart conditions, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory problems, blood disorders, mental health, violence and injuries.

New York: A group of United Nations human rights experts today voiced serious concern about the recent wave of enforced disappearances reported to have taken place in China, calling on authorities in the Asian nation to release all those who have been forcibly disappeared.

New York: The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees will stage the first-ever marathon in Gaza next month as part of its annual efforts to provide residents of the Strip with recreational opportunities.

New York: The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict and a political movement in the Philippines today agreed to develop an action plan to ensure that no children are among the ranks of the military group known as the New People’s Army (NPA), or are involved in the armed conflict.

New York: Fighting in southern and central Somalia between Government forces and Al-Shabaab militants has displaced about 33,000 people in the past six weeks, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

New York: The United Nations human rights office said today that its investigators have found more than 100 bodies over the past 24 hours in three different towns in strife-torn Côte d’Ivoire, with some of them appearing to be ethnic killings.

New Delhi: The fruits of growing prosperity of the economy are not being enjoyed equally by all citizens owing to gaps in our development efforts and governance practices, said the Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at the inaugural session of the CII National Conference and Annual Session 2011 here today. The theme of the CII conference this year is “Securing the Future: Framework for Inclusive Growth”.

Ms. Sonia Gandhi’s timely call in a Chennai rally for re-electing DMK-led alliance came as a morale booster for Chief Minister Mr Karunanidhi, fighting a desperate battle, a week before Tamil Nadu goes to poll on April 13 for the 234-member Assembly. Its notoriety for alleged corrupt deals, epitomized by the 2G spectrum scandal for which one of its leaders, Mr A Raja, was eased out of the Union Cabinet notwithstanding, the DMK, with the backing of the Congress and caste-based parties, hopes to scrape through to hold on to power.

New York: Women have played a critical role in the pro-democracy protest movements that have swept across North Africa and the Middle East this year, and their rights and leadership potential must continue to be encouraged, the head of the new United Nations entity for gender equality and women’s empowerment said today.