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- Middle East
Israel rejects UNSC’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday rejected the UN Security Council’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in the raging war in Gaza as long as the Hamas militant group still hold the hostages captive.…
- World
UNSC adopts resolution calling for humanitarian pauses, corridors in Gaza
United Nations: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza. Resolution 2712 calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors…
- World
UNSC again fails to agree on resolution to stop Gaza war
United Nations: The UN Security Council has once again failed to agree on a draft resolution to put an end to the raging war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.…
- India
Israel-Palestine conflict: Civilian casualties a continuing concern, India to UNSC
United Nations: India has voiced deep concern over the deteriorating security situation and large-scale loss of civilian life in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, urging the parties to work towards creating conditions necessary for…
- India
India’s reply to Pak’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting on Israel-Gaza
United Nations: India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify…
- World
Russia tries to capitalise on US self-isolation at UNSC on Gaza
United Nations: A stern-faced US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield, peering over her glasses, raised her right hand to cast a lone veto on a near-consensus resolution condemning the Hamas attack on Israel,…
- Middle East
Turkey will be proud if country like India becomes permanent member of UNSC: Erdogan
New Delhi: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkey would be “proud” if a country like India becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). At the…
- World
India emphasises importance of equity and accessibility in food grain distribution
United Nations: Highlighting the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grain distribution, India has said open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote…
- Middle East
Syria breaks UNSC stalemate by agreeing to allow border-crossing for aid
United Nations: Syria has unilaterally broken a Security Council stalemate by agreeing to allow the UN to use a contentious border-crossing to provide aid to rebel-held areas of the country on the…
- Pakistan
India slams Pakistan for politically-motivated remarks in UNSC
United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for its “politically-motivated” and “venomous” remarks that referred to Jammu and Kashmir during a Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, saying those who are…
- World
Pace of UNSC reform ‘very frustrating’: Council president
United Nations: UN Security Council President Barbara Woodward has said that the pace of the Council reform process has been “very frustrating” and that her country backs moving on to text-based negotiations.…
- World
India slams China’s move to block blacklisting of Sajid Mir by UN
New Delhi: India on Tuesday strongly condemned China’s move to block Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Sajid Mir from being designated as a “global terrorist” by the United Nations. Issuing a strongly-worded statement at the UN…
- World
India, UAE, US, Saudi cooperation aims to ‘do good in region’: UNSC president
United Nations: The meeting of top security officials of India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the US is a partnership to “buttress the multilateral system” and “do good in the…
- Middle East
Security Council extends mandate of UN mission for Iraq
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another year until May 31, 2024, while retaining…
- World
UNSC condemns Taliban’s call to ban Afghan women from working for UN
United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on the de facto authorities…
