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India’s efforts to sanction 26/11 attacks culprits blocked for ‘political reasons’: UN envoy
United Nations: India has said its efforts to sanction perpetrators and facilitators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks have been blocked in the past for “political reasons” that enabled them to organise…
- World
Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘crimes against humanity’ in UN speech
Kiev: In his address to the UN Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of committing “crimes against humanity” after a new barrage of missile strikes have caused widespread power…
- India
UN’s highest environmental honour for Assam conservationist
Guwahati: Assam’s leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation’s highest environmental honour, ‘Champions of the Earth’, for 2022. Barman, a wildlife biologist, bagged the award along with four…
- World
Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member: UN chief
United Nations: Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them…
- India
Indian biologist gets UN’s highest honour for saving world’s rarest storks
New Delhi: Purnima Devi Barman, conservation biologist known for initiating all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving the greater adjutant, one of the world’s rarest storks, is among the UN Environment Programme’s…
- World
Pak pushes to increase non-permanent UN members
Islamabad: Pakistan has made a strong case against creating new permanent seats on the UN Security Council, saying an increase in the number of non-permanent members would make the 15-member body more…
- World
Pakistanis continue to suffer from aftermath of floods: UN
United Nations: More than three months since the devastating floods began in Pakistan, the catastrophe is far from over, said a UN spokesman. Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene remains challenging,…
- Middle East
UN calls for investigation into killing of 15-year-old Palestinian girl
United Nations on Monday called for an ‘immediate and thorough investigation’ into the killing of a 15-year-old Palestinian girl Folah Al-Masalmeh by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. This came in…
- Middle East
UN asks Iran to immediately release detained protestors
United Nations Human Rights Office called on the Iranian authorities to immediately release thousands of people detained for their participation in peaceful demonstrations. According to a statement published by the official website…
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United Nation chief calls for making roads safer
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for making roads safer in his message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, which falls on November 20 this year.…
- World
Questioning its legality, India abstains on Ukraine reparations resolution
United Nations: Questioning its legality, India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution setting up a mechanism for Russian reparations to Ukraine for war damages. “The legal validity of such a…
- World
World population to reach 8 bn amid looming climate change
San Francisco: The world population is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, with India overtaking China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023, according to the UN’s World Population…
- Middle East
Palestine welcomes UN resolution against Israeli settlements
Ramallah: Palestine has welcomed the UN General Assembly’s adoption of four resolutions in favour of Palestine, including one deeming the Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories illegal. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki…
- Middle East
UN allocates $9.5 mn to contain cholera spread in Lebanon
Beirut: Two UN humanitarian relief funds have allocated $9.5 million to prevent the spread of cholera in Lebanon. A statement released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
- Middle East
UN chief Guterres voices concern over escalation of violence in Syria
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is greatly concerned by the recent escalation of violence in northwest Syria, including shelling and airstrikes, which has resulted in civilian deaths and casualties in and…
