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Sudan is ignored because the world decided long ago which lives can be abandoned to complexity, invisibility, and silence
December 18, 2025 11:58 am
Sudanese or Black African lives are just not seen as worthy of outrage, solidarity, or global mobilisation
UNEA outcomes must remain practical and implementable for all: India at UN environment meet
December 12, 2025 4:35 am
Designed by consultants Ajay Saxena and Pragya Ajay, govt says the logo reflects the spiritual significance of Kalpavas at the Sangam
With the decision to wind up UNAIDS by next year, the 2030 global AIDS-free target looks increasingly fragile
December 02, 2025 12:01 pm
Five years before the target to end AIDS, the UN’s move risks collapsing a system that once transformed global health
UN once mattered. It needs to go back to its roots
November 29, 2025 10:34 am
U Thant’s decade at the helm, from 1961 to 1971, remains a benchmark for principled leadership. During the Cuban Missile Crisis crisis, he worked discreetly between Kennedy and Khrushchev to avert nuclear catastrophe. He stood firm against apartheid, questioned America’s war in Vietnam and expanded the UN’s development architecture.
Focussed on sub-conventional operations, Mitra Shakti military exercise between India and Sri Lanka concludes
November 24, 2025 4:30 pm
Mitra Shakti aims to enhance interoperability among the armies of India and Sri Lanka when deployed as part of UN peacekeeping forces.
Today’s world needs new UN and global order, says Rajnath Singh
November 22, 2025 4:01 am
He was addressing the 26th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World (ICCJW) in his parliamentary constituency Lucknow.
US set to start UN negotiations on international Gaza force mandate
November 07, 2025 10:53 am
The US circulated the draft resolution to the 15-member council late Wednesday, saying it has backing from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE.
Ram Madhav writes: The UN is dead. Long live multilateralism
November 01, 2025 7:14 am
The UN was created primarily to end wars and maintain peace and security, not to feed the hungry while looking the other way as conflicts ravaged nations
72 nations sign landmark UN treaty to tackle cybercrime: what does this mean for India?
October 28, 2025 9:28 am
Several tech companies and digital rights activists have criticised the UN treaty against cybercrime, signed in Vietnam’s Hanoi, over concerns that it could end up criminalising legitimate online activity.
United Nations Day 2025: Date, History, Theme, Significance, and more
October 24, 2025 1:58 pm
United Nations Day 2025: This global day is annually observed on October 24; this year, falling on October 24, 2025, i.e., Friday, it celebrates 80 years of establishment and its shared goal and reaffirms the principles of the UN Charter
UNITED NATIONS PHOTOS
In Pictures | Deadly break-in at UN warehouse as aid trickles into war-torn Gaza
May 29, 2025 6:02 pm
Under immense international pressure, Israel ended an 11-week long aid blockade on Gaza 10 days ago, allowing a limited amount of relief to be delivered via two avenues - the United Nations or the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
COP29 climate summit: Nations agree on $300 billion climate funding
November 24, 2024 12:16 pm
The $300 billion annual funding aims to support developing nations in their transition to renewable energy and adaptation to climate change impacts. Although it falls short of the $1.3 trillion requested, it triples the previous $100 billion yearly target.
In pictures: Jaishankar raises critical issues at UNGA, attends Quad, BRICS meets
September 23, 2022 10:33 pm
The Quad nations of India, Japan, Australia and the US on Friday signed the guidelines to operationalise the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Partnership for the Indo-Pacific announced by their leaders in May this year.
With little aid, Syria's Raqqa struggles to revive schools
November 28, 2018 6:50 am
More than a year since the United States and its allies defeated Islamic State at Raqqa, many of the city’s schools still look like battlefields with buildings left lying in rubble and playgrounds dotted with wrecked cars
Kajol impresses in a sari at the UN
September 25, 2014 5:40 pm
Kajol is having a memorable time at the UN, where she is representing India for #HelpAChildReach5 campaign.
UNITED NATIONS VIDEOS
Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan and sons perform at the 73rd UN Day concert
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
Along with him were his sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash and the Refugee Orchestra Project conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya. They were performing at the 73rd United Nations day concert held on Wednesday in New York. This year's theme was
Intl. community should pressurise Pak to arrest Azhar: Defence experts
February 26, 2016 10:23 am
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Defence expert Qamar Agha on Friday said the international community should pressurise Pakistan to handover terrorist Masood Azhar to India. Another Defence expert Raj Kadyan, echoing similar sentiments, asserted that the United Nations (UN) should put sanctions against Pakistan for not giving away Azhar. Earlier, India's move to get Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was banned by the UN, which was later scuttled by China.
UN delegation meets Madheshi protestors to check human rights violation
January 17, 2016 9:08 am
Nepal, Jan 17 (ANI): Since the promulgation of the new constitution in Nepal last year, the Madheshi community has been protesting as their “interests have been neglected”. The United Nations delegation visited the border area near India’s Raxaul district and met agitating protestors. The protestors claimed that not only their demands have been suppressed, but they have also been tortured by the Nepal administration. Talks between the government and the Madheshi community have not yielded any results. The protestors rejected government's plan, saying it did not meet their demands to offer adequate national representation.
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