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July 11, 2026 12:22 PM

One million women lose aid access due to funding cuts, UN Women says

At least one million women and girls have lost access to life-saving support within the last year due to global donor aid cuts, a new United Nations report on Friday found. Nearly nine in 10 women’s organisations can no longer meet the needs on the ground despite a large increase in demand since January last year, following the steepest drop in aid funding on record, the U.N. Women report found. The Trump administration slashed billions of dollars in foreign assistance this year, while other...

July 7, 2026 2:53 PM

Global FDI up 6% in 2025, ending two years of decline, says UN

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 6% last year to $1.6 trillion, the U.N. trade body said on Tuesday, ending two years of decline even as the recovery remains largely uneven. In a sign of the uneven recovery, developed economies recorded an 11% increase while developing ones saw only a 2% rise, said the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development Investment is also more concentrated, with 80% of global FDI going to the top 20 recipient countries. Policy is becoming more selective as...

July 2, 2026 2:56 PM

India highlights growing role of AI in counter-terrorism, calls for stronger global cooperation at UN

India has highlighted the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in global counter-terrorism efforts, stressing that the technology is rapidly reshaping both terrorist threats and the response mechanisms of governments. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish on Wednesday addressed a side event titled "AI and the Future of Counter-Terrorism: Reshaping Institutions and Operational Realities" during the UN Counter-Terrorism Week. In a po...

July 2, 2026 12:37 PM

India calls for early adoption of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism at UN, reiterates zero-tolerance policy

India has called for the early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and urged the international community to demonstrate greater political resolve in combating terrorism, as it reiterated its policy of zero tolerance for the menace in all its forms. Delivering India's statement at the adoption of the Ninth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, India's Permanent ...

June 26, 2026 10:03 AM

UN halts escort of ships through Hormuz after vessel comes under attack

The U.N. International Maritime Organization paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting concerns about whether a preliminary deal to end the Iran war will hold. The cargo ship said it was hit close to Oman by a projectile, British navy agency UKMTO said, hours after Tehran warned vessels against taking routes that it had not approved. Two U.S. officials told Reuters that Iran had fired on the ship, while Iran'...

June 24, 2026 9:55 AM

India slams Pakistan for ‘politicising’ UN Security Council meeting on Jammu & Kashmir

India strongly criticised Pakistan for raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during an Arria-formula meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), asserting that the Union Territory is an integral part of India and remains a strictly internal matter. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, delivered India’s statement during the Arria-formula meeting titled “Bridging the Implementation Gap: UNSC Resolutions and Maintenance of International Pea...

June 18, 2026 10:57 PM

Indian women peacekeepers exemplify UN role in giving hope to women in conflicts

Women peacekeepers give hope to vulnerable women in conflict situations, serving as symbols of female empowerment, and the more than 160 women in UN missions exemplify this role, according to India's Permanent Representative to UN P. Harish. Indian Army Major Abhilasha Barak, who was awarded the UN Peacekeeper's Gender Advocate Award this month, and the two other Indian women awardees before her, are outstanding examples of this role, P. Harish told the Security Council on Wednesday. The "de...

June 18, 2026 12:56 PM

India highlights women-led development and peacekeeping leadership at UN Security Council

India underscored the critical role of women in peacebuilding, governance and economic development at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, highlighting its achievements in political empowerment, women-led development and international peacekeeping. Delivering India's statement at the high-level debate on the theme "Peace is Decided with Women: Emerging from Conflict by Enhancing Their Participation," India's Permanent Representative to the United ...

June 9, 2026 2:39 PM

UN inquiry finds Israeli forces shield settlers during attacks on Palestinians

Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces provide protection to settlers, a U.N. inquiry said on Tuesday. The report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory found that Israeli authorities have enabled settler attacks through financial and military support, in a climate of impunity fostered by judicial and law-enforcement bodies. It said att...

June 5, 2026 3:32 PM

UN doubles Lebanon aid appeal as war drives surge in humanitarian needs

The United Nations on Friday said it is doubling the amount of money it says it needs to help Lebanon meet surging humanitarian needs, as the war enters its fourth month. Lebanon was drawn into the wider regional war in early March when the Tehran-backed Hezbollah militia fired rockets at Israel in solidarity with Iran, which was under U.S.-Israeli attack, prompting a major Israeli air and ground campaign. "In the past three months, communities across Lebanon have faced an appalling situation ...