Misperceptions of Migration By Dr Arvind Kumar The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its World Migration Report 2011, states that about 214 million people were living and working outs ...

Human Rights Day By Dr Arvind Kumar In order to safeguard human rights and make people aware of their rights world wide, 10th December is observed annually to mark the United Nations' (UN) Human Right ...

International Anti-Corruption Day By Dr Arvind Kumar Rampant corruption afflicts almost all societies. 9th December is desgnated as International Anti-Corruption Day by the United Nations. The avowed ...

Explosions at Munitions Dumps According to media reports, the rate of accidents at munitions storage sites has risen to unprecedented levels in 2011, despite a growing international commitment to assi ...

Need for New Ways to Grow Food By Dr Arvind Kumar According to a recent report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and reported by IRIN News agency, in coming four decades many ...

Bleak Prospects at Durban By Dr Arvind Kumar The 17th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) opened in Durban, South Africa, on 28 November this yea ...

Building Flood-Resilient Cities According to a news report recently released by IRIN news agency, there are about 3,000 low-lying cities vulnerable to frequent floods in the world. Asia accounts for m ...

Achim Steiner on Climate Change Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, spoke to Christian Schwägerl of SPIEGEL about the current state of global climate negotiati ...

FDI in Retail The UPA Government’s decision to throw open the huge Indian market to multinational companies, which had been lobbying for years for entry into multi-brand retail has evoked mixed reacti ...

Asian Cities Food Resilience By Dr Arvind Kumar Experts at a recently held UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) workshop in Bangkok on resilient food systems in Asia said that Asia’s largest cit ...