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New York: A United Nations report launched today recommends a new Marshall Plan of more than $500 billion per year, or one per cent of global output, to help developing countries ease the impact of global warming and adjust to its effects while continuing on a path of economic growth.

New York: Some 91 countries have agreed to the final text of a United Nations-brokered treaty aimed at combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced today.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Kingdom are providing $14 million in technical assistance to help improve the quality and delivery time of projects in some of India's poorest states.

NEW DELHI: The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide employment to more than 60 million people; and these units contribute over 45 per cent of the total manufactured product and 40 per cent of the export earnings.

Even as the rusty flakes peel off the figure of the BJP's lauh purush, there is an element of surprise as to why he came to this sorry pass. Yet, it was always obvious through the Jan Sangh's early years that L.K.Advani was the minor leader of a minor party. Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Atal Behari Vajpayee were miles ahead of him.

New York: Greater efforts are needed to win the battle against organized crime in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a new study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which calls for a fresh approach to tackle the scourge.

New York: Significant gaps exist in the understanding and management of the complex processes and trends at work in the world's oceans and seas, which cover 70 per cent of the Earth's surface, warned senior United Nations officials today as they urged governments to approve expert recommendations establishing a system that plugs the holes.

New Delhi- Lok Jansakti Party, National President, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, has appointed Shri Ajay Kumar, as National Secretary of the party from immediate effect.

On Sunday 6 September the World Trade Organization will open its doors to the public for the first time. Throughout the day, there will be a variety of activities on offer, including guided tours of the building, insights into the work of the WTO and special activities for children.

New York: The indigenous peoples of the Chaco region of neighbouring Bolivia and Paraguay are often trapped into forced labour practices and face discrimination, severe poverty and in some cases systematic violence, the United Nations reported today, calling on the two countries to take urgent action to protect those groups' human rights.