These amounts do not include the long unsettled Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) reimbursements of many TCCs, including India, from the closed peacekeeping missions. read more

Rainfall in Kerala in August was 96% above the long-term average, resulting to deluge read more

The Boeing 737 Max jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, marking the second deadly accident in five months for the new version of the company’s best-selling aircraft. read more

The UN Secretary General’s remarks came after Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a pre-dawn air strike on a terror training camp inside Pakistan. read more

The Paris climate accord has been shaken by the withdrawal of the United States under President Donald Trump, and by threats to do the same by Brazil’s new hard-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. read more

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told staff in a letter that the study contained “some sobering statistics and evidence of what needs to change” to improve the workplace at the United Nations. read more

India has maintained that UNMOGIP has outlived its utility and is irrelevant after the Simla Agreement and the consequent establishment of the Line of Control. read more

A joint statement from the U.N. humanitarian chief and the heads of the U.N. children’s agency and the U.N. population agency condemned the “abhorrent attacks.” read more

The remarks by Paulomi Tripathi, First Secretary in the India’s Permanent Mission, came after UN chief Antonio Guterres reported a huge increase in such brutalities. read more

PM Modi has been recognised for his work in championing the International Solar Alliance, a global coalition of countries committed to harnessing solar energy. read more

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said PM Modi not only recognises the fact that climate change is an existential threat, but also acts on it. read more

Antonio said the UN welcomed a greater role for India in addressing regional peace and security challenges. read more

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres called for renewed commitment to a rules-based order with the United Nations at its centre and warned against a spreading “politics of pessimism.” read more

The Secretary-General will arrive in New Delhi on October 1. His visit coincides with the beginning of events to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. read more

Kofi Annan died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday. During his tenure, Annan presided over some of the worst failures and scandals at the United Nations, one of its most turbulent periods since its founding in 1945. read more