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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday inaugurated an exhibition at the United Nations on ‘The Human Cost of Terrorism,’ highlighting the need to expose state sponsorship of terrorism. Speaking …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the global body’s effectiveness. He outlined wide-ranging reform plans to revamp how the UN system operates, …

The case of Baloch human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch has been officially accepted for review by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, as reported by The Balochistan …

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss border stability, the refugee situation, transnational crime …

On the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-Andre Franche honoured the over 2,25,000 lives lost, including 35,000 in Sri Lanka, and …

On World Meditation Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon everyone to make meditation a part of their lives and experience its transformative potential. He called meditation a “powerful …

India has made remarkable strides in reducing poverty, expanding electrification, and improving access to clean water and sanitation, said Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), …

Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, said that country has declared United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata and banned him from entering Israel. Katz said that anyone who cannot …

Four of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have called for the inclusion of the country in the United Nations system during the recent UN Summit of the Future, which took place alongside …

Permanent representatives from nine of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, in a joint letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, advocated for Taiwan’s inclusion in the United Nations, Central News Agency (CNA) …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday met for the 4th in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit …

During his vist to the United States one of the key events to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the ‘Summit of the Future,’ scheduled for September …

During the 57th session of the regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Sammi Deen Baloch, General Secretary of Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, joined …

At a recent United Nations (UN) forum, India Ambassador Yojna Patel, Deputy Permanent Representative of India, reiterated the call for a more decisive and transparent approach to the reform of …

The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has appealed to the United Nations and other human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, to take swift action to protect …

Shafi Burfat, the Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz, commonly referred to as the Sindhudesh National Movement (SNM), in a recent letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urged that the …

India hosted a side event on women, children and adolescent health in collaboration with Norway, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Partnership for …

As Afghan women continue to remain deprived of their basic rights, United Nations officials have once again raised concerns about the situation of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. During …

In what can be described as a major breakthrough, scientists of Materials Research Centre at Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science have developed enzymes that can effectively degrade toxic chemicals in …

As the Black Sea Grain Initiative ceased to function from Tuesday, Russia has made it clear that any move by Ukraine to resume food supplies through the troubled region without …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday labeled as “historic” and “unprecedented” the coming together of more than 180 countries on India’s call on the 9th International Yoga Day. PM Modi, …