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Climate-resilient grains

UN resolution will help boost awareness about millets

Urgent action needed for clean energy for all by 2030: UN member states

Over 20 ministerial-level "Global Champions" from the UN member states have issued messages, calling for urgent action to achieve affordable, clean energy for all by 2030

India calls for strengthening security, safety of UN peacekeepers

India on Wednesday called for the strengthening of security and safety of UN peacekeepers and for bringing perpetrators to justice.During the informal meet of the Security Council on peacemaking, ambassador TS Tirumurti Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations said that India also called for enhancing the use of technology for safety."At informal #UNSC meet on @UNPeacekeeping, I called to: Strengthen further safety & security of peacekeepers; Bring perpetrators of heinous crime against them to justice; Enhance use of technology for safety," Tirumurti wrote in a tweet.In January, three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and six wounded in central Mali after a convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire.India is one of the largest troop-contributing countries to the UN peacekeeping force.India's envoy to the UN also recalled India's gift of 200,000 vaccine doses for UN peacekeepers.In February, the United Nations thanked India for offering 200,000 ...

CAG Girish Murmu appointed Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors again

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations for the year 2021

India committed to supporting Sudan's transitional govt: Envoy to UN

India remains committed to supporting all efforts of Sudan's government towards a successful transition, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti said on Tuesday

Murmu appointed chairman of an UN panel

Murmu has been again appointed as the chairman of the panel of external auditors of the United Nations for 2021

India helping to address issue of vaccine equity: Top UN Women official

Lauding India for its vaccine leadership, a top UN Women official has said the country was directly helping to address the issue of vaccine equity while rich nations were cutting side deals with pharmaceutical giants to buy more vaccines than they actually need. India is called the pharmacy of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic with its vast experience and deep knowledge in medicine. The country is one of the world's biggest drug-makers and an increasing number of countries have already approached it for procuring coronavirus vaccines. Praising India for its vaccine leadership, Assistant-Secretary-General & Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Anita Bhatia said India is directly helping to address the issue of vaccine equity at a time when the world deals with the crippling coronavirus pandemic and rich countries are cutting side deals with pharmaceutical companies to buy more vaccines than they actually need. India is a leader. I'm so proud of my country for this because ...

Iran urges full implementation of UN resolution on nuclear agreement

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 is needed to maintain and revive the 2015 international nuclear agreement

Blinken writes to Ghani for UN-led meeting on Afghan peace process

Blinken wrote to Afghan President Ghani proposing a UN-led peace conference with representatives of six countries including India to discuss a "unified approach to supporting peace in Afghanistan"

Agenda for Stockholm+50

As we approach Stockholm+50, we are looking at an increasingly inequitable world; where poverty and marginalisation are growing

UN experts urge UNSC to impose global arms embargo, sanctions on Myanmar

human rights investigator on Myanmar Thomas Andrews urged the Security Council to impose a global arms embargo and economic sanctions on the military generals

United Nations envoy: Myanmar army is "surprised" at opposition to coup

The UN special envoy for Myanmar said the generals are very surprised that their plans to restore military rule without much opposition isn't working

UNGA adopts India-led resolution declaring 2023 as Int'l Year of Millets

UN adopted by consensus a resolution sponsored by India and supported by over 70 nations declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of the grain

Lebanon Foreign Ministry complains to United Nations over oil spill

"Lebanon does not have the capacity to address this environmental disaster and limit its incessant repercussions," the statement said

United Nations: IAEA concerned about unreported nuke material in Iran

IAEA said that it was deeply concerned about unreported nuclear material in Iran

UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ''disappointing'' $1.7 billion in aid

A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world's worst humanitarian disaster raised some USD 1.7 billion Monday a result the UN chief called disappointing

Iran to install new gen centrifuges at Fordow, Natanz nuclear facilities

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) will install new generations of IR2M and IR6 centrifuges at the Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities, official media reported

India, US reaffirm strategic partnership at bilateral meeting of UN envoys

India and the US reaffirmed their strategic partnership and efforts to strengthen multilateralism, during a meeting between the UN envoys of the two democracies on Sunday

UN says 15 Europe-bound migrants die at sea off Libya as boat capsizes

At least 15 Africans drowned when their boat capsized Sunday off Libya, a UN spokeswoman said, the second shipwreck involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe in just over a week.

UN report card on Paris goals gives 75 governments a 'fail' mark

"That simply is not good enough," said Patricia Espinosa, urging governments - including those that have already updated their plans - to come up with larger promised cuts before COP26