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The list, which unveils world's poorest countries marred by crippling poverty, features Madagascar, an Island nation which has friendly ties with India, in the 10th spot. No mention of Bangladesh and Pakistan in the list. Check list of 10 Poorest Countries in the world.  

The list, which unveils world's poorest countries marred by crippling poverty, features Madagascar, an Island nation which has friendly ties with India, in the 10th spot. No mention of Bangladesh and Pakistan in the list. Check rank of India's ally in Top 10  

Guterres released the report saying that the war is “supercharging” a crisis in food, energy and finance in poorer countries. The report says 69 of the countries, with a population of 1.2 billion people, face a “perfect storm” and are severely or significantly exposed to all three crises. They include 25 countries in Africa, 25 in Asia and the Pacific, and 19 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The study shows that countries in the developing world may now be facing the same pattern of increasing IBD rates that the western world earlier faced.  

First Lady of China and UNESCO Special Envoy Peng Liyuan on Tuesday awarded the UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education to three representatives of the award-winning projects during a ceremony here.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday made out a strong case for BRICS nations developing their own arbitration mechanism to cut reliance on redressal centres in developed nations whose awards at times tend to be loaded against developing countries.

India has jumped 13 positions from last year to rank second among 30 developing countries this year on ease of doing business, according to a study topped by China.

"I see no reason for the sovereign to issue dollar bonds across the world," said Rajan, speaking at an event at the Chicago Booth business school in London.

India has pledged its steadfast support to poorer countries on issues that matters to them and said it would give them special consideration.

India has stressed that the priorities and needs of developing countries must remain the centre of attention as the ambitious 2030 Development Agenda begins to be implemented.

India negotiated hard to ensure that the WTO continues to place the interest of developing countries and LDCs at the centre of its agenda.

China on Saturday welcomed the US Congress' ratification of the 2010 quota and governance reforms of the IMF that will give more voting rights and "enhance" the representativeness of emerging economies including India at the international institution.

Top emitter China today welcomed the landmark Paris climate agreement, saying it is fair in splitting responsibility between developed and developing countries and heralded "a new beginning in international cooperation".

The climate change conference today came out with an ambitious final draft of a deal that proposes limiting global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius and committing USD 100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries in coping with the problem.

Developing countries, including India, have recently joined in the effort to slow down climate change by setting targets for reducing their emissions.

Malaria is responsible for almost half a million deaths a year, mainly in developing countries. 

The world leaders would gather in Paris for the 21st meeting of Conference of Parties (CoP-21) on climate change from November 30 to December 11.

Gas produced by decaying human waste is a potentially major source of energy, providing electricity for millions of homes while improving sanitary conditions in developing countries, says a UN report has said.

India, like other developing countries, has been under intense pressure from developed countries and non-governmental orgainisations to cut its greenhouse gas emissions .