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New York: The United Nations is stepping up its efforts to boost the number of female police officers serving in its peacekeeping missions around the world, highlighting that women can play a unique role in certain areas, including responding to sexual- and gender-based violence.

New York: A United Nations war crimes tribunal has handed out life terms in jail to two former top Bosnian Serb military officers after convicting them of genocide for their role in the 1995 massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the UN safe haven of Srebrenica, the most notorious episode of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.

New York: The United Nations envoy in Côte d'Ivoire has urged a new impetus for the country's electoral process and reunification efforts to overcome the ongoing political impasse and make progress towards the holding of the long-delayed presidential polls.

New York: No single entity address all global obstacles, ranging from climate change to hunger, a senior United Nations official said, underscoring the vital relationship between the world body and the European Union in promoting development.

An IMF mission led by Mr. Thomas Rumbaugh, Division Chief in the Asia and Pacific Department, visited Jakarta during May 31-June 9, 2010 to conduct the 2009 Article IV Consultation discussions. The team exchanged views with the government on global economic developments and the Indonesian economic outlook.

New York: In an effort to ensure that African youth learn about their common heritage, the United Nations agency responsible for cultural issues said it is working with historians, education specialists and government representatives to develop a history syllabus for African schools.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of a Bill, namely, the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to further amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to provide therein irretrievable break down of marriage as a ground of divorce.

New Delhi: he population of a small minority community, namely, Parsis , has been declining over the years: it declined from 1,14,000 in 1941 to 69,000 in 2001 as per Census population data.

New Delhi: The Annual Plan of Punjab for the year 2010-11 has been approved in a meeting between the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia and the Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Parkash Singh Badal, here today. The Annual Plan size was agreed at Rs.9150 crores.

New Delhi: Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal today met with the Education Minister of Orissa, Shri Pratap Jena, of Chhatisgarh, Shri Brijmohan Aggarwal and of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Nanikya Varaprasadh in separate meetings here today. The meetings were held in the backdrop of the implementation of the Right to Education Act which has been notified on 1st April, 2010. The three States informed of the progress made towards implementing of this Act, while the Minister urged upon them to put in place the requirements mandated by the Act especially with regard to closing the gap in teacher requirement and training in these States.