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September 10, 2026 11:18 AM

UN chief to stress multipolarity, UNSC reforms at BRICS Summit in India

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will underscore the importance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the Security Council, to reflect contemporary realities when he addresses the BRICS Summit in India later this week. Guterres will travel to New Delhi on Thursday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, to be held on September 12–13 in New Delhi. He has been invited to address the Open Session on September 13 on the theme, ‘Resilience, Innov...

September 8, 2026 10:43 AM

Israeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy ‘evidence’, says UN expert

A U.N. expert said on Monday that Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of "atrocity crimes" and prevent the recovery of human remains. Israel's assault on Gaza — started after the deadly raid into Israel by Hamas in October 2023 — has generated around 61 million tons of wreckage and debris that could take seven years to clear, according to the United Nations. Francesca Albanese, the U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, said evidence should be gathered ...

September 6, 2026 2:16 PM

India backs UN resolution on equal-area maps, says its territorial integrity is non-negotiable

India has backed a United Nations General Assembly resolution promoting the use of equal-area world map projections, while making it clear that the resolution does not endorse any specific map or alter India's position on its sovereign territory and boundaries. The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution, titled “Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable Representation of the World’s Regions, Particularly Africa,” on September 4. Respondin...

August 26, 2026 6:25 PM

India rejects UNCERD report as ‘politically motivated’, defends record on racial discrimination

India on Wednesday rejected what it termed “politically motivated” and “malicious” references in a recent press release issued by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD), following the country’s periodic review under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). Responding to media queries, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India had taken part in the 11th peri...

August 26, 2026 6:28 PM

India at UN Security Council calls for protecting food supply chains amid conflicts

India has called for stronger international action to mitigate the impact of armed conflicts on global food security, stressing that food insecurity is primarily a consequence of conflict, political instability and underdevelopment rather than their root cause. Addressing a UN Security Council high-level open debate on “Food Under Fire: The Security Council's Role in Mitigating Global and Local Food Crises” on August 25, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Par...

August 26, 2026 11:52 AM

India calls for community-led restoration of rangelands at UNCCD CoP17

India has called for a community-led approach to restoring rangelands, stressing that pastoralists should be treated as custodians of these ecosystems rather than merely beneficiaries of restoration programmes. Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on “Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities” at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhup...

August 20, 2026 1:09 AM

UN’s Antonio Guterres seriously concerned by US sanctions on ICC

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seriously concerned by the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, a U.N. spokesperson said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed the sanctions on Tuesday in the latest escalation in the Trump administration's campaign against The Hague-based court, which was established in 2002 by the international community to prosecute war crimes, genocide an...

August 19, 2026 1:10 AM

Ecuadorean diplomat nominated as candidate to lead UN

Ecuadorean diplomat Ivonne Baki has joined the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, she said on Tuesday, the eighth candidate to replace Portugal's Antonio Guterres next year. Baki, who has served as an Ecuadorean government minister and as ambassador to France, Qatar and the United States, was nominated by the Pacific island nation of Tonga and is the second candidate from Ecuador. Guterres' successor faces the task of revitalizing an organization in crisis and dec...

August 12, 2026 2:32 PM

Adityanath greets youth on International Youth Day, says UP govt committed to realising their dreams

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday greeted the youth on International Youth Day, describing them as the strong pillars of a “developed India” and assuring that the BJP-led state government would stand by them in realising their dreams. In a post on X, Adityanath said, “Our young companions, full of energy, enthusiasm and limitless possibilities, are the strong pillars of a ‘developed India’.” Greeting the youth on the occasion, he said, “May you touch new s...

July 25, 2026 10:32 AM

UN assembly approves mandate extension for rights chief, despite US warning

The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding and engagement. Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, who has also called for investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration custody, had drawn strong opposition from all three countries over his willingness to challenge major powers....