External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar officially launched India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, saying the country’s presence in this vital body will help decision-making at a time when the world is facing a profound paradox.
Speaking as the co-chair at the Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council on ‘Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security,’ Pakistan’s permanent member to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, raised Kashmir as expected.
BRICS nations on Friday deplored unilateral economic sanctions, reaffirming that the bloc does not intend to impose or support sanctions contrary to international law and unauthorized by the UN Security Council.
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Amir-Saeid Iravani, has sharply criticised the Bahrain-US efforts to rally support for a draft UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, calling the campaign "ridiculous, misleading, and deceptive", according to Iranian state media Press TV.
Airstrikes and drone attacks in Sudan's Kordofan and Darfur states have killed dozens of civilians, including women and children, UN humanitarians have said.
With displacements and civilian casualties continuing in Gaza, UN humanitarians pleaded for lifting of the aid blockade and access to the few remaining stocks of food supplies.
Amid warnings of the risks of a recession from the trade war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he “sincerely hopes” there won’t be one because of the effects it would have on the poorest.
Donald Trump coined the slogan “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) when he first ran for presidency in 2016. He has created a virtual cult through this MAGA movement; his consistent message has been “USA first” in almost everything he does in establishing his policies.
While appealing for international help to quake-ravaged Myanmar, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for transforming the “tragic moment” into an opportunity to end the brutal civil conflict.
In remarks at the Session on 'Thrones and Thorns: Defending the Integrity of Nations' at the Raisina Dialogue, he described the occupation of parts of Kashmir by Pakistan as "the longest standing illegal occupation" of territory by another country after the Second World War.
