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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres | Photo Credit: Reuters Days after India pointed out “anomalies” in a world map that was used during the passing of the “Correct the Map” resolution at the United Nations General Assembly, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the “UN has not published any map with borders”. In an…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres | Photo Credit: Reuters Days after India wrote to the United Nations objecting to “anomalies” in a world map that was used during the passing of the ‘Correct the Map’ resolution at the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that the “UN has not published any…
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United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres during an interview with The Hindu in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Tayyab Hussain The Security Council is paralysed, and global superpowers haven’t recognized there are limits to their power says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his most scathing comments about the culture of “impunity” and…
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The Security Council is paralysed, and global superpowers haven’t recognized there are limits to their power says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his most scathing comments about the culture of “impunity” and divisiveness that besets global leadership. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS summit, the UNSG, who…
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The U.N. has backed a map that more accurately represents Africa’s true size, challenging the centuries-old Mercator projection. The resolution promotes the Equal Earth projection as a more accurate representation of the world’s continents. Source link
The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) said there had been an increase in incidents targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The official Indian delegation at the 11th periodic review of the State of India by the UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) had “rejected” the findings of the Committee,…
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UN’s health and children’s agencies said only 40% of healthcare facilities last year had toilets that adequately met the needs of patients and staff, including people with limited mobility. File. | Photo Credit: Gerry images/iStockphoto Only four in 10 healthcare facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards for accessible and usable toilets, the United Nations said…
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Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File. Photo: @MEAINDIA via PTI. India has backed Palestine’s bid for United Nations membership and reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the festering conflict between the Palestinian people and Israel. New Delhi’s position on Palestine was apprised by Sripriya Ranganathan, a secretary at the External Affairs…
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Like many Indians, Namita Kulkarni grew up hearing the phrase “third-world countries” as a derogatory term for former European colonies, primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. “A far more truthful label would be historically pillaged countries, but we know even our history books were written by colonisers who had no interest in owning up…
Yoshua Bengio, co-chair of the panel, said, AI capabilities are outpacing both scientific understanding and governments’ ability to adapt. File. | Photo Credit: AP Developments in artificial intelligence are outpacing scientific understanding and government policy, meaning there are no guarantees the technology will not cause catastrophic harm, a United Nations independent panel warned on Wednesday…
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