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Polio returns to Gaza after 25 years, UN steps in with urgent vaccination drive

The United Nations has initiated an urgent polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, marking the first time in 25 years that the virus has reemerged in the region. The resurgence...
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Why Africa deserves a permanent voice at the UN Security Council?

The debate over reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has persisted for decades,...
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UN takes bold step towards global tax convention to tackle cross-border tax evasion

In a significant development on the global stage, the United Nations has initiated the...
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Enough is Enough: End Nuclear Testing Once and For All

OP-ED In 2009 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29 August the International Day Against...
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WHO declares ‘mpox’ as a new global public health emergency after COVID

First Covid-19 and now mpox. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health...
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Polio returns to Gaza after 25 years, UN steps in with urgent vaccination drive

The United Nations has initiated an urgent polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, marking the first time in 25 years that the virus has reemerged...

Why Africa deserves a permanent voice at the UN Security Council?

The debate over reforming the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has persisted for decades, but recent geopolitical shifts have renewed calls for change. One...

UN takes bold step towards global tax convention to tackle cross-border tax evasion

In a significant development on the global stage, the United Nations has initiated the process of establishing the first-ever global tax convention, aimed at...

Enough is Enough: End Nuclear Testing Once and For All

OP-ED In 2009 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29 August the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. This date recalled the official closing of the Semipalatinsk...

WHO declares ‘mpox’ as a new global public health emergency after COVID

First Covid-19 and now mpox. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert,...

UN Women India unveils Generation Equality Allyship for creating gender equality through digital spaces

New Delhi: UN Women India has launched the Generation Equality Allyship, a significant initiative aimed at fostering collaborations and partnerships on social media, creating...

UNRWA Investigation : UN fires 9 staffers, exonerates 10 others in Oct 7 attacks on Israel

United Nations on Monday said that it had fired nine employees of UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, who “may...

UN Chief calls for peace and dignity for indigenous peoples globally

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to safeguard the rights of indigenous peoples to live in peace and dignity, in...

UN chief calls for global action to fight ‘crippling heat’ that threatens billions

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made an impassioned call to action, urging countries to address the effects of “crippling heat”, as the world...

Ahom dynasty’s 700-yr old ‘Moidams’ becomes UNESCO World Heritage site

Moidams – a mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam – have been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site during the 46th...

UN Human Rights Committee raises alleged concerns about minorities in India

The UN Human Rights Committee today raised concerns about alleged discrimination and violence against minority groups in India as well as the Armed Forces...

PM Modi Announces One Million Dollar Grant To UNESCO World Heritage Centre

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the UNESCO 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. India...

The importance of UN’s Summit of the Future 2024

Last year, the United Nations (UN) SDG Summit in September 2023 marked the halfway point to the 2030 Agenda - for the 17 Sustainable...

ICJ calls Israel’s presence in Palestinian territory as unlawful

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful in response to the...

India abstains, as UNGA demands Russia return Europe’s largest nuclear power plant to Ukraine

India on Thursday abstained on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding that Russia withdraw its personnel from Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the...

UN pushes for inclusive future in Afghanistan at Doha talks

UN-led efforts to nudge Afghanistan towards a more peaceful and inclusive future with a more equal role for women and girls continued Monday at...

India’s commitment to Multilateralism shines ahead of UN Summit of the Future

As global excitement builds in the upcoming historic UN Summit of the Future, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, has underscored...

Hamas, Israel committed war crimes, UN inquiry finds

A United Nations inquiry has concluded that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes during the Gaza conflict, with Israel's actions also constituting crimes...

UN Chief sounds Global Climate Alarm, in “a moment of truth”

On World Environment Day, Antonio Guterres called for immediate action from global leaders to secure a liveable future within the next 18 months The Head...

Indian Army’s Major Radhikha Sen awarded prestigious UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

Major Radhika Sen, an Indian peacekeeper who was deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has received the prestigious 2023 United Nations...

Top UN court orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive

The Top UN Court ordered Israel on May 24 to halt military operations in Rafah, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure...

With Ireland, Norway and Spain, 146 nations now recognise a Palestinian state

Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state from 28 May. Spain and Ireland said the decision was not against...

International ocean tribunal awards ‘historic legal victory’ for small island nations

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has ruled that countries must protect oceans by reducing fossil fuel emissions as island...

Conflict in Eastern Congo intensifies as armed groups clash, humanitarian needs soar

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with a complex conflict that has plunged the country into a deep humanitarian crisis. The...

‘Let’s build a better world together,’ UN Secretary-General says at major Civil Society Conference

Nairobi, Kenya: The United Nations held its first-ever UN Civil Society Conference in Africa from 9-10 May. The conference in Nairobi, called for “bold...

UN Civil Society Conference kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya

The 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference, which is the premier event on civil society at the United Nations, kicked off today at the...

360,000 Haitians are homeless in a largely forgotten crisis

Haiti is marred by a worsening humanitarian crisis, one that the United Nations describes as cataclysmic. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians have now fled their...

Sudan faces world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises amidst a savage war

Sudan is experiencing a humanitarian crisis of untold proportions. By all humanitarian indicators – the scale of escalating needs, the numbers of people displaced...

Independent Review Panel recommends 8 principal measures to ensure UNRWA neutrality, raises questions on the UN Agency’s school textbooks

The high level independent review panel on UNRWA, the UN Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees, released its much-awaited report on Monday, 22 April, providing...

Opiate use skyrockets in South Asia; India accounts for 90% of users: INCB

Opiate use in South Asia has skyrocketed, with India accounting for nearly 90% of the region’s users, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) reported....

UNSC refers Palestine application for Statehood to Committee

The United Nations Security Council President on 8 April referred the Palestine application for Statehood - to become a full member of the United...

Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear...

UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution demanding Halt to all arms sales to Israel

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt to all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of “genocide” in its war in...

UN Human Rights Council adopts measures against Myanmar and investigations in Iran

The UN Human Rights Council agreed Thursday to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and Iran, whose governments have been accused of using...

International Court of Justice issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens

28 March 2024, The Hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in...

Biden, Netanyahu on collision course after Gaza UN vote

WASHINGTON, March 25 - Relations between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sank to a wartime low on Monday with the U.S....

United Nations Approves First Global AI Resolution

The United Nations General Assembly on March 21, 2024 unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human...

Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’: Guterres

UN News Service: “Famine is projected to occur anytime between now and May 2024 in the northern Gaza,” the UN has said, upon publication of...

Biggest opposer to UNSC reforms is not a western nation, says Jaishankar

There is an imminent need for a “radical change” in the global order but the biggest opposer to the UNSC reforms is not a...

Diplomatic discord in the digital age: Navigating the India-Maldives turbulence

In an era where social media’s influence permeates every facet of life, diplomacy is not immune to its tumultuous waves. The recent India-Maldives spat...

US vetoes Algerian resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

The US has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the third time, arguing that it would...

UNRWA’s Credibility Crisis, amidst Gaza’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

United Nations, the world’s only truly universal global organization, was rocked by shocking allegations recently that UN staffers at the specialized Agency UNRWA, The...

World leaders unite to navigate polycrisis, emphasizing urgency for collective environmental action at WSDS 2024

Amid the deepening climate crisis, the world today is looking up to leaders who can accelerate the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). A...

“There is no way to Peace, Peace is the way”

President of UN General Assembly wins hearts in his milestone India visit 2024 is set to be a historic year for the United Nations and...

India needs $10.1 trillion for Net Zero Goal

G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant said that India requires a colossal investment of $10.1 trillion to achieve its net-zero...

Mapping a Global Governance Architecture on Artificial Intelligence

Something is happening to our world, everything is changing. Digitalization is permeating societies around the world, with our bodies becoming so high-tech that the...

United Nations creates 39-member Advisory Body to Address AI Governance

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced the creation of a 39 member Advisory Body to address issues in the international governance of...

The G20 Summit has been a Resounding Success for India

The recently concluded G20 Summit proved to be a resounding success for India, leaving no room for doubt. India took centre stage and delivered...
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