In his address at India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development in New York, Jaishankar called inclusion of African Union in the G20 as one of the important outcomes of the G20 Summit.
Reiterating India’s demand for expansion of the United Nations Security Council, Ministry of External Affairs, Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma said that the ‘architecture’ of the global governance in 2025 for the future, cannot be written in ink from 1945.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during their bilateral meeting, reaffirmed their commitment to bolster the Brazil-India Strategic Partnership.
In an endorsement of India's bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said his nation would be “proud” if a country like India became a full member of the UNSC.
India will be providing support worth 700,000 USD from the India-UN Development Partnership (UNDP) Fund to the project in Tuvalu to store and provide clean water in schools, India’s Permanent Mission to the UN said in a statement.
Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs has been designated as Sherpa to the GCRG process. The Sherpas will meet today virtually and a meeting of the Champions is scheduled to be held on July 21, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press release.
"India deserves a much higher, deeper and wider profile and a role on the world stage," the Prime Minister said in the interview with the Wall Street Journal at his residence in New Delhi taken ahead of his first official State visit to the US.
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs supervises the application of international drug control treaties, while the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS supports and provides strategic direction for an international response to HIV/AIDS.
Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said, "India elected to the highest UN statistical body for a 4-year term beginning on 1 January 2024! Congrats Team @IndiaUNNewYork for coming through so strongly in a competitive election."