UNDOC Bats for Fair Criminal Justice for SDGs
Vienna/Bangkok (ABC Live): Fair Criminal Justice : Yury Fedotov, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), urged governments today to promote greater cooperation to...
View ArticleIndian Forces Have 5108 Fighter Pilots
New Delhi (ABC Live): Fighter Pilots : There are four modes of entry for becoming a pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF) [NDA, CDSE, AFCAT and NCC special entry]. A written test is conducted for...
View ArticleSupply of Fake Chinese Parts for Dhanush Guns Under Probe
New Delhi (ABC Live): Dhanush Guns :An anonymous complaint was lodged in one case of procurement of 6 Wire Race Roller Bearing purchased from M/s Sidh Sales Syndicate, Delhi by Gun Carriage Factory,...
View ArticleUNEP Launches UN Environmental Rights Initiative
Goa (ABC Live): UN Environmental Rights Initiative : Taking a stand against ongoing threats, harassment and murder of environmental defenders, the United Nations on Tuesday launched an initiative...
View ArticleArgentina Uses Nuclear Technology for Water Conservation
Geneva (ABC Live): Nuclear Technology Water Conservation In Argentina, like in many parts of the world, water is at risk of over-exploitation and contamination. To protect it, scientists are studying...
View ArticleCitiesIPCC Cities Conference Starts in Canada
Edmonton (ABC Live): CitiesIPCC Cities : The inaugural CitiesIPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference is taking place in Edmonton, Canada, to advance global understanding of the impacts of...
View ArticleAir Traffic Management Congress Bats for Global ADS-B
Montréal (ABC Live)– Global ADS-B : Speaking yesterday at CANSO’s Sixth World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress in Madrid, Spain, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu told the gathered...
View ArticleWomen Representation in Labour Market Not Fair
GENEVA (ABC Live) – Labour Market : Women are less likely to participate in the labour market than men and are more likely to be unemployed in most parts of the world, says a new study by the...
View ArticleWMO Climate Acts for 2019 Global Climate Summit
New York n(ABC Live): 2019 Global Climate Summit : WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed at UN Headquarters in...
View ArticleUN Security Council Extends UNAMA for One Year
New York (ABC Live): UNAMA : The Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan for another year to continue providing assistance to the...
View ArticleKnow The WTO Climate Change Commitments
Geneva (ABC Live): WTO Climate Change Commitments : Climate change is the biggest sustainable development challenge the international community has had to tackle to date. Measures to address climate...
View ArticleWHO Issues New Tobacco Product Regulations Guidelines
New York (ABC Live): Tobacco Product Regulations Guidelines :The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play...
View ArticleKnow the Antimicrobials Resistance Effects on Agriculture
New Delhi (ABC Live): Antimicrobials Resistance : Antimicrobials are used in terrestrial and aquatic animal and plant production for both treatment and non-therapeutic purposes such as animal growth...
View ArticleHalf of World Urban Population Reside in Small Cities
New Delhi (ABC Live): World Urban Population :Rapid urbanization, combined with income growth, has been driving the transformation of food systems and markets worldwide. The share of the world...
View ArticleIAEA Completes Ringhals Plant SALTO Review
Geneva (ABC Live): Ringhals Plant SALTO Review : An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has completed a review of long-term operational safety at the Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant...
View Article3 Environmental Right Defenders Losing Lives per Week
Goa (ABC Live): Environmental Right Defenders :In the absence of strong environmental laws and institutions, we will be unable to protect and restore our planet. Every week, at least three people are...
View ArticleKnow the Scope of OSH National Policy
New Delhi (ABC Live): OSH National Policy : The Convention comprises sections regulating scope and definitions, national policy and the principles underpinning it, action required at the national...
View ArticleIMF Report Discusses Digital Age Data Strategy
New York (ABC Live):Digital Age Data Strategy :The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund discussed the report, Overarching Strategy on Data and Statistics at the Fund in the Digital Age,...
View ArticleWSIS 2018 Starts with Theme Hack Against Hunger
Geneva (ABC Live): Hack Against Hunger :More than 2,500 information and communication technology (ICT) experts from around the globe will convene this week in Geneva for the World Summit on the...
View ArticleWIPO Cybersquatting Cases Reach New Record in 2017
Geneva (ABC Live): WIPO Cybersquatting Cases : Three industries – banking and finance, fashion, and internet and IT – accounted for nearly one-third of all cybersquatting disputes handled by WIPO’s...
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