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Topic: United Nations

UN chief urges divided Security Council to come together to fight coronavirus

The Security Council has been unable to come up with a united response to the pandemic in recent weeks primarily due to Chinese-US tensions.

India’s GDP growth for current fiscal year projected at 4.8%: UN report

The UN report said that COVID-19 is having far-reaching effects, with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade, tourism and financial linkages.

Political prisoners should be among first released in pandemic response: United Nations

The UN continues to urge all countries to review who is being held and to take measures as soon as possible to ensure social distancing.

UN Security Council to discuss coronavirus pandemic in closed session on 9 April

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will participate as a briefer. It remains to be seen whether any press statement on the COVID-19 situation is issued after the meeting.

Global economy could shrink by almost 1% in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic: UN

Analysis by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs noted that before the pandemic, world output was expected to expand at 2.5% in 2020.

India, China likely to escape world recession: UN report

The UNCTAD said that advanced economies & China have put together massive govt packages which, according to the G20, will extend a USD 5 trillion lifeline to their economies.

Almost 25 million jobs could be lost globally due to coronavirus, says UN body

The International Labour Organisation's report said that falls in employment meant large income losses to the tune of between $ 860 billion and $ 3.4 trillion by the end of 2020.

Obituary: Javier Perez de Cuellar, the UN chief who helped end 8-year Iran-Iraq war

The first UN secretary-general from Latin America, Cuellar had once likened the job of the UN to that of a doctor treating a recalcitrant patient.

CAA plea in SC by UN body unusual, foreign entity can’t do this, says ex-India envoy to UN

Dilip Sinha, the former Indian ambassador to UN, says India is not a party to any international convention that would allow a foreign entity to take it to court on human rights.

Modi as coronavirus antidote and the world is getting too ‘familial’

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On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.