Category: CA UN

02
Jan

International Year of Millets 2023

India has shared the vision to make International Year of Millets 2023 a ‘People’s Movement’ alongside positioning India as the ‘Global Hub for Millets’.

01
Dec

International Maritime Organisation

India supports UAE’s proposal to include digitization in International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Strategic Plan during the ongoing session of Council IMO.

01
Nov

Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI)

Global wheat prices have risen following Russia’s withdrawal from BSGI.

22
Oct

International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine provisions

Amid shortage of cholera vaccines ICG decided to temporarily suspend standard two-dose vaccination regimen, using instead a single-dose approach.

21
Oct

Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the presence of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, launched ‘Mission LiFE’ (Lifestyle for Environment).

19
Oct

One Health Joint Plan of Action

Recently, a new One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022 – 2026) was launched to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment.

08
Oct

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Forestry Report: FAO

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s recently released report titled “Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Forestry Report”, integrating biodiversity into such ‘production forests’ is paramount.

07
Sep

UNESCO Network of Learning Cities

Warangal, Nilambur, and Thrissur have joined UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

03
Sep

WASH (Water, sanitation and hygiene)

Recently WHO and UNICEF released a report titled “Progress on Wash in Health Care Facilities 2000-2021”.

20
Aug

United Nations Convention on the Law of The Sea

A delegation from India and other member countries of the United Nations are in New York to deliberate on a one-of-its-kind agreement to conserve marine biodiversity in the high seas, namely the oceans that extend beyond countries’ territorial waters.

10
Aug

FAOs Food Price Index

Indian Express Article – Why food inflation may ease faster than expected.

08
Aug

International Telecommunication Union

As a part of the celebrations during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Communication is hosting the International Telecommunication Union’s Regional Standardization Forum (RSF) for Asia and Oceania region.