Taliban Ask For Participation At UNGA
The Taliban have written to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominating their spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's new ambassador to the UN...
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China Will Never Seek Hegemony: Xi Jinping
Amidst escalating tension in ties with the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said that disputes among countries "need...
India Says It Will Stand By Afghan People As It Did In Past
With a grave humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan, India on Monday said it is willing to stand by Afghans and...
Kerry Says China Crucial To Handling Climate Crisis
China needs to expand its efforts to reduce carbon emissions to help hold back the rise in global temperatures, US...
Taliban Kill Folk Singer After Having Tea With Him
The family members of a folk singer north of Kabul say the Taliban killed him. The shooting of Fawad Andarabi...
Haiti Quake Survivors Cry For Food, Shelter As Toll Nears 2,000
Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on...
UN Human Rights Council To Hold Special Session On Af
The United Nations Human Rights Council announced on Tuesday it will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24...
‘Code Red For Humanity’: UN Report On Global Warming
Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that...
‘Momentous Day’: India Assumes UNSC Presidency For August
India will always be a voice of moderation, an advocate of dialogue and a proponent of international law, External Affairs...
Swamy’s Death A Stain On India’s Human Rights Record: UN Expert
A UN human rights expert has said that she is devastated to hear about the demise of Jesuit priest Stan...
Photo Shows Dubai Princess, Focus Of UN Concern, In Spain
A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern for a United Nations panel after being seized trying to...
Randeep Hooda Removed As UN Ambassador Over Mayawati “Joke”
Actor Randeep Hooda has been removed as the ambassador of the Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild...
‘COP26 Last Chance For World To Limit Global Warming’
The United Nations COP26 climate action summit scheduled in Glasgow in November is the last chance for the world to...
UN Envoy Calls For Action Against Myanmar Junta Over Bloodshed
The United Nations' special envoy on Myanmar called on the U.N. Security Council to take action against the ruling junta...
All Wasted Food Packed In Big Trucks Would Circle Earth 7 Times
Seventeen percent of the food available to consumers worldwide in 2019 -- almost one billion tonnes -- was thrown away...
Existing Emissions Pledges Barely Scratch Climate Targets
Pledges made so far under the 2015 Paris accord would deliver less than a 1% reduction in global greenhouse gas...
UN Rights Watchdog Raises Concerns About Dubai Princess
The U.N. human rights watchdog said on Friday it has asked the United Arab Emirates for more information about the...
‘Chakka Jam’ Held Across India As Farm Protests Widen
Thousands of farmers across India blocked roads on Saturday with makeshift tents, tractors, trucks and boulders to pressure the government...
U.N. Seeks ‘Maximum Restraint’ As Farm Protesters Widen Blockade
The United Nations human rights office called on Indian authorities and protesting farmers to exercise “maximum restraint” hours before the...
Poor Nations Need More Cash To Adapt To Climate Change: U.N.
Half of the world’s climate change financing should go to helping poorer nations adapt to the effects of global warming,...
Bangladesh Set To Move Rohingya Refugees To Remote Island
Bangladesh has begun preparations to move thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, officials said on...
Pak Gives UN A Dossier On India After India Submits One On Pak
Pakistan gave U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier on Tuesday accusing India of stoking terrorism in Pakistan, a day after...
Pak PM Says Will Upgrade Status Of Part Of Kashmir
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday his government will give provisional provincial status to part of Kashmir, drawing...
Opposition, U.N. Call For Stan Swamy’s Release
Indian opposition leaders on Wednesday called for the release of an elderly priest held on terror charges, one of 16...
‘Food Is The Best Vaccine Against Chaos’: WFP Wins Peace Nobel
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger...
