As global temperature records tumbled three days in a row this week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for international action to limit the impact of heat and save lives.
A little over a quarter century ago when the book Third Millennium Equipoise came out with its final blueprint for ridding the world of nuclear weapons linked to UN Security Council reforms, there were only five countries that possessed nuclear weapons.
A worrying aspect of some extremely costly and threatening conflicts in recent times has been that they seem to be getting prolonged.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for reform of the international financial system which he described as "outdated, dysfunctional and unfair".
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged a renewed emphasis on a political resolution to the persistent crisis in Gaza.
India at the United Nations has reiterated its call for an immediate and complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and called for the release of the hostages without any conditions.
India has once again called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to recommit to time-bound negotiations on the council's reform, criticising the manipulation of the council's mechanisms by major countries and groups as "detrimental" to the multilateral spirit.
Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations.
US State department spokesperson Mathew Miller, discussing PM Modi’s Russia visit, mentioned in a press conference, “we have been quite clear about our concerns about India’s relationship with Russia.
The US also expressed its concerns about India's relations with Russia, which have been conveyed to New Delhi as part of a full and frank dialogue between the two sides.
