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"Action against Iran's interests will be met with painful response": Presi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Raisi criticised the United Nations and the UN Security Council for failing to condemn the consulate attack, stressing Iran's right to legitimate defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
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India calls for inclusive framework, decisive action on UN Security Counci
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India on Tuesday called for decisive action on Security Council reform, championing an inclusive framework that truly represents the dynamic global landscape of today.
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"Neither region nor world can afford more war": UN chief at emergency meet
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"We have a shared responsibility to work for peace. Regional - and indeed global -- peace and security are being undermined by the hour. Neither the region nor the world can afford more war," Guterres said.
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Committed to seeking permanent membership in UNSC: BJP's manifesto
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In its manifesto, the BJP stated, "We are committed to seeking permanent membership in the UN Security Council to elevate Bharat's position in global decision making."
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"Vicious cycle of attack and counter-attack will lead nowhere": UNGA presi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations General Assembly President Dennis Francis said while expressing deep concerns on Sunday in response to the Iran attacks on Israel, that this vicious cycle of attack and counter-attack will lead nowhere, but inevitably, to more death, suffering and misery.
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Iran's response will be "stronger, more resolute" if Israel attacks again:
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Following its attack on Israel with drone strikes in the late hours on Saturday, Iran, in a letter to the United Nations,, emphasised that it will not hesitate to exercise its inherent right of self defense when required, adding that if Israel commits any military aggression again, their
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Israel calls for emergency UNSC meet as Iran strikes its territory, demand
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In the wake of the Iranian drone strikes on its soil in response to the attack on its consulate in Syria, Israel put in a request with the United Nations Security Council to immediately convene a meeting to unequivocally condemn Iran and designate its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IR
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UN chief Guterres condemns Iranian drone strikes on Israel, flags danger o
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Coming out with a strong condemnation of the Iranian drone strikes on Israel in reprisal for the earlier attack on its embassy in Syria, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Sunday.
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Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh ends tenure as Permanent Representative of UAE t
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh ends her tenure as Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN with her final meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in that capacity and will be succeeded by Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, who has been appointed by President His Highness Sh
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UN Chief appoints Muhannad Hadi as new Deputy Special Coordinator for Midd
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Muhannad Hadi of Jordan as his new Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO).
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UN experts lambast Pakistan for failing to stop forced conversions, marria
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the same UN press release the experts expressed concern that forced marriages and religious conversions of girls from religious minorities which have been coerced are validated by the courts, often invoking religious law to justify keeping victims with their abductors rather tha
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UN experts condemn forced marriages, religious conversions in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Christian and Hindu girls remain particularly vulnerable to forced religious conversion, abduction, trafficking, child, early and forced marriage, domestic servitude and sexual violence," the experts said in a statement issued in Geneva on Thursday.
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