United Nations: A UN report says “timely and massive evacuation saved lives” during Cyclone Hudhud that slammed coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha last October, leaving only...
United Nations: The UN Security Council Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to accelerate UN-brokered negotiations and resolve their differences through dialogue, in order to reach...
United Nations: Asserting that the Security Council “embodies the undemocratic stranglehold” of the permanent members, India has accused them of picking and choosing the world body’s...
United Nations: The UN Security Council stressed “the crucial need for a free, transparent, credible, inclusive and peaceful electoral process” in Burundi in 2015, saying that...
United Nations: India has criticised the Security Council for failing to take action against those attacking its peacekeepers and warned that inaction could have “dangerous implications...
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all parties in east Ukraine to abide by, “without exception”, the ceasefire as agreed. In a statement...
United Nations: A strong partnership between India and the UN based on shared Gandhian values is critical to “shape a new future” that embraces sustainable development,...
United Nations: Indian sociologist Saraswati Menon has been taken in peacebuilding panel by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Saraswathi Menon, former Director of the Policy Division in UN...
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced support for the fight against anti-Semitism, saying the world body has as a duty to speak out on...
United Nations: The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the recent increase in Boko Haram attacks, and demanded that the Islamist extremist group immediately cease all...
