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MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George meets UNDP Acting Administrator Haoliang
Updated : 4 months ago IST
MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George met UNDP Acting Administrator Haoliang Xu in New Delhi to discuss India-UNDP cooperation on SDGs, digital transformation, and climate action. They also exchanged views on South-South cooperation, UN reforms, and the evolving dynamics within the UN system.
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"India an important voice within UN system": UN Spokesperson says Secy Gen
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "very supportive" of reforming the Security Council to better reflect the world of 2025 rather than 1945, with India emerging as a key voice in the multilateral system, said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
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Workshop held on "Capacity Building of Coastal States on Development of Oc
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, in collaboration with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Government of Kerala, organised a one-day workshop on "Capacity Building of Coastal States on Development of Ocean Accounts" in Kochi
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UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for structural reforms in global body
Updated : 10 months ago IST
He outlined wide-ranging reform plans to revamp how the UN system operates, including cutting costs, relocating services from high-cost duty stations, centralizing information technology and support services, expanding automation and digital platforms, noting that some of these changes will
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"We will reform UN Security Council to make it more inclusuive, democratic
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"Together, with our global and regional partners, we continue to support international institutions and initiatives that underpin global peace, prosperity and sustainable development. We reiterate our unwavering support for the UN Charter and the three pillars of the UN system," the joint
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Taiwan Foreign Minister seeks international support for participation in U
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Stating that repeated Chinese aggression continues to pose threats to Taiwan, which has been “improperly excluded” from the United Nations due to Beijing, Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu has urged the UN to meaningfully allow Taipei’s participation in the system.
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Biden reiterates US support for India's permanent membership in reformed U
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In the joint statement, Biden welcomed India's candidature as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the 2028-2029. The US also reaffirmed its support for India's membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
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Is UNSC effective to address contemporary challenges global security, Indi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While addressing the United Nations General Assembly during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session (Ukraine), Kamboj asked, "Has the UN system, and particularly its principal organ, the UN Security Council, based on a 1945-world construct, not been rendered ineffective to address contempo
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How China uses the UN and WHO for its own odious ends
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China uses multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and World Health Organizations to suit its nefarious ends and one unforeseen consequence of the pandemic was seeing the World Health Organization perform like China's puppet, points out a rep
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China rejects US call for Taiwan's United Nations participation
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 27 (ANI): Taiwan has "no right" to join the United Nations, China said on Wednesday after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the UN member states to support Taiwan's "robust, meaningful participation throughout the UN system".
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Blinken urges all UN member states to support Taiwan participation
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on United Nations member states to back Taiwan's "meaningful" participation in the UN system amid China's continued efforts to limit the island's international participation.
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UN must work to enhance support for South-South cooperation: India at UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): India on Thursday at the United Nations (UN) underlined the need to enhance support for South-South cooperation and ensuring that resources meant for core development programmes are not re-purposed.
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