Chennai | Gear up for WCCG Aalam Deepam Duathlon to run, ride and take home a medal
[ad_1] Participants at pervious editions of the WCCG Aalam Deepam Duathlon | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When the fourth edition of WCCG’s (Chennai Cycling Group) Aalam Deepam Duathlon took place…
Marathon on the world’s highest frozen lake
[ad_1] Dr Umesh Bhammarkar at Pangong | Photo Credit: Special arrangement This month (February 2024), Dr Umesh Bhammarkar from Hyderabad ran one of the most difficult marathons. He ran on the…
Gazans ‘anxious and living in fear’ of Israeli assault on Rafah, warns top UN aid official
[ad_1] “People are anxious and in fear of a possible large-scale military operation,” Philippe Lazzarini said, after emerging from a briefing with Member States at UN Geneva. “If the assault…
Address root causes of Ukraine war, UN official urges, as anniversary of Russian invasion approaches
[ad_1] Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), warned that the fighting risked “further diminishing the prospects for a just and…
First-ever UN report reveals complex threats to migratory species
[ad_1] Of most concern is the threat to migratory fishes, with 97 per cent of the species on the brink of extinction. The two greatest threats to all migratory…
World News in Brief: Syria aid lifelines, Sudan telecoms blackout, increased patrols in Abyei, preventing terrorism
[ad_1] The Syrian Government informed the UN on Saturday of its consent to allow humanitarian assistance to be delivered into the region through two border crossings with Türkiye – Bab…
Gaza: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah
[ad_1] Nearly 1.5 million people are now crammed into the southern city on the border with Egypt, and with nowhere further to flee. ‘Terrifying’ situation A potential full-fledged incursion in…
Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of ‘ocean of need’
[ad_1] “So far, we have delivered 447 metric tons of medical supplies to Gaza, but it’s a drop in the ocean of need, which continues to grow every day,” said…
Gender bias in science ‘deprives our world of great talent’: Guterres
[ad_1] “Sadly, women and girls continue to face systemic barriers and biases that prevent them from pursuing careers in science,” he noted in a message for the day. Today, women…
First Person: ‘My eggs are too expensive to eat’ (and that’s a good thing)
[ad_1] Over 80 chicken rearers in Anosy Region have so far received the possibly life-altering birds, which originate in India but which are now thriving in Tanzania. FAO brought eggs…
A lullaby for children sleeping under bombs in Gaza
[ad_1] “I endured the artillery’s roar, the fire in the nursery, yet I stand tall,” read the lyrics. “I weathered the paralyzing fear under the covers, felt everyone turn their…
Mongolian dzud: Extreme weather puts 90% of country at ‘high risk’
[ad_1] About 190,000 herder households are struggling with inadequate feed, skyrocketing prices and heightened vulnerabilities, according to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia. Herding and livestock have…
UN Special Adviser ‘horrified’ at suffering of civilians in the Middle East
[ad_1] Alice Wairimu Nderitu also underscored the need to intensify diplomatic efforts to bring the crisis to an end. “Civilians should never pay the price of a conflict for which…
World News in Brief: Rafah escalation fears, Gaza war’s unprecedented death rate, Pakistan terrorist attacks condemned
[ad_1] More than half of Gaza’s population of over two million is now crammed into the city, which is located on the border with Egypt and originally home to some 250,000…
Haiti: Human rights deteriorating as gang violence spreads
[ad_1] At least 806 people not involved in violent gang wars were killed, injured, or kidnapped in January – the bloodiest month in more than two years. Additionally, some 300…