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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

‘Iran has executed over 200 people this year, it’s abominable,’ says UN rights office

The spokespersons said that on average so far this year, over 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, making it one of the world's highest executors.

World food prices rise in April for first time in a year, says UN food agency

The FAO price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 127.2 points last month against 126.5 for March. The March reading was originally given as 126.9.

3 Adani companies removed from UN-backed climate initiative for ‘expanding’ their use of fossil fuels

Adani Green Energy Ltd, Adani Transmission & Adani Ports & SEZ were removed from Science Based Targets Initiative after 2 climate advocacy groups sent joint letter to UN Race to Zero.

Fighting in Sudan is turning humanitarian crisis into ‘full flown catastrophe’, says UN

Hundreds of people have been killed & thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces erupted into conflict on 15 April.

India’s problem of plenty: Why the country needs to make use of its demographic dividend, and quickly

This dividend has been talked about more than it has been taken advantage of, which can be done by building human capabilities and putting them to productive use over next 2 decades.

No sign Sudan warring parties ready to negotiate, says UN

This suggested 'that both think that securing a military victory over the other is possible,' envoy Volker Perthes told the UN Security Council. 'This is a miscalculation.'

Former Afghan vice president calls possible UN recognition of Taliban ‘disappointing’, ‘a cardinal sin’

Amrullah Saleh's statement comes a week after UN deputy secretary-general Amina J. Mohammed suggested that talks will be held on possible recognition of the Taliban at the Doha meet.

‘Lacks basic understanding’ — Chinese state media slams Western hype of its population decline

India is overtaking China as the world's most populous nation, and will have almost 3 million more people than its neighbour by mid-2023, said data released by the UN Wednesday.

India surpasses China to become world’s most populous nation with 142.8 cr people, says UN data

Estimates by different agencies have suggested that India’s population is expected to keep rising for nearly three decades before it peaks at 165 crore and then start declining.

High Seas Treaty historic but climate change is upon us. India as G20 president can act

The talk titled 'Know Thy Ocean: Unmapped, Unknown, the Secrets of the Deep may be our Final Frontier' was on UN High Seas Treaty and the process of such agreements.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.