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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 5, 2026 3:17 PM

India to chair UNCTAD Consumer Protection meeting in Geneva from July 6 to 8

India will chair the Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Consumer Protection Law and Policy, organised by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 6 to 8. The session will bring together member states, international organisations, consumer protection authorities, academia and other stakeholders to discuss emerging issues in consumer protection law and policy. The Intergovernmental Group of Experts...

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...

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 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 ...

May 29, 2026 2:49 PM

UN to place Israel on sexual violence in conflict blacklist, Israeli envoy says

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas. "This is a political decision! Disconnected from the facts and reality!" Danny Danon said in a post on X, referring to a report due to be published soon. Danon was informed about it during a phone call with the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a post on X by the Israeli mission to the U.N. said. In Guterres' annual report to the Security C...

May 27, 2026 2:09 PM

India pushes for urgent UNSC reforms, slams ‘entrenched interests’ blocking change

India on Tuesday pointed out resistance to long-pending reforms of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), warning that the global body faces a growing crisis of credibility because its structure remains rooted in the geopolitical realities of 1945. Speaking during an open debate at the United Nations on “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centred International System”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said pr...

May 27, 2026 10:40 AM

‘Pak will have to accept consequences of sponsorship to terrorism’: India slams Islamabad at UN high table

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, on Tuesday delivered a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan at the UN Security Council, accusing Islamabad of continuing cross-border aggression and sponsoring terrorism against India. He said Pakistan would have to “accept the consequences” of its actions. Speaking during the UN Security Council Open Debate on “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centred International System,...

May 22, 2026 11:42 AM

India, Egypt reaffirm zero tolerance against terrorism at 5th Joint Working Group Meeting

India and Egypt on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation against terrorism during the 5th meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism held in New Delhi. The high-level meeting, co-chaired by senior officials from the Ministries of External Affairs and Foreign Affairs of the two countries, saw participation from relevant security and counter-terrorism agencies from both sides. In a joint statement issued after the talks, India and ...

May 21, 2026 10:28 AM

Trump administration pressures Palestinian UN envoy to drop General Assembly vice presidency bid

President Donald Trump's administration threatened to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations if the Palestinian ambassador refuses to end his candidacy for the vice presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters. In a cable dated Wednesday, U.S. diplomats in its embassy in Jerusalem are instructed to deliver the message that Palestinian ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour's general assembly bid "fuels tensi...