India donates $2.5 million to UN agency for Palestinian refugeesAvantika JoshiNovember 22, 2023November 22, 2023 India has donated $2.5 million to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, prompting UNRWA on Tuesday to welcome the generous...
Fossil fuel interests have no place at climate negotiations, say global health leaders ahead of UN conferenceAvantika JoshiNovember 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Fifteen global health leaders, including three from India, have demanded that fossil fuel industry interests be kept out of climate...
International humanitarian law not an a la carte menu, cannot be applied selectively: UN ChiefAvantika JoshiNovember 1, 2023November 1, 2023 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he was “deeply concerned” by the escalation of conflict between Israel and Hamas...
UN chief Guterres calls on Hamas to ‘immediately’ release hostages without conditionsAvantika JoshiOctober 16, 2023October 16, 2023 United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Hamas to “immediately” release the hostages without any conditions. In a post on...
Putin bats for India, Brazil, South Africa’s membership at UN Security CouncilAvantika JoshiOctober 7, 2023October 7, 2023 India, Brazil, and South Africa should be represented in the UN Security Council and their weight in key international decisions...
At The UN, China Identifies Itself As A Member Of The Global SouthAvantika JoshiSeptember 22, 2023September 22, 2023 China told the assembled world leaders that it sees itself as part of the global South, saying it identifies with...
UN says aid operations in Afghanistan face ‘critical’ funding gapVaibhav PandeyAugust 7, 2023August 7, 2023 As humanitarian needs are significant in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the United Nations has said that aid operations in Afghanistan are facing...
UN to reduce food aid, cash payments to Afghanistan amid ‘crippling funding crisis’Avantika JoshiJuly 31, 2023July 31, 2023 The United Nations World Food Program claimed that at least 38 of the 86 countries, including Afghanistan, where the WFP...
Russia has not offered the UN World Food Programme free grainVaibhav PandeyJuly 29, 2023July 29, 2023 Russia has not offered the UN World Food Program (WFP) any free grain, WFP deputy chief Carl Skau said on...
Era Of Global Boiling Has Arrived: UN Chief As July Is Anticipated To Be The Hottest monthAvantika JoshiJuly 28, 2023July 28, 2023 UN chief Antonio Guterres, in a plea for immediate radical action on climate change, said July’s record temperatures showed the...