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UN appeals for USD 500 million to address global human rights needs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has launched an appeal to raise USD 500 million for 2025 to address global human rights needs.
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Israel's UN Ambassador tells security council UNWRA has 48 hours left
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, officially informed the members of the UN Security Council that, within 48 hours, the State of Israel will cease cooperation with UNRWA - the UN Relief Workers Agency that works with people in Gaza.
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Israel violates UN Convention on Privileges and Immunities: UNRWA
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated today that Israel's decision to halt the agency's activities in occupied Jerusalem and demand the evacuation of all buildings it occupies by the end of this month contravenes international law obligations for UN
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India reaffirms commitment to collaborative efforts for 'revitalisation' o
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking at the Thematic Debate under the purview of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on GA Revitalization, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish outlined key steps for its revitalization and highlighted the General Assembly's universal and intergovernmental nature.
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Trump's pick for UN Ambassador pledges to boost Taiwan's participation in
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US nominee for ambassador to the UN, Elise Stefanik, who is presently a member of the House of Representatives, has pledged to work toward Taiwan's maximum meaningful participation in international organizations, Taipei Times reported.
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Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State kills over 40, destroys 500 h
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The military government forces hit Kyauk Ni Maw, a village in Ramree island township, killing more than 40 people and destroying about 500 homes, the UN said in the statement late on Friday, the UN said.
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Global growth to remain subdued in 2025, warns United Nations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
While the global economy has demonstrated resilience, withstanding a series of mutually reinforcing shocks, growth remains below the pre-pandemic average of 3.2 per cent, constrained by weak investment, sluggish productivity growth, and high debt levels, the UN report asserted.
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UKPNP leader condemns call for jihad by PoJK Prime Minister
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The leader of the United Kashmir People's National Party, Sajid Hussain, has condemned a recent statement by Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq, the Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), who openly called for jihad. Hussain criticised the remarks as an incitement to violence an
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Tributes pour in from the UN leadership on demise of Former PM Manmohan S
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Tributes have poured in from across the top echelons of the United Nations (UN) leadership, expressing condolences on the passing of former Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York shared on Saturday.
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UAE President confers Zayed Second Medal on President of Indigenous Women
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Zayed the Second Medal on Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President of the Indigenous Women and Peoples Association of Chad, in recognition of her prominent contributions to the success of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framew
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"One of India's most important policymakers": India's former envoy Akbarud
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Akbaruddin, who served as India's Permanent Representative to the UN, said Manmohan Singh was an architect of modern India in many ways and had opened up the country's economy and ushered in reforms. He praised Manmohan Singh's role in steering the India-US nuclear accord.
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Israel's confession of killing Haniyeh justifies Iran's Oct 1 attack: Iran
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks in a letter addressed to the UN Security Council while reacting to the confession on Monday by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, in which he admitted for the first time that Israel had assassinated Haniyeh in
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