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July 1, 2024 10:54 AM

India joins UN led conference on Afghanistan in Doha

India has joined a UN-led conference on Afghanistan that began on Sunday in Doha. Representing India at the conference is J.P. Singh, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. India is one of 25 countries participating in this third conference, which aims to find ways to improve the lives of Afghan people under Taliban rule. This meeting is notable because it is the first time the Taliban are attending the talks. However, the UN has clarified that the discussions are not intended to ...

June 26, 2024 1:06 PM

UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets

The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths as heroin users switch to synthetic opioids already proving deadly in Europe, a U.N. report said on Wednesday. The cultivation of opium, from which heroin is made, fell by 95% in Afghanistan last year after the Taliban banned the production of narcotics in 2022. Although opium production in Myanmar increased by 36% last year, it still fell globally by 75%, the United ...

September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

EAM S Jaishankar says, India is supportive of Africa’s greater role at UN

Stating that India and Africa must engage and work together "very closely," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that New Delhi looks forward to a mutually beneficial and mutually respectful relationship in the true spirit of being a 'Vishwa Bandhu.' He further stressed that India is supportive of a greater role for Africa in the United Nations and other multilateral forums and invited the African countries to join the International Big Cat Alliance. The EAM was addressing the Africa Day...

June 7, 2024 10:43 AM

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about increasing violence in Myanmar

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern Thursday for the increasing conflict in Myanmar. "The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the increasing violence across Myanmar and strongly condemns the recent attacks by the Myanmar military that have reportedly killed scores of civilians, including in Rakhine State and Sagaing Region," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar military is known, is struggling to contain the nationwide bigg...

September 16, 2024 6:44 PM

India’s dedication to committed multilateralism shines ahead of UN Summit of the Future

As anticipation builds for the upcoming UN Summit of the Future, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, has underscored India's unwavering commitment to multilateralism. Kamboj expressed excitement for the summit on Thursday, highlighting India's proactive stance in embracing the opportunity to repurpose the UN for collective global progress. "Excited for the upcoming UN Summit of the Future! India's dedication to committed multilateralism shines as we embrace t...

September 16, 2024 6:41 PM

Indian peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen receives UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year honor

Major Radhika Sen, an Indian peacekeeper deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been named the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year for 2023. The prestigious award recognizes her outstanding service and efforts to empower local communities, especially women and girls, during her tour of duty from March 2023 to April 2024. Serving with the UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO as the Commander of the Engagement Platoon for the Indian Rapid Deployment Battalion in ea...

May 28, 2024 11:10 AM

Spain, Ireland, Norway set to recognise Palestinian statehood

Spain, Ireland and Norway will officially recognise a Palestinian state on Tuesday, despite an angry reaction from Israel, which has found itself increasingly isolated after seven months of conflict in Gaza. About 144 of the 193 member-states of the United Nations recognise a Palestinian state, including most of the global south, Russia, China and India. Madrid, Dublin and Oslo have painted their decision as a way to accelerate efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. ...

May 20, 2024 5:40 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets Mauritius envoy to UN; discusses a range of global issues

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Jagdish Koonjul, on Monday. EAM Jaishankar appreciated the discussions held with him on a range of global issues. "Glad to meet Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul of Mauritius. Appreciated our discussions on a range of global issues," Jaishankar said in a post shared on X. India has close, longstanding relations with Mauritius, an island nation in the Western Indian Ocean, owing to historic, dem...

May 17, 2024 7:58 PM

UN boosts India’s 2024 growth forecast citing strong investment, consumption

The United Nations upwardly raised India's economic growth projections for 2024 from 6.2 per cent to 6.9 per cent mainly driven by strong public investment and resilient private consumption, joining IMF that recently upped the country's growth forecast. United Nations, in its mid-year update, titled World Economic Situation and Prospects, reaffirmed that India is set to remain the fastest-growing major economy this fiscal. Separately, the IMF, in its latest outlook, raised India's growth projec...

May 7, 2024 6:50 PM

UN migration agency says conflict, climate change driving global displacement

Conflict and climate change remain the most significant factors driving global displacement, the chief of the UN migration agency said in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 7), at an event launching the World Migration Report 2024. The report, showing a record number of displaced people and a major increase in international remittances, was launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Bangladeshi capital where its director general Amy Pope said she had visited the masses of Rohingya...