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India's NDMA official appointed as UN secy-general's special representative

Kamal Kishore (55) has been appointed as assistant secretary-general and special representative of the secretary-general for disaster risk reduction

Kamal Kishore(PTI)
Published on Mar 28, 2024 09:19 AM IST
PTI |

UN passes resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan

The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China and the 22-nation Arab Group at the United Nations.

A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city.(AP)
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 08:48 PM IST
AP |

Educate yourself: World Water Day 2024 and its theme, significance & history

World Water Day is celebrated every year to spread awareness about the importance of freshwater. Check the theme, significance and history in this article.

March 22 is observed annually as World Water Day. Learn about its theme, significance and history. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 01:14 PM IST
By, New Delhi

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal

The three countries – which together formed the COP Presidentcies’ Troika – unveiled a plan to ensure the next round of NDCs to be submitted by the countries are 1.5°C aligned

Copenhagen Climate Ministerial, COP28 (Twitter/@COP28_UAE)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 05:32 PM IST
ByJayashree Nandi

Satellite images show 35% of Gaza's building destroyed, UN says

Israel's assault, launched in response to attacks by Hamas militants in southern Israel on Oct. 7, has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians.

Palestinians walk past the ruins of houses destroyed during Israel's military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City. (Reuters)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 03:53 PM IST
Reuters |

French Language Day: Here is all you need to know about theme, history & facts

French Language Day is being celebrated this year to promote the use of the French language across the globe. Here’s is what the theme for 2024 is.

The United Nations is celebration the French Language Day 2024 today, March 20. It is one of the six official languages celebrated by the UN each year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)(AP)
Published on Mar 20, 2024 12:46 PM IST

Legally Speaking | What is India’s stand towards refugees?

As the SC hears applications seeking to stay the recently notified CAA rules, as well as the law itself, here’s a bird’s eye view of the issues at stake

New Delhi: A child holds a passport during a protest by Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan at AICC headquarters over statements made by the INDIA opposition bloc leaders on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), in New Delhi, Friday, March 15, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) (PTI03_15_2024_000062B)(PTI)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 08:51 PM IST

2014-2023 warmest decade on record, says UN report: ‘Planet on the brink’

UN chief Antonio Guterres said the report showed "a planet on the brink".

UN chief Antonio Guterres said the report showed
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 07:25 PM IST
AFP |

Israel's restrictions to Gaza aid may amount to war crime: United Nations

The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel's restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza could amount to a war crime.

The symbol of the United Nations (AP)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 04:33 PM IST
Reuters |

International Day of Happiness 2024: Wishes, images, quotes and SMS to share

International Day of Happiness 2024: Check out International Day of Happiness or World Happiness Day wishes, images, quotes, SMS, WhatsApp and Facebook status.

International Day of Happiness 2024 wishes, images, quotes, SMS, WhatsApp and Facebook status to share with your loved ones. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 02:04 PM IST
By, New Delhi

‘Religiophobia against Hinduism…’: India on UNGA resolution against Islamophobia

A total of 115 nations voted in favour of Pakistan's resolution titled ‘Measures to combat Islamophobia'. None of them voted against the resolution

Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj.(UN TV)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 01:01 PM IST

Russia committing 'widespread & systematic' torture, rape in Ukraine: UN

The high-level Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the rights situation in Ukraine said that it had found fresh evidence of widespread abuses.

Emergency services work at the scene of a building that was damaged by a Russian drone attack in Vinnytsia, Ukraine,(AP)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 04:41 PM IST
AFP |

Dia Mirza: If we don’t start saving the environment now, it will be too late

Actor Dia Mirza talks about attending the sixth session of UNEA-6 and how saving the environment is important.

Dia Mirza attends UNEA 6
Published on Mar 12, 2024 05:42 PM IST
ByNavya Kharbanda

The continuing battle for bread and peace

We should remember that the fight for a woman’s right to nutritious food is a fight for a future where the promise of bread and peace is fulfilled for all.

A schoolgirl eats her free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school in New Delhi. (Reuters Photo)
Published on Mar 09, 2024 10:04 PM IST

World food price index falls in February for seventh straight month

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index tracks the most globally traded food commodities.

Delegates deliver their speeches during the launch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.(AP)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 02:55 PM IST
Reuters |

International Women's Day 2024: Promoting gender equality at workplace

A multifaceted approach needs to be taken to promote gender equality, especially in the workplace.

The hiring practices of firms need to be revamped to include diverse candidates, including women at all levels of the organisation.(Pixabay)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 12:15 PM IST
ByTisha Jacob, New Delhi

International Women's Day: Breaking barriers and making world more inclusive

The campaign theme for this year is ‘Inspire Inclusion’ and calls for an effort to create a space that is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.

United Nations has chosen the theme of ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’ for International Women's Day (IWD) which is celebrated annually on March 8th.(Pixabay)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 12:03 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Welfare politics targets women

How political parties are curating policies to target an emerging political constituency

The well-curated focus on women as economic entities signals that parties are recognising them as a political constituency(For Representation)
Published on Mar 07, 2024 09:37 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Attempt to resume food deliveries in northern Gaza 'largely unsuccessful': WFP

In a statement, the Rome-based agency said it despatched a 14-truck food convoy to northern Gaza, but the vehicles were turned back by the Israeli army.

TOPSHOT - Palestinian children receive cooked food rations as part of a volunteer youth initiative in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 5, 2024, amid widespread hunger in the besieged Palestinian territory as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas continues. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Published on Mar 06, 2024 01:57 AM IST
Reuters |

Eye on the Middle East | The case 52 states made against Israel before the ICJ

The court recently offered provisional measures over Israel’s violations of the Genocide Convention. Now it'll adjudicate on legal impact of Israel's polices

Public hearings were held between February 19 and 26 at the International Court of Justice on the
Published on Mar 03, 2024 07:45 PM IST

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

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Published on Feb 29, 2024 02:38 AM IST
AP |

HT Top Stories: The Ganganyaan Fab Four and more…

Also read: AAP announces Lok Sabha candidates for Delhi, Haryana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands-over wings to astronauts-designate Shubanshu Shukla, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap and Ajit Krishnan who have been selected to be the astronauts on India’s first crewed mission to space 'Gaganyaan Mission', at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Feb 28, 2024 09:08 AM IST

Reinventing the United Nations

Ukraine and Gaza wars point to marginalisation of the UN: It needs radical reforms to reflect the new global reality and intervene effectively in crises

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)(AP)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 09:00 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

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Updated on Feb 27, 2024 07:15 AM IST
AP |

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid to Palestinians in violation of a UN court order

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid to Palestinians in violation of a UN court order

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Published on Feb 27, 2024 01:32 AM IST
AP |

Two years of the Ukraine war: All eyes on US as fate hangs in balance

The Israeli offensive and what was seen as US complicity with Israeli war crimes shattered the moral high ground that the West occupied in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (C), her husband Bo Tengberg (C) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) arrive to lay flowers during a memorial ceremony at the Field of Mars of Lychakiv Cemetery, in Lviv, on February 23, 2024. (AFP)
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 05:44 AM IST
By, Washington

Brazil calls for reform of United Nations as it starts its G20 presidency

Brazil calls for reform of United Nations as it starts its G20 presidency

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Updated on Feb 22, 2024 08:22 AM IST
AP |

Over $400 million required for Afghanistan to recover from Oct earthquake: UN

The magnitude 6.3 quake on Oct. 7, one of the most destructive in the country's recent history, flattened entire villages in Herat province.

Afghan volunteers clean up rubble after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan(AP)
Published on Feb 21, 2024 05:55 PM IST
AP |

Biden takes a u-turn over Gaza conflict, US now pitching for temporary ceasefire

US has presented an alternative draft at UNSC to support temporary ceasefire in Gaza, is also opposing Rafah assault

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march after taking part in a rally demanding a ceasefire and the end of Israel attacks on Gaza at the borough of Queens in New York, U.S., February 19, 2024. (REUTERS)
Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:48 AM IST

UN considers to appoint envoy to engage Taliban with global community

Antonio Guterres told a press conference that Taliban representatives did not accept an invitation to a meeting of international envoys.

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul,(AP)
Published on Feb 19, 2024 06:36 PM IST
Reuters |
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