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Russia requests UN Security Council meet on Kyiv's 'provocation in Bucha'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI): Russian First Deputy Envoy to UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Sunday that Moscow has requested a UN Security Council meeting for Monday, claiming the "provocation of Ukrainian radicals" in Bucha.
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Ban on girls' education damaging entire Afghanistan, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 3 (ANI): Expressing concern at the Taliban's decision to ban girls' education in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that this is an unjustifiable violation of equal rights and it will damage the entire country.
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India contributes USD 500,000 to UN Women's core budget
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 2 (ANI): India has contributed USD 500,000 to the UN Women, the United Nations agency for gender equality and women empowerment for their core budget.
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Oil sees biggest weekly loss in 2 years, US crude below USD 100 as Biden r
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Oil markets entered April with their worst weekly loss in two years as the Biden administration announced the largest ever crude reserve release that sent the benchmark US price below the key USD 100-per-barrel support.
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UN Under-Secretary-General to visit Moscow, Kyiv to discuss Ukraine situat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will visit Moscow on April 3 and then will visit Kyiv to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine and a potential for a ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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PingPong Payments enters a partnership with India Sourcing Network (ISN) t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): FinTech unicorn (USD 2bn) PingPong Payments, specialists in cross-border payments solutions, has partnered with India Sourcing Network (ISN), to make borderless e-commerce possible by helping Indian sellers receive funds from their international buyer
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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Tirumurti briefs Climate Advisory Group about Infrastructure for Resilient
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 31 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti attended the Climate Advisory Group meeting and briefed about the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and also about the Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS
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UN estimates 2 billion people live in conflict-affected areas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations estimates that almost 2 billion people around the world are living in areas affected by violent conflict, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
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PingPong Payments Celebrated Its 6th Global Anniversary and Loyalty Progra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 30 (ANI/PNN): PingPong is an innovative payment service provider for cross-border e-commerce businesses, exporters, and freelancers that is growing apace. PingPong, which was founded in New York in 2015 by a group of payments and financial experts, now has o
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Over 4 million refugees fled Ukraine: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): As Russia's war on Ukraine is set to enter its sixth week, the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine has now crossed the 4 million mark, the chief of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday.
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Amid terrorist attack, India at UNSC calls for protection of civilians in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): Concerned over the spread of terrorism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern provinces, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti highlighted major challenges in front of DRC authorities of providing security to civilians a
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