United Nations

UN Proposes Sharing Genetic Resource Revenues to Support Conservation

The UN has proposed sharing revenues from genetic resources to support communities preserving nature. The proposals could generate up to $10 billion from sectors heavily reliant on digital sequence information.

Jul 1, 2024

UN aid worker killed in Gaza identified as Waibhav Anil Kale from India

The aid worker of the United Nations (UN) who was killed while travelling in a vehicle to a hospital in the Khan Younis area from the Rafah region has been identified as an Indian national.

May 14, 2024

Kejriwal Arrest: After Germany and US, it's UN spokesperson who speaks on Issue

These statements from the United Nations follow the forthcoming national elections and recent events such as the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of the opposition Congress Party's bank accounts

Mar 30, 2024

United Nations: $51.5 bn aid campaign hopes to help 222 mn hungry people

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 222 million hungry people top the target list of the $51.5-billion aid campaign for 2023.

Dec 2, 2022

'Politically Motivated': India slams Chinese 'hold' on the global listing of Pakistani terrorist Abdul Rauf Asghar

A joint request from India and the US to put Abdul Rehman Makki, the deputy leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), on the sanctions list, was put on hold by China in June 2022.

Aug 13, 2022

World Population Day: India to become most-populated country by Nov 2023, says UN report

A report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, has sent shockwaves projecting India as the most populated country surpassing China by November 2023, with the overall global population reaching eight billion.

Jul 11, 2022

Mine Menace: 2 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, 5 wounded

Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and five others injured by a mine explosion in northern Mali.

Jul 6, 2022

China's UN envoy urges NATO not to fan another cold war using Ukraine crisis as excuse

China's permanent representative to the United Nations has urged NATO not to fan bloc confrontation or a new Cold War by using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse.

Jun 29, 2022

India gives Rs 6 crore to UN for promotion of Hindi

India has contributed over Rs 6 crore to the UN aimed at promoting and enhancing the public outreach of Hindi in the world body.

May 11, 2022

China's zero-COVID policy not "sustainable": WHO Chief as reports questioning Shanghai lockdown surface

The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the U.N. agency on a government's handling of the pandemic.

May 11, 2022

Don't patronize us: India's envoy to UN tells Dutch Ambassador

India's Permanent Representative to the UN, T.S. Tirumurti engaged in a Twitter spat with the Dutch Ambassador to the UK and Northern Ireland, Karel van Oosterom over New Delhi's abstention from voting at the General Assembly against Russia's war in Ukraine.

May 6, 2022

Hyderabad gets "Tree City of the World tag" for second year from United Nations

For a second consecutive year, Hyderabad has been recognised as a 'Tree City of the World' by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

Apr 12, 2022

FAO hails decision to mark Int'l Day of Plant Health annually

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a UN decision to establish an annual International Day of Plant Health, an issue critical in addressing global hunger as plant pests and diseases cause massive crop losses and leave millions without enough food.

Mar 30, 2022

Announcing initiative for Ukraine ceasefire; Guterres says he's in touch with India [details]

While announcing that a UN official will spearhead a diplomatic effort for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he has been in "very close contact" with India on mediation efforts.

Mar 29, 2022

UN, partners continue delivering aid to both sides of contact line in Ukraine

The UN and partners are attempting to meet the needs of people on both sides of the contact line in Ukraine despite volatile hostilities and limited funds, a UN Spokesman has said.

Feb 24, 2022

"Forget population explosion, worry about population collapse": Elon Musk slams UN

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slammed the United Nations (UN) once again, saying that there are "not enough people" in the world and one should be more worried about population collapse.

Jan 19, 2022

In diplomatic setback to Taliban, UN panel fails to recognise its envoy [details]

UN committee decides who can represent a country at the UN .Taliban's desire for recognition is a bargaining tool for the international community to make the Taliban moderate its stances, especially on human rights.

Dec 2, 2021

China dismisses Taiwan's right to join UN after US calls for its greater participation at global level

It is pertinent to note that China views Taiwan, where nationalist forces fled in 1949 after losing a civil war to communists, to be a province that has to be reunited, even by force.

Oct 28, 2021

COP26: India, Brazil agree to protect interests of developing countries

The biennial United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP26) is scheduled to begin on October 31 in Glasgow, UK.

Oct 28, 2021

UN representative talks women and peace at Taliban's all-male foreign ambassadors meet

The reception and dinner event was held in Kabul and was attended by many diplomats including the foreign envoys from China, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey.

Oct 2, 2021