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Palestinian crisis gives chance to reform UN: S African minister Pandor
Johannesburg: The Palestinian crisis has presented an opportunity to reform the UN, to make it more representative and effective at the Security Council level, and to protect the innocent from harm in…
- Middle East
UNSC fails to reach consensus on Palestine’s UN membership bid
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has encountered a significant hurdle in reaching a consensus on Palestine’s bid for full UN membership. Despite a clear majority in favour of advancing Palestine’s membership,…
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India among 12 nations responsible for 60% of world’s mismanaged plastic waste
New Delhi: India is among the twelve countries responsible for 60 percent of the planet’s mismanaged plastic waste though the fast-developing South Asian nation’s per capita plastic waste production is among the…
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UN chief voices concern over reports of Israel using AI to identify targets in Gaza
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over reports about the Israeli military using artificial intelligence (AI) in its bombing spree in Gaza. Reports showed that AI was used to…
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India abstains from UNHRC resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: India on Friday abstained in the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and also demanded that Israel immediately lift its illegal…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum for women’s rights in 2025
Riyadh: The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on Wednesday, March 27, unanimously elected the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to chair the 69th session of the commission in…
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At least 65 bodies found in mass grave in Libya desert: UN agency
A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants has been discovered in Libya, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. In a statement on Friday, March 22, the…
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UN calls for probe into suspected Israeli targeting of civilians in Gaza
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an investigation into a drone footage that appears to show an Israeli attack on four civilians in Gaza, his spokesman said. “The Secretary-General is…
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India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Islamophobia
United Nations: India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China on Islamophobia, asserting that the prevalence of “religiophobia” against Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism…
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India opposes introducing ‘special envoy’ to combat Islamophobia at UN
United Nations: Calling India “a proud champion of pluralism,” India’s Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj opposed the establishment of the post of “special envoy” for Islamophobia at the United Nations today. This comes…
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OIC, UN host event to mark International Day to Combat Islamophobia
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations Office in Geneva will be co-organizing an event on Friday, March 15, to commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia at the…
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India backs effort at UN to ensure AI is ‘secure, trustworthy’ & open
United Nations: India is behind an effort at the United Nations (UN) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are “secure and trustworthy” and to keep them open and accessible to the…
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United Nations condemns CAA, calls it ‘fundamentally discriminatory’
The United Nations (UN) raised concerns over India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) terming the law as ‘fundamentally discriminatory in nature’ and ‘a breach of India’s international human rights obligations’. Speaking to…
- Middle East
Madinah honoured with gold-level certification from UN-Habitat
In a significant milestone, the city of Madinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been certified with the gold level of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Cities Program by the…
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Iran condemns UN’s report on protest crackdown as false, biased
Tehran: Iran has condemned the United Nations report stating that Iran’s violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations, many amounting…
