India Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/india/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:02:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 India contributes US$100,000 for fund to ensure developing countries’ role in international cooperation on critical tax matters /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2018/07/india-contributes-us100000-for-fund-to-ensure-developing-countries-role-in-international-cooperation-on-critical-tax-matters/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 21:12:58 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=50870 India delivered a voluntary contribution of US $100,000 to promote the participation of developing countries in the work of a key Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ committee on tax matters that looks at key issues that could mobilize resources for sustainable development. India’s contribution is a response to the call of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which was adopted  [...]

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]]> VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon on India joining the Paris Agreement /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/video-ban-ki-moon-on-india-joining-the-paris-agreement/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:27:14 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=20792 The post VIDEO: Ban Ki-moon on India joining the Paris Agreement appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> India ratifies Paris climate pact at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, brings its entry into force “tantalisingly close” /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/india-ratifies-paris-climate-pact-at-un-brings-its-entry-into-force-tantalisingly-close/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:09:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=20772 India has chosen the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the country''s independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence, to join the climate accord.

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]]> WFP boosts efforts to end hunger by 2030 with Indian partnerships /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/01/wfp-boosts-efforts-to-end-hunger-by-2030-with-indian-partnerships/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:37:26 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=14547 The World Food Programme (WFP) is promoting agreements with the Indian Government and business sector to boost nutrition in the world’s second most populous country, with 1.3 billion people, a vital step in eradicating global hunger by 2030.

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]]> ‘Prevent hepatitis; Act now,’ declares Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ on World Day targeting hepatitis B and C /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/prevent-hepatitis-act-now-declares-un-on-world-day-targeting-hepatitis-b-and-c/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:24:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=7237 Marking World Hepatitis Day 2015, which falls on 28 July in honour of the birthday of the scientist who discovered the hepatitis B virus and its first vaccine, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners are urging policy-makers, health workers and the public to act now to prevent infection and death from the infectious disease.

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]]> India: Crowded Cities /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/07/india-crowded-cities/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:10:08 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=7453 The post India: Crowded Cities appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

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