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Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area added in World Heritage list

June 23, 2014

India’s Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (GHNPCA), has been inscribed on the World Heritage List as per Criterion (X) of UNESCO Guidelines. The Criterion X is “To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of ..

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June 23: United Nations Public Service Day

June 23, 2014

June 23 was celebrated as the United Nations Public Service Day. The theme for 2014 is “Innovating Governance for Sustainable Development and Well-being of the People”. The day is celebrated to remember the priceless contributions of public servants and administrators ..

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June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification observed with the theme "Land Belongs to the Future – Let’s Climate Proof It"

June 17, 2014

World Day to Combat Desertification was observed on June 17, 2014 to promote public awareness of the issue, and the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in those countries experiencing severe drought and/or desertification, particularly in ..

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Jordanian envoy first Muslim to be elected UN human rights chief

June 17, 2014

T​he nomination of Prince Zeid al Hussein of Jordan of as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights  was unanimously approved by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He succeeds outgoing Navi Pillay of South Africa.​ He is the first High ..

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Rasik Ravindra elected as member of UN body on ocean issues

June 14, 2014

Indian origin scientist Rasik Ravindra has been elected as member of the United Nations Commissionon the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) as India’s candidate for member of the Commission.  Rasik, an alumnus of the Jammu and Kashmir University, is one ..

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UNGA elects Ugandan Foreign Minister as President of 69th session

June 13, 2014

Uganda’s foreign minister Sam Kahamba Kutesa has been unanimously elected as the President of the 193-membered United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).  He was in news recently for defending the Ugandan government’s stringent anti-homosexuality law which President Yoweri Museveni signed in ..

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June 12 observed as World Day Against Child Labor 2014

June 12, 2014

June 12 was observed as World Day Against Child Labour across the globe. The theme for year 2014 is Extend social protection: Combat child labour. The World Day Against Child Labour was launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002 ..

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India’s Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha appointed member of UN panel on peacekeeping

June 5, 2014

Lieutenant General (retd) Abhijit Guha of Indian Army has been appointed as a member on a five-member UN expert panel on peacekeeping that will advice the international body on how to use new technologies and innovations in that field. Guha ..

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India Elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

June 5, 2014

In the elections to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held on June 4, 2014 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris by the General Assembly of member states, India has been elected for the next 4 years ..

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UN posthumously honors 8 Indian soldiers among 106 UN peacekeepers

June 1, 2014

The UN honored 106 peacekeepers, including 8 Indian soldiers, who lost their lives in various UN peacekeeping operations on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 30. Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping missions India has been the ..

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