WHO Classifies Gaming Disorder as Metal Disease
New York (ABC Live): Gaming Disorder : The UN health agency has for the first time, tagged compulsive video gaming as a mental health condition in its updated classification manual, released on Monday....
View ArticleURAM-2018 Reveals Tanzania Uranium Exploration Progress
Geneva (ABC Live): Tanzania Uranium Exploration : Tanzania is at an advanced stage of uranium exploration and plans to commence mining operations at its first approved mining site as soon as economic...
View ArticleGlobal Warming May Reduce Rice Nutritional Value
Goa (ABC Live): Rice Nutritional Value : Hundreds of millions of people in Asia rely on rice not only as a staple but as their main source of nutrition. But new research suggests the rice they eat will...
View ArticleGFDRR Report : World Loses $555 billion by Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON (ABC Live): GFDRR Report : When countries rebuild stronger, faster and more inclusively after natural disasters they can reduce the impact on people’s livelihoods and well-being by as much...
View ArticleUnited States Withdraws from Human Rights Council
New York (ABC Live): Human Rights Council ; In response to the withdrawal of the United States on Tuesday from the United Nations body which is designed to promote and protect human rights around the...
View ArticleSustainable Development Goals are Indivisible
Goa (ABC Live):Sustainable Development Goals : “Rain has become my enemy. When it rains, my heart sinks,” says Jane, an entrepreneur who runs a village grocery shop in the Isingiro District of Western...
View ArticleWHO Releases New International Classification of Diseases
Geneva (ABC Live): International Classification of Diseases :The World Health Organization (WHO) is today releasing its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The ICD is the foundation...
View ArticleHigh Impact Weather Continues in 2018
Goa (ABC Live):High Impact Weather : Global temperatures for the first five months of the year have been the highest on record for a La Niña year, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleUN Human Rights Council to Find US Replacement Soon
Geneva (ABC Live): UN Human Rights Council : International reaction to the United States decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council continued on Wednesday with the President of the...
View ArticleUN Releases Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018
New York (ABC Live): Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018 : Although more people are leading better lives than a decade ago, persistent poverty and hunger, as well as rapid urbanization, are...
View ArticleKnow WMO Strategic Plan and Reform
Geneva (ABC Live): WMO Strategic Plan : The World Meteorological Organization’s Executive Council holds its annual session from 20-29 June, with a focus on addressing high-impact weather, climate...
View ArticleDay Fine System in Indian Criminal Justice System ??
New Delhi (ABC Live):Day Fine System : By most accounts, India’s criminal process is broken. Criminal courts are plagued by issues of delay and pendency, highly inconsistent legal representation, and...
View ArticleVietnamese Tea Growers Adopts Sustainable Tea Production
Goa (ABC Live): Sustainable Tea Production : The act of drinking tea is a key part of many of Vietnam’s social rituals and interactions. As a commodity, tea is also one of the country’s most important...
View ArticleIAEA Reviews Radioactive Sources Import-Export Guidance
Geneva (ABC Live): Radioactive Sources Import-Export Guidance : Over 150 representatives from 86 countries agreed at a meeting last week that the implementation of the Guidance on the Import and...
View ArticleITU CBS-2018 Predicts Digital Employment Potential
New Delhi(ABC Live): ITU CBS-2018 : The 2018 ITU Global ICT Capacity Building Symposium (CBS-2018) took place 18-20 June 2018 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with a special focus on “Developing...
View ArticleKnow How Islam Mitigates Climate Change Risks
Goa (ABC Live): Climate Change Risks : The world, not just the UN, is waking up to the power of faith-based organizations (FBOs). How can Islam, and other faiths, contribute to solutions to...
View ArticleUNODC Condemns Canada Cannabis Act
Panchkula (ABC Live): Canada Cannabis Act : United Nations Member States only recently unanimously adopted a guidance document on drug policy at the 2016 General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on...
View ArticleWMO Backs New Global Greenhouse Gas Information System
Goa (ABC Live): Global Greenhouse Gas Information System :WMO Executive Council has given its backing to the science implementation plan for a new Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System...
View ArticleKnow the Privileges and Contempt of Indian Legislatures
Chandigarh (ABC Live): Privileges and Contempt of Indian Legislatures : Provisions regarding Privileges: The Privileges are those as have been provided in Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution, the...
View ArticleUN Hosts First Global National Counter-Terrorism Conference
New York (ABC Live):National Counter-Terrorism Conference :Heads of counter-terrorism agencies from across the world will be meeting at UN Headquarters in New York next week for the first time, to pool...
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