Search For "unite"
"Media picked one sentence and criticised him": Congress on Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala reiterated his support for Shashi Tharoor after his speech at Indian United Muslim League (IUML)'s pro-Palestine rally in Kerala's Kozhikode drew flak.
Read More
"Shocked, ashamed": Priyanka Gandhi after India abstains on UN resolution
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday said she was "shocked and ashamed" that India has abstained in the United National General Assembly (UNGA) on a resolution that called for a humanitarian truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Read More
Palestine urges all States to comply with UNGA resolution
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The appeal came as the United Nations General Assembly on Friday (local time) adopted a resolution calling for an "immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce" between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The resolution made no specific mention of the Hamas terror attacks
Read More
India sought condemnation of Hamas terror attack in UN resolution on Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Canada proposed an amendment to the resolution drafted by Jordan, which originally called for unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip but did not mention Hamas. Canada's proposed amendment sought to insert a paragraph condemning the 'terrorist attacks by Hamas.'
Read More
We have lost touch with our staff, health workers in Gaza: WHO Chief
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that WHO has lost touch with its staff, health facilities, health workers, and the rest of its humanitarian partners on the ground in Gaza.
Read More
Biden meets Chinese FM, calls for cooperation on 'global challenges': Whit
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The White House said Biden "emphasized that both the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines of communication," and he "underscored that the United States and China must work together to address global challenges."
Read More
"We urge parties to de-escalate, eschew violence": India on Israel-Hamas w
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Deeply concerned" over the deteriorating security situation and the astounding loss of civilian lives in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, India at the UN urged both parties to "de-escalate, eschew violence."
Read More
UN adopts resolution calling for "immediate and sustained humanitarian tru
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Jordanian-led draft resolution has been adopted by the General Assembly, with 120 votes in favour, 14 against and 45 abstentions.
Read More
Inappropriate expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan impacting over 1.
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
On Friday, the United Nations announced that more than two million Afghans without documentation are living in Pakistan, with at least 600,000 of them leaving Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021.
Read More
UN Security Council members express concerns over Afghan women's role, esp
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Several members of the United Nations Security Council members have expressed concerns about human rights violations and women's rights in Afghanistan, stating that women, including female journalists and human rights activists, are facing violence in public places, Khaama Press reported on
Read More
UAE Parliament participates in IPU meeting on reforming UN Security Counci
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The UAE Parliamentary Division's statement, presented by Marwan Al Muhairi, stressed the need for reforming the UN Security Council and pointed out that the world has changed drastically since the council was formed in 1945, noting the Council's inability to act effectively and consistently
Read More
Engineered enzymes produce biomass optimised for fuel conversion
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Plant biologists at the DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory in the United States have developed enzymes to change grass plants so that their biomass can be turned more efficiently into biofuels and other bioproducts.
Read More