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Alok Sharma made president of UN climate conference in Glasgow
COP26, the conference of parties of UN climate negotiations, will be the largest summit the UK has ever hosted, bringing together representatives from nearly 200 countries, including leaders, experts, and campaigners.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
UN human rights official asks Trump to renounce false, dangerous narratives
Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to affirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the November 3 election.
Published on Jan 08, 2021 02:03 PM IST
United Nations | Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
India to chair Taliban sanctions committee, to keep focus on terrorists, sponsors
After a recent visit to Pakistan by a Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, videos emerged of the group’s leaders visiting terror training camps on Pakistani soil
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 01:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Covid-19: Timeline of events that led to China blocking WHO’s team
After the WHO chief publicly expressed disappointment in a rare rebuke to Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that “there’s no need to read too much into it.”
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
Covid-19 pushed India to be a force for good on the global stage: Indian envoy to China
In an opinion piece published in the Hong-Kong based South China Morning Post, India’s ambassador to China Vikram Misri said “Atmanirbhar Bharat is a self-reliant India but not a self-centred one.”
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 02:41 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
India starts UN Security Council term vowing to speak against terror
“India will be a voice for the developing world,” said TS Tirumurti, the Indian permanent representative to the UN.
Updated on Jan 04, 2021 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Indian tricolour to be installed at UN Security Council stakeout as country begins 2-year tenure
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador T S Tirumurti will install the tricolour and is expected to make brief remarks at the ceremony.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 10:19 PM IST
United Nations | Press Trust of India | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
India will try to bridge fissures, says T S Tirumurti, India’s UN ambassador
India’s eighth stint as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council will begin on Friday
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 10:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Indian economy could be ‘most resilient’ in subregion over long term: UN report
The growth, however, was mainly driven by India, which accounted for 77 per cent of the total inflows to the subregion and received USD 51 billion in 2019, up 20 per cent from the previous year.
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 03:04 PM IST
United Nations | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Kerala: Gender Park to host 3-day global meet at Kozhikode in February
The three-day conference, beginning on February 11, will be held at The Gender Parks Kozhikode campus in a partially- digital (hybrid) format, given the prevalence of Covid-19.
Published on Dec 28, 2020 09:27 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram | Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Syrian refugee camp burnt to ground in northern Lebanon
The fire ensued following a fight between a Lebanese family in al-Miniyeh in the country’s north and Syrians living in the camp, according to Lebanese media reports.
Published on Dec 27, 2020 05:26 PM IST
Beirut | Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
World celebrates 1st International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
The UNGA called on nations to observe the day “in accordance with national contexts and priorities” through education and awareness-raising activities.
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 07:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh
3 UN peacekeepers killed, 2 injured in attack in Central African Republic
The Secretary-General also recalled that attacks against United Nations peacekeepers may constitute a war crime.
Published on Dec 26, 2020 10:09 AM IST
New York | Asian News International | Posted by Deepali Sharma
UN rights office criticizes Donald Trump pardons of ex-contractors
“These four individuals were given sentences ranging from 12 years to life imprisonment, including on charges of first-degree murder,” UN human rights office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado said in a statement released in Geneva.
Updated on Dec 24, 2020 02:54 AM IST
Washington | Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai
Imran Khan warns India against ‘false flag’ attacks in Kashmir
Pakistan blamed Friday’s attack on India, implying it was aimed at embarrassing Islamabad and harming relations with the international community. The two UN observers in the vehicle escaped unharmed.
Published on Dec 21, 2020 11:59 AM IST
Islamabad, Pakistan | Associated Press| Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
India rejects Pakistan’s allegations about targeting of UN vehicle
Shortly before India made clear its position on Sunday evening, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said it had taken up the incident with the UN and asked it to “initiate a transparent investigation” into the matter.
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Covid-19: WHO was warned lives were at risk over yanked report on Italy
The comprehensive report examined how the Italian government and health system reacted after the country became the epicenter of the European outbreak in late February.
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 09:13 PM IST
Rome | Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
How SM Krishna slipped up at UNSC
Krishna began by recognising the UNSG. We had not included him in the salutations. He appreciated the presence of two Portuguese-speaking nations. It was not in our prepared text. His third sentence was about Timor-Leste. The penny dropped
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 08:33 PM IST
Manjeev S Puri
Kerala’s Gender Park to sign MoU with UN Women
The Memorandum of Understanding to formalise the partnership would be signed in the presence of the state’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.
Published on Dec 18, 2020 02:58 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram | Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Afghanistan fears lenient sanctions against Taliban will adversely affect peace process
The Security Council has extended the mandate of the Monitoring Team assisting the 1988 Afghanistan Sanctions Committee for another year.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 05:55 PM IST
Kabul | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Iran rejects IAEA chief’s call that new agreement needed after Biden takes office
After President Donald Trump quit the deal in 2018 and reimposed US sanctions, Iran responded by breaching many of the deal’s restrictions.
Published on Dec 18, 2020 02:38 PM IST
Dubai | Reuters | Posted by Kunal Gaurav
India slips a spot in UN’s human development index, ranks at 131 now: 8 points
Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education, and standards of living.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 08:02 PM IST
New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
5 million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’ in 2021, UN warns
In a brief statement posted on its official Twitter account, the UN organization said that more than half of Yemen’s overall population could head further into hunger in 2021. An estimated 50,000 people will be living in famine-like conditions in the war-ravaged Arab country during 2021, the statement added.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 08:40 AM IST
Aden | Asian News International | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
With love from Banaras
Brunch date with Chef Vikas Khanna and actor Neena Gupta: “If a film has no objective, it won’t work!”On the eve of the release of their movie with a message, the chef/filmmaker and acclaimed actor get talking
Published on Dec 13, 2020 08:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karishma Kuenzang
‘India will achieve targets, exceed expectations’: PM Modi at UN Climate Ambition Summit
The PM said that on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the world shouldn’t lose sight of historical emissions.
Updated on Dec 13, 2020 12:39 AM IST
Hindusta Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
UN backs Afghan peace talks in resolution, Russia votes ‘no’
The resolution reiterates the General Assembly’s “serious concern” about the security situation in Afghanistan and stresses the need to continue to address the threat to the country’s stability from violence committed by the Taliban
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 01:17 PM IST
New York | Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Over 80 million people forcibly displaced globally as of mid-2020, Covid further worsened crisis: UN
According to its report on trends in global forced displacement released on Wednesday in Geneva, The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR estimates that global forced displacement surpassed 80 million at mid-year.
Published on Dec 10, 2020 03:07 PM IST
Geneva | Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni
UN human rights experts raise concerns over scourge of enforced disappearances, torture in Pakistan
The experts highlighted the government’s failure to fully investigate the case of human rights defender Idris Khattak who was taken into custody by Pakistani Military Intelligence.
Published on Dec 10, 2020 02:41 PM IST
Geneva | Asian News International | Posted by Deepali Sharma
Human Rights Day 2020: ‘Recover better - stand up for human rights’
The theme of Human Rights Day 2020 is to “Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights”. This chosen theme is in sync with the Covid pandemic. It focuses on creating equal opportunities for everyone and addressing the failures and disappointments we all were exposed to due to Covid -19.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 11:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Mallika Soni
UN chief says will take Covid-19 vaccine publicly, calls it his ‘moral obligation’
“Of course, I intend to receive the vaccine when it becomes available for me in whatever the situation that will be justified for that. And, obviously, I will have no doubt in doing it publicly,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
Published on Dec 10, 2020 10:16 AM IST
New York | Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni