• As many as 57 species of fish in Haryana have disappeared over the past four decades as a result of pollution and high siltation of rivers, a study found.

• UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination strongly reprimanded the Botswana government over eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen.

Universal vaccination became part of government policy in 1978. A quarter of a century since, progress has been fitful. In some parts of the country the south especially progress has been impressive, but in two of the most populous states Bihar and

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un agencies said on May 23, 2005 that even with the help of international aid, it will take at least five to 10 years for countries hit by the December 2004 tsunami to recover fully. "Usually it's

The fifth high-level ministerial meeting of the United Nation's Forum on Forests (UNFF-5), which ended in New York on May 27, 2005, failed to agree to a set of reforms to accelerate the ailing process of promoting conservation and sustainable development of forests. UNFF-5 couldn't agree on even a declaration.

The issue of safe ship breaking practices has come to the fore with the un ban on single hulled oil tankers coming into force from April 12, 2005. These tankers have a single steel layer separating

Cruel punishment: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Refugee Coordination Unit (RCU) recently stopped food distribution to 3,142 refugees in Bhutans' Jhapa refugee

Between Latin America, Middle East and Asia, there are 20,000 tonnes of pesticide poisons waiting to be treated. But the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (fao), which helps clear-up