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India Says UN Peacekeeping Mandates Not Rooted In “Current Realities”

July 2, 2024 admin

There were 151 Indian police in UN peacekeeping operations, while 5,384 troops were deployed. United Nations: Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as “not representative of current realities”. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka said: “We call for caution on any activity that is rooted…

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UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

June 22, 2024 admin

The United Nations’ (UN) top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. UN special envoy Roza Otunbayeva was pummelled with questions on June 21 from journalists about criticism…

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UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid

May 10, 2024 admin

In the Security Council vote on April 18, the Palestinians got much more support for full U.N. membership. The vote was 12 in favor, the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstaining. | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution that would grant new “rights and…

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US Supports Elon Musk’s Remarks On India’s Permanent UNSC Seat

April 17, 2024 admin

We certainly support reforms to the UN institution, US official said. Washington: The US has offered support for reforms to United Nations institutions, including the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a press briefing on Wednesday. When asked about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s statement regarding India’s…

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Israel, U.S. defence chiefs to meet on March 26 as tensions rise over Gaza

March 26, 2024 admin

Israel Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant (right) with Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, in Tel Aviv, Israel. File | Photo Credit: AP “U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s Minister of Defence on March 26 and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of…

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UN To Vote Today On US Resolution On Gaza Ceasefire

March 21, 2024 admin

The United States will submit a draft resolution urging “an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. United Nations: The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution urging “an immediate ceasefire” linked to the release of the hostages held by Hamas, the US representative said Thursday. The US…

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UN Security Council raises alarm on ‘critical’ situation in violence-gripped Haiti

March 8, 2024 admin

A demonstrator holds up an Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry…

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Introspect on deserved global reputation as ‘world’s terrorism factory’; India hits out at Pakistan in UNHRC

March 5, 2024 admin

Jagpreet Kaur. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@JagKaur_IFS India has slammed Pakistan as it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, saying it should introspect on its own appalling human rights record and “deserved global reputation” as the “world’s terrorism factory”. Under Secretary in India’s Permanent…

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Seoul says North Korea has likely sent missiles as well as ammunition, shells to Russia

November 2, 2023 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left in front, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, second right in front, examine a rocket assembly hangar during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, in Russia, on September 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP North Korea has likely supplied several types of missiles…

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U.S., Russian bids on Israel-Hamas war fail at Security Council

October 25, 2023 admin

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan and Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya attend a meeting of the Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The UN Security Council on October 25 failed again to…

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