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New York: President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has assured top United Nations officials of his resolve to promote the emergence an AIDS-free generation, ensure safer motherhood and eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in his own country and beyond.

New York: The lead United Nations agency on information and communication technology (ICT) issues has reported that more than 80 per cent of countries have met the global target of creating national e-strategies by this year.

New York: The United Nations and Iraq have embarked on a programme to enhance the country's governance, social services and economic growth over the next five years.

New York: The United Nations refugee agency issued new guidelines, calling on governments to enhance their protection of people escaping the “unfolding international tragedy” in Somalia.

A moderate and uneven recovery is taking shape across Europe, supported by the rebound in global trade and policy stimulus, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Europe. Growth in the region is expected to pick up during 2010-11, but the traditional drivers of recovery are likely to be weaker than usual.

Three weeks after a scrap dealer from Mayapuri in Delhi was hospitalised with acute radiation sickness caused by exposure to cobalt-60, the authorities finally traced the source of the radioisotope to a laboratory in the chemistry department of Delhi University. Meanwhile, one of the 11 people who were seriously exposed to the source died. And the condition of another two is reportedly grave, with platelet counts way below normal and falling. Doctors can do little to help the victims except give them repeated transfusions.

The recent churning in UP's political waters has been an intriguing development. For a start, the BSP made the rumour mills work overtime by deciding to support the UPA government during the cut motion debate. Even if it was a quid pro quo for the latter's promise that the CBI would not pursue the disproportionate assets cases against her too energetically, the signs of thaw in the Congress-BSP ties signalled an unexpected change in the political equations in the state.

New Delhi: In order to sensitize the cities administration as well as the citizens about the current state of sanitation and raise awareness about the need for improvement, Govt of India has announced a National Rating of Class 1 Cities on sanitation parameters.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have jointly prepared a paper for addressing nutritional challenges. The problem of malnutrition in India despite the impressive economic growth, cannot be over emphasized. The paper recommends that malnutrition is not just a child specific problem but is prevalent in every age group. It impacts the ability to fight off infections and leads to increase in morbidity and mortality and also impacts the quality of life.

New Delhi: India and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of Road Transport. The Memorandum was signed by Shri Kamal Nath, Minister for Road Transport and Highways at Helsinki on Monday during his visit to Finland. Ms Anu Vehviläinen, Minister of Transport, Finland signed the Memorandum of Cooperation from the Finnish side.