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The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly supports the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, urging the UN Security Council to reconsider the matter favorably.

Introspect on deserved global reputation as 'world's terrorism factory'; India hits out at Pakistan in UNHRC

Under Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva Jagpreet Kaur exercised the country's Right of Reply at the General debate at the 55th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council Monday after Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), raked the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in its statement.

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi appointed India's ambassador to UN in Geneva

Bagchi, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) official, took over as spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in March 2020 and deftly handled a number of critical issues and developments including the eastern Ladakh border row, India's COVID-19 response and New Delhi's G20 presidency.

U.N. rights chief says full-fledged crisis underway in Iran

"We are now in a full-fledged human rights crisis," High Commissioner of Human Rights Volker Turk said in his first address to the 47-member council since starting last month.

Russia invites U.N., Red Cross experts to probe Ukraine jail deaths

Russia on Sunday invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to probe the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, while Ukraine’s president ordered the evacuation of residents in the eastern region of Donetsk.

UN plans to drastically expand plastic waste management in India

Across India’s many towns and cities, which are often ranked among the world’s most polluted, the absence of an organized management of plastic waste leads to widespread littering and pollution.

In Pics | Shocking images of plastic pollution around the world showcased at UN exhibition

The images show how the indiscriminate use of plastic waste is impacting daily lives and surroundings. Let’s take a look at some of those insane pictures from around the globe.

COVID-19 could push number of people living in extreme poverty to over 1 billion by 2030: UN

The study assesses the impact of different COVID-19 recovery scenarios on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), evaluating the multidimensional effects of the pandemic over the next decade.

World can start dreaming of pandemic’s end: UN health Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

In an address to the UN General Assembly’s first high-level session on the pandemic, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that while the virus can be stopped, “the path ahead remains treacherous.”

India exposes Pakistan's lies, says biggest sponsor of cross-border terrorism 'masquerading' as victim

Calling out Pakistan's lie that it has been a target of cross-border terrorism for decades, India said “a lie repeated a hundred times will not become truth."

Pakistan must introspect why it's universally acknowledged as 'epicentre' of terrorism: India at UN

Mahaveer Singhvi, head of the Indian delegation, made the comments at a webinar ‘The Global Scourge of Terrorism: Assessment of High-Risk Threats and Trends, including the rise of Violent Extremism and Hate Speech in a Pandemic Environment' on Tuesday during the ongoing virtual Counter-Terrorism Week.

India joins 'Alliance for Poverty Eradication' at UN as founding member

India has joined the alliance as a founding member and stressed that ending poverty is not just about monetary compensation but guaranteeing access of the poor to quality education, healthcare, clean water, sanitation, decent housing and social security.

UN warns virus putting children `in jeopardy’

The U.N. chief said in a video statement Thursday that the lives of children “are being totally upended” by COVID-19, with almost all students out of school, family stress levels rising as communities face lock-downs, and reduced household income expected to force poor families to cut back on essential health and food expenditures, “particularly affecting children.”

Coronavirus pandemic | World faces food crisis in wake of COVID-19: UN, WTO

Panic buying by people going into confinement has already demonstrated the fragility of supply chains as supermarket shelves emptied in many countries.

Coronavirus pandemic | World economy will go into recession with likely exception of India, China: UN

With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the UN is calling for a USD 2.5 trillion rescue package for these nations.

Pakistan 'spews venom', takes to hate speech like fish takes to water: India at UN

Pakistan consistently rakes up the Kashmir issue at various UN platforms in a bid to internationalise it but has repeatedly failed to get any support.

US asks UN to discuss risk of North Korea 'provocation'

The United States, which holds this month's presidency of the Security Council, is scheduling the session instead of a planned meeting on human rights in North Korea, one of the world's most authoritarian states.

Disappointed over NRC being wrongly linked with issue of minority rights: India at UN

First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Paulomi Tripath said updating the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC) is a statutory, transparent and legal process mandated and monitored by the Supreme Court of India.

Separating children from parents at US border 'unconscionable': UN rights chief

UN rights chief says it is not right to separate children from parents at US border according to the "zero-tolerance" border security policy implemented by President Donald Trump's administration

Really concerned, world heading to a Cold War era: UN chief

His comments came after, the Trump administration this week ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the US over the alleged poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal in the UK on March 4

Pakistan rakes up Kashmir issue at UNSC

Participating in an open debate at the UNSC, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi yesterday said challenges to international peace and security are intensifying at a time when the foundations of global order are fraying.

UN chief seeks $8 billion for South Sudan refugee crisis

The United Nations secretary-general is making a plea for protection of refugees around the world, saying some richer countries haven't been as tolerant as some in Africa.

UN says fighting in north Syria displaced 66,000

A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA) said today.

India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund

Counsellor in India's Permanent Mission to the UN Anjani Kumar said at the high-level Pledging Conference that the Government of India would be contributing USD 500,000 to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the year 2016-17. India's cumulative contribution to the fund so far has been USD six million.

CORRECTING and REPLACING 3 million New Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Wealth Creation in India & Africa by 2020

As part of its mandate to increase sustainable global economic growth by creating a more empowering ecosystem for entrepreneurs, Ashish J ...