In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter and formally referred the situation in Gaza to the UN Security Council, urging its members to "avert a humanitarian catastrophe" in the besieged enclave, CNN reported on Wednesday.
Keit Kasemets, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Climate of Estonia and Head of the Estonian Delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), described the current edition of the climate summit as one of protecting the world from climate damage.
"We should also be prepared for bad news," he said, when asked if he feared that the situation in Ukraine would worsen in the future. "Wars develop in phases. But we have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times."
Appreciating India's efforts in the areas of sustainable development and climate action under its G20 Presidency, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi' s Green Credit Initiative in Dubai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and other world leaders on the sidelines of the COP28 Summit.
During the day, PM Modi will hold seven bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the COP28 Summit in Dubai. Furthermore, he will be doing pull-aside and informal meetings with world leaders.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Thursday extended the tenure of Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS (retd) as secretary general, Lok Sabha and the Lok Sabha Secretariat for a period of one year.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an investigation into the allegations of sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, the Times of Israel reported.
Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has said that he has been a really important leader because of his innovation and creativity, as India is producing more unicorns than almost any other country. She added that this has happ
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed has called India a champion of South-South Cooperation and the global pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), bringing to life its philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.'