Tag: UN
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‘Pakistan takes to hate speech like fish takes to water’: India at UN
Pakistan has been consistently raking up the Kashmir issue at various UN platforms in a bid to internationalise it but has repeatedly failed to get any support.
January 23, 2020 -
N Korean daily slams US over unpaid contribution to UN
It has been ramping up pressure on the US in the face of stalled nuclear negotiations.
January 16, 2020 -
Enter the Baby
Contraceptive research and its long-term effect should be aimed at men rather than women. The unprecedented population pressure requires to be controlled in order to strengthen the existing human resources and to improve lifestyle. This is important, because man himself is an endangered species and under the threat of extinction.
January 10, 2020 -
UN chief concerned over violence, ‘use of excessive force’ during CAA protests
The UN Secretary-General's concern comes amid alleged atrocities of police against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia University.
December 18, 2019 -
Nearly 900,000 need humanitarian assistance in Libya: UN
The people who need humanitarian assistance in Libya are internally displaced persons, returnees, non-displaced conflict-affected people, refugees and migrants, it said.
December 14, 2019 -
‘Fundamentally discriminatory’: UN rights body expresses concern over India’s Citizenship Act
The rights body said that the amended law 'appears to undermine the commitment to equality before the law enshrined in India's Constitution'.
December 14, 2019 -
Iraq protests: 16 killed in fresh violence in Baghdad, many injured
Earlier on Friday, thousands of people were in Tahrir Square again to make it clear that the demands of protesters go far beyond the replacement of one prime minister with another.
December 7, 2019 -
Cabinet clears India’s stance at UN’s climate change meet
The meet is scheduled to be held in Madrid, Spain (under the Presidency of Chile) from December 2-13.
November 27, 2019 -
UNSC has no plans to take up Kashmir issue: President Karen Pierce
In a major diplomatic victory for India, the United Nations Security Council in a 'closed consultation' in August acknowledged India’s measures to bring normalcy and development to Kashmir.
November 2, 2019 -
Pakistan violated Vienna Convention in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, remedies due: ICJ to UN
ICJ President Yusuf elaborated on several aspects of the World Court's ruling in Kulbhushan Jadhav's case while presenting his report to the UN General Assembly.
October 31, 2019 -
UN may ‘run out of money by Oct end’, says Antonio Guterres in letter to 37,000 employees
Member States have paid only 70 per cent of the total amount needed for the regular budget operations in 2019, Guterres stated in the letter.
October 8, 2019 -
Iraq protests: UN calls for end to ‘senseless loss of life’
It is the deadliest unrest since the so-called Islamic State (IS) group was declared defeated in Iraq in 2017.
October 6, 2019 -
‘Entire neighbourhood minus one’: Jaishankar attacks Pak at World Economic Forum
While talking about nationalism in India, he said that India is an exception as the country is more nationalistic, but it doesn’t see a tension between being nationalist and being international.
October 4, 2019 -
On whose agenda…? Pak FM fumes when asked to name 58 nations backing them on Kashmir
Earlier in September, Imran Khan had tweeted that 58 countries joined Pakistan against India’s decision to revoke Article 370 at the UNHRC.
October 4, 2019 -
Blow to Pak as UNSC rules out action on Kashmir; no joint statement on issue in near future
In a major diplomatic victory for India, the UNSC in a 'closed consultation' on August 16 acknowledged India’s measures to bring normalcy and development to Kashmir and wanted all countries to follow suit.
October 2, 2019 -
After UNGA failure, Imran Khan removes Maleeha Lodhi as UN representative
Ambassador Munir Akram has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York.
October 1, 2019 -
Tamil a talking point in US after my UN speech: PM Modi in Chennai for IIT Madras convocation
He further said the world has 'great expectations' from India, and asserted that his government will lead the country to a path of 'greatness' where it will be beneficial to the entire globe.
September 30, 2019