Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) unfolded in the dynamic city of Dubai, UAE, spanning from November 30 to December 12, 2023. Notably, this COP marked a historic milestone as the first instan...
By FGR Bureau 14 December, New Delhi: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which is a comprehensive list of inalienable human rights agreed upon by all nations, celebrates its 75th anniversary in December. To commemorate the Declaration the International Labour Organization hosted...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In an agreement on a loss and damage fund to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change, COP28 began with a historic landmark deal. Developing nations that have contributed the least to the climate crisis have been facing the brunt of its devastating floods, drou...
Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of the horrors of the Holocaust, States adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Convention embodied a new global commitment to ensure that “never again” should any person en...
Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” The iconic opening sentence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is as important today as it was when it was adopted 75 years ago. The Universal Declaration is a roadmap, helping to...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* A landmark deal to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries pay for the irreversible impacts of climate disaster was agreed on the first day of the Cop28 UN summit. Host country UAE and Germany both pledged $100m (£79m) to the loss and damage startup fund, which will aim...
