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New Delhi: The term of the current UN Secretary General has entered its final two years and names of candidates are emerging to see who will hold the top UN post next. With the emergence of the Global South, names of several candidates representing it are being heard at the top global body. There are…
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File photo of United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: On October 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced that Israel had banned United Nations Secretary- General (UNSG) António Guterres from entering the country, accusing him of “backing” Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran. Why did Israel ban…
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Facing a swirl of conflicts and crises across the fragmented world, leaders attending this week’s annual United Nations gathering are being challenged: Work together — not only on front-burner issues but on modernising the international institutions born after World War II so that they can tackle the threats and problems of the future. United Nations…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the opening ceremony of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on September 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders on Thursday (September 5, 2024) that “injustices” against the…
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After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations (UN) called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United…
“Yoga has roots in India and is now embraced globally, uniting people with its values of balance, mindfulness and peace,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. In his message on the 10th International Yoga Day, Mr. Guterres urged people to be inspired by the ancient practice’s timeless values and its call for a more…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at a global event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his global counterparts on the sidelines of the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York,…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at a global event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his global counterparts on the sidelines of the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York,…