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Don’t let ‘political convenience’ affect responses to terrorism: Jaishankar to UN members
United Nations: India on Tuesday asked the UN member states not to allow “political convenience” to determine responses to terrorism, extremism and violence, in what appears to be a veiled attack on…
- India
Hindutva a matter of ‘deep concern’ for world community: Pak PM
Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, who is currently in New York on his official visit, said on Friday that there is a “disgusting reality” behind Hindutva politics that would…
- India
India rejects ‘unwarranted & misleading’ comments of UN experts on Manipur
United Nations: India has strongly rejected comments by UN experts on Manipur, terming them “unwarranted, presumptive and misleading” and asserting that situation in the Northeast state is peaceful. In the note verbale…
- India
UN experts ‘appalled’ by reports, images of gender-based violence in Manipur
United Nations: United Nations experts on Monday said they are “appalled” by reports and images of gender-based violence in Manipur targeting women and girls, and urged the Indian government to take robust…
- Middle East
UAE lauds preservation UNIFIL’s independence in UNSC vote
New York: UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh today welcomed the UN Security Council’s renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in…
- World
Quad foreign ministers likely to meet on sidelines of UNGA in New York next month
New Delhi: The foreign ministers of the Quad countries are likely to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month with a focus on expanding…
- News
Israel occupation turns Palestinian territories into ‘open-air prison’: UN
United Nations (UN) expert on Monday slammed Israel and said that it has transformed the occupied Palestinian territories into an “open-air prison” by imprisoning more than 800,000 Palestinians since 1967. The United Nations…
- Middle East
Yemeni govt threatens to shut Sanaa Airport over Houthi’s economic war
Yemen authorities have threatened to shut operations at the Sanaa International Airport and restrict movements through Hodeidah port unless the Iran-backed Houthis militia does not stop the “economic war” and end their…
- World
Reasons behind celebrating International Yoga Day on June 21
Since 2015, International Yoga Day has been celebrated worldwide on June 21. There are multiple reasons for selecting June 21. During an address to the United Nations in 2014, Indian Prime Minister…
- World
UN to commemorate Palestinian ‘Nakba’ for first time
For the first time since 1948, the United Nation (UN) will commemorate the Nakba of the Palestinian people with an official event, on Monday, at the headquarters of the international body in…
- World
In rare show of unanimity, Security Council slams Taliban ban on UN women workers
United Nations: Ahead of an international meeting convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on dealing with the Taliban, the Security Council in a rare show of unanimity has voted unanimously to condemn…
- India
‘Looking at it positively, says Jaishankar in Afghan meeting to be hosted by UN
United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India is looking “positively” at the meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan to be hosted by UN chief Antonio Guterres in…
- Middle East
UN chief welcomes swap of conflict-related detainees in Yemeni war
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the swap of about 900 conflict-related detainees in the Yemeni war, said his spokesman. “The Secretary-General joins the (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg,…
- Opinions
Nations sign UN High Seas Treaty for Ocean; Is one needed for space debris?
Vast stretches of open ocean cover two-thirds of the globe and the entire space surrounding our earth is virtually no man’s land. There are hardly any rules or regulations applying to the…
- World
Rising prices lead to growing civil unrest in Haiti: UN
Geneva: Rising food and fuel prices have led to growing civil unrest in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN agencies warned. Jean-Martin Bauer, Country Director in Haiti for the…
