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"Like an old club, set members don't want to let go of the grip: Jaishanka
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking a sharp dig at the United Nations Security Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is like an "old club" where member nations are unwilling to admit new members as they perceive it as losing the grip.
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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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US "responsible for bloodshed" of children in Gaza: Palestine President af
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday accused the United States of being "responsible" for the bloodshed of children in Gaza after Washington vetoed a UN resolution calling for an 'immediate ceasefire', Times of Israel reported.
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MEA Secy visits Liechtenstein, Switzerland to enhance cooperation, boost b
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
While the visit of Secretary (West) to Liechtenstein provided an opportunity to explore new areas of cooperation, the FOC with Switzerland continued the momentum of bilateral exchanges.
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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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US tells UN it does not support calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Robert A Wood, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, said that his country does not support calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as it "would only plant the seeds for the next war."
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At UN, India calls out state complicity in "suppressing activities of tran
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India has emphasised the need to address growing state complicity in suppressing the activities of transnational criminal groups, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj said on Thursday (local time).
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UNSC to hold meeting on Afghanistan this month
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has said that it will convene for its quarterly open briefing on Afghanistan in December, TOLO News reported.
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ShiftED 2023, Hyderabad: Breaking Barriers to International Education
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 30: Access and affordability to quality global higher education are two key challenges plaguing Indian students. As the number of Indian students chasing their dreams of studying abroad rises exponentially, it can lead to poor choices, with misinformat
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Int'l community must meet its responsibility to nations must vulnerable to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Abla Abdel-Latif, Executive Director and Director of Research at The Egyptian Centre for Economic Studies, emphasized the global responsibility to support nations most vulnerable to climate change.
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India warns of unsustainable financing and its subsequent debt traps at UN
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
At a UN Security Council debate earlier this week, India warned that the international community should be vigilant towards the dangers of unsustainable financing which leads to a vicious cycle of debt traps.
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India, Lithuania discuss multilateral issues including UNSC reforms
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Indian side was led by Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs. The Lithuanian side was led by Egidijus Meilunas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, MEA said in an official release.
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