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November 25, 2025 10:47 AM

India Highlights International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with Expanded Safety Initiatives

India, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women observed on November 25, is highlighting its expanding legal, institutional, and digital measures to protect women from abuse. The United Nations established this day in 2000, marking the start of the annual global- 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign that runs until December 10. The 2025 global theme, “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls,” reflects growing concern over ...

November 22, 2025 7:15 PM

On G20 sidelines, PM Modi and Brazil’s Lula vow to boost trade and cultural ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, saying the two countries will work together to strengthen trade and cultural links. “It is always a delight to meet President Lula. India and Brazil will continue to work closely to boost trade and cultural linkages for the benefit of our people,” PM Modi posted on X with photographs of the meeting. The leaders reaffirmed momentum from Modi’s state ...

November 18, 2025 12:19 PM

UN chief Antonio Guterres opposes death penalty for Sheikh Hasina

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is against the death penalty imposed on Sheikh Hasina by a Bangladesh court, said his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. “We stand against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances”, he said on Monday, replying to a question at his daily briefing on the sentence imposed in absentia on the leader who is in exile in India. Dujarric cited a statement by UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk and said that “we fully agree with” his oppositi...

November 16, 2025 3:23 PM

UN says Israeli wall crosses Lebanon border

Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border that extends beyond the "Blue Line", the Lebanese presidency said on Saturday. The Blue Line is a U.N.-mapped line separating Lebanon from Golan Heights. Israeli forces withdrew to the Blue Line when they left south Lebanon in 2000. A spokesperson for the U.N. secretary-general, Stephane Dujarric, said on Friday the wall has made more than 4,000 square mete...

November 5, 2025 6:06 PM

IAEA says Iran must ‘seriously improve’ nuclear cooperation, FT reports

Iran must "seriously improve" cooperation with the United Nations inspectors to avoid heightening tensions with the West, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi. Grossi told the FT that while the IAEA has carried out about a dozen inspections in Iran since hostilities with Israel in June, it had not been given access to nuclear facilities such as Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, which were bombed by the United States. Grossi said in ...

November 5, 2025 9:12 AM

US asks UN to lift sanctions on Syria’s president ahead of White House visit

The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The draft resolution, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, would also lift sanctions on Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab. It was not immediately clear when it could be put to a vote. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the U.S., France ...

November 5, 2025 9:04 AM

US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows

The United States has drafted a United Nations resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international stabilization force in the Palestinian enclave, according to the text seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The draft - which is still being developed and could change - was shared with some countries this week, but has not yet been formally circulated to the 15-member Security Council for negotiations, diplomats said. It was not immediately clear when Wa...

November 1, 2025 9:10 AM

UN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty could be the most feasible solution to Rabat's 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Western Sahara, a tract of desert the size of Britain, has been the scene of Africa's longest-running territorial dispute since colonial power Spain left in 1975. The U.N. Security Council, in a U.S.-drafted text, called for the parties to engage in ...

October 24, 2025 4:12 PM

All is not well in UN, decisions don’t address global priorities, says EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday said that “all is not well” within the United Nations, asserting that the organisation’s decision-making no longer reflects its membership nor addresses global priorities. He was speaking at an event marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations in New Delhi, where a commemorative postage stamp was launched by the Department of Posts. Jaishankar lauded the ministry’s open competition on the MyGov portal for designing the UN@80 posta...

October 17, 2025 10:51 PM

India and FAO mark 80 years of partnership on World Food Day 2025

India and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated 80 years of partnership on World Food Day 2025, highlighting the country’s remarkable journey from food scarcity to self-sufficiency. The event, held in New Delhi, underscored India’s leadership in food security and sustainable agriculture. Delivering the keynote address, Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, lauded FAO’s enduring technical support and collaboratio...