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India calls for zero tolerance for terror actors, sponsors at UN
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"The illicit traffic of small arms and light weapons and related ammunition is a key enabler for sustaining conflicts by armed and terrorist groups. This necessitates the need for coordinated efforts by states to limit the acquisition of small arms and light weapons by such actors. It is
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UN Security Council extends sanctions oversight on Taliban for another yea
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
However, despite their opposition to the sanctions against the Taliban, China and Russia did not call for a review of the sanctions on the group. Moscow and Beijing did not veto the continuation of the monitoring team's work.
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US expands investments in Africa, seals USD 14.2 bn in deals to counter Ch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This initiative aims to counteract the increasing influence of China on the continent. The 547 new agreements, a 67 per cent surge from 2022, signify a significant commitment to fostering economic and strategic partnerships, according to British Robinson, coordinator for the Prosper Africa t
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Need for more balanced, representative, democratic UNSC: UNGA President
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis has said there is need for a UN Security Council (UNSC) that is more balanced, more representative, more responsive, more democratic, and more transparent.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet US National Security Adviser
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will on Thursday at the Kirya (Israel's version of the Pentagon) in Tel Aviv meet with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is arriving in Israel as the guest of Israel's National Security Council Director and National Security Adviser Tza
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"Cannot have old wine in new bottles and expect new results": India reiter
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Reiterating New Delhi's stand for the expansion of the multilateral institutions, India's permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj said that multilateral institutions "rarely die", they simply "fade into irrelevance".
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UNGA to resume emergency session on Gaza after US veto blocks ceasefire re
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This decision follows the United States' veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Friday, which had called for a humanitarian ceasefire.
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President Tokayev signs landmark decree advancing human rights in Kazakhst
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This action was taken ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10 and the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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"Gaza's health system is on its knees, collapsing," says WHO chief Tedros
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the healthcare system in Gaza is "on its knees and collapsing" and expressed regret at the failure to pass a resolution in UN security council calling for a ceasefire, CNN reported on Sunday.
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"Complicit in brutal massacre": Russia slams US after it vetoes UN ceasefi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Russia's UN Ambassador accused the US of authorizing a ground offensive in Gaza by Israel. In a statement to the council, Russia's diplomat accused Washington of being "complicit in Israel's brutal massacre."
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Saudi Foreign Minister, US Secy Blinken discuss Gaza situation, regional i
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held discussions with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, DC to discuss the Israel-Hamas war
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US vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The US on Friday (local time) vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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