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US seeks action, possible UN resolution, on Myanmar junta
After days focused on Ukraine, other concerns emerge at UN
PM Modi was right when he said this is not time for war: French President Emmanuel Macron at UN
“Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India was right when he said the time is not for war. It is not for revenge against the West or for opposing the West against the East. It is the collective time for our sovereign equal states to cope together with challenges we face,” Macron said during his …
US President Joe Biden at UN to call Russian war an affront to body’s charter
UN chief warns global leaders: The world is in ‘great peril’
In speeches and remarks leading up to the start of the leaders’ meeting Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cited the “immense” task not only of saving the planet, “which is literally on fire,” but of dealing with the persisting Covid-19 pandemic. He also pointed to “a lack of access to finance for developing countries to …
US created ‘industry of litigation’, Iran tells top UN court
UN chief Antonnio Guterres spoke with Putin, pushes Russian fertilizer exports
Russia alarmed at no US visas to attend UN leaders meeting
Vassily Nebenzia said in a letter to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres that “this is even more alarming since for the last several months the authorities of the United States have been constantly refusing to grant entry visas to a number of Russian delegates assigned to take part in the official United Nations events.”
Russia says US yet to issue visas for delegation to UN summit
UN chief: former Kyrgyzstan president to head Afghan mission
UN chief Antonio Guterres says North Korea has increased repression of rights
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie
“The secretary-general was appalled to learn of the attack on renowned novelist Salman Rushdie,” a statement issued on Friday by his spokesperson said. “In no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others in their exercise of the freedoms of opinion and expression,” Guterres said.
UN had absolutely no knowledge of Zawahiri’s whereabouts: Spokesperson for UNSG
Al-Qaida’s emir Ayman al-Zawahiri, who played a key role in the 9/11 attacks, was killed in a drone strike carried out by CIA on Saturday at a house in a posh locality in the Afghan capital. “We had absolutely no knowledge,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres said during a press briefing on …
World population to hit 8 billion this year: UN
The world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023. The forecast by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said the world’s population is growing at its slowest pace …
Senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed by UN chief Guterres as his Envoy on Technology
Senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill has been appointed by United Nations secretary-general as his Envoy on Technology, with the world body describing him as a “thought leader on digital technology” who has a solid understanding of how to leverage the digital transformation responsibly and inclusively for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
We encourage respect for all religions: UN
Uyghur activists protest in US, urge UN to act on genocide by China
US ‘remains concerned’ over UN human rights chief’s Xinjiang visit: Blinken
US calls for vote soon on new UN sanctions on North Korea
The United States on Wednesday called for a vote “in the coming days” on a U.N. resolution that would impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its recent launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons.
US calls UN rights chief’s visit to China a mistake
WHO chief seeks central role for UN agency in global health
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the UN health agency must be “at the centre” of a global healthcare system while also acknowledging the need for internal reforms. “There have been many calls for WHO to change. And there is no question that more change is needed,” WHO director-general Tedros …
UN chief says in contact with countries including India, China to stop Russia-Ukraine war
US accuses Russia of using UN council for ‘disinformation’
‘Grave mistake’ to think Covid-19 pandemic is over: UN chief Guterres
‘Reckless’ Russian attack on nuclear plant endangers Europe: US envoy to UN
UN unloads on isolated Russia for Ukraine invasion
India under pressure from US and Russia over UN vote
India is under enormous pressure from both Washington and Moscow to vote with them on a UN Security Council resolution to censure Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Both sides have reached out to New Delhi to make their case and openly expressed hope that they will have India’s support for a vote that is …
US tells UN a ‘full-scale’ invasion of Ukraine is imminent
“Tonight we’re seeing the Russians close airspace, move troops into Donbass, and move forces into combat-ready positions,” US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said