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New York: Harmful greenhouse gas emissions produced by industrialized countries rose for the seventh consecutive year in 2007, the United Nations reported.

New York: Reversing a downward trend, childhood immunization rates are now at their highest ever, but due to a funding gap of at least $1 billion life-saving vaccines still do not reach some 24 million children - one in five born each year - who are most at risk in the poorest countries, according to a new United Nations report.

Going by the statements on economic policy at top levels, India has not only weathered the global crisis but also come out faster for steady growth at close to 7 per cent in current year and 8 per cent in 2010-11. This is second only to China which seems to be racing toward 9 per cent amid fears of excessive credit and real estate bubbles. China and India are recognised as the two powers leading the global recovery from the Great Recession.

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's biggest problem during a bitter-sweet political career spanning three decades has always been, never knowing where to stop.

New York: Complying with cultural diversity, whether at the management, human resources or marketing level, can reap big dividends for businesses, according to a wide-ranging United Nations report on intercultural dialogue.

New York: A senior United Nations official has welcomed a recent landmark agreement with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to strengthen police units in peacekeeping missions around the world, and called on Member States to contribute more women officers to those operations.

New York: A Belgian human rights defender and a Pakistani philanthropist were awarded a prestigious United Nations prize that draws its inspiration from the life of Mahatma Gandhi for their work in promoting tolerance and non-violence.

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) continue to pose a serious threat to the health, well being, economic productivity and advancement of several hundred million people worldwide. People living in iodine deficient environment suffer from reduced mental and physical abilities, cretinism, deaf-mutism, squint, still-birth, abortion, goitre of all ages, neuro-motor defects, etc. Even when born normal, young children whose diets are low in iodine have their lives trapped in mental dullness and apathy.