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In implied criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, India calls it ‘affront to common security’

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United Nations, Aug 23 (IANS) In one of the strongest implied criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, India has called it “an affront to common security”....

India’s IT Secretary appointed to high-level UN internet panel

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United Nations, Aug 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed India’s Electronics and Information Technology Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent...

India expresses concern over shelling near Ukraine nuclear plant

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India has expressed concern over the shelling near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, the biggest in Europe and among the world’s largest, as Moscow and Kiev...

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Ruchira Kamboj takes over as India’s first woman Permanent Representative at UN

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Ruchira Kamboj took over as India’s Permanent Representative to the UN – the first woman to hold the position – on Tuesday after presenting her...

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UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring

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United Nations, July 15 (IANS) Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India’s efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN’s sustainable development goals...

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UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report

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Lisbon, July 2 (IANS) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a flagship report on the state of the world’s oceans. The...

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UN Ocean Conference closes with adoption of Lisbon Declaration

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Lisbon, July 2 (IANS) More than 150 countries reached an agreement and proclaimed the “Lisbon Declaration” aiming to scale up science-based and innovative actions to address...

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UN summit opens with call to tackle ocean emergency

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With climate change, bio-diversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world’s ocean — critical to food security, economic growth and the environment...

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Ruchira Kamboj appointed next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York

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New Delhi, June 21 Ruchira Kamboj (IFS: 1987), presently Ambassador of India to Bhutan, has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to...

UN climate talks make progress, but much left on finance for vulnerable nations

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The Bonn Climate Change Conference came to a close after two weeks of intense work to make progress on important technical issues, and prepare decisions...

Guterres appoints ex-diplomat of India as technology envoy

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed former Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill as his envoy on technology to coordinate programmes for international digital cooperation....

Dusbanbe Water conference focussed on the role of Civil society, especially women and youth, indigenous peoples and local communities for making a valuable contribution : Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon

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Tajikistan ranks sixth in the world in the generation of environment friendly electricity Tajikistan is one of the world’s leading countries in terms of greenhouse...

Global wellbeing is at risk: Guterres warns at Stockholm+50

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Global wellbeing is at risk and it’s in large part because “we haven’t kept our promises on the environment”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned at...

Tajikistan to host 2nd Water Conference from June 06-09, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to lead Indian Delegation

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New Delhi, June 03 The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in cooperation with the United Nations from June 6 to 9, 2022 in Dushanbe...

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

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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, T.S. Tirumurti engaged in a Twitter spat with the Dutch Ambassador to the UK and...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to meet Putin, Zelensky in mediation effort

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As peace efforts to end the intensifying Ukraine war have stalled, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will ramp up his mediation efforts through direct meetings with...

Fearing backlash, NATO not to send fighter jets to Ukraine

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Fearing major backlash, the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) members have refused to send fighter jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia despite the...

TASHKENT TO HOST HIGH-LEVEL INERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REGIONAL COOPERATION OF CENTRAL ASIAN STATES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

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On March 3-4, 2022, a high-level international conference on the topic: “Regional cooperation of Central Asian countries within the framework of the Joint Action Plan...

India, UK hold UN consultations

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India-UK UN Consultations were held here on Thursday with both sides agreeing to work closely together across multilateral platforms and looking forward to deepening cooperation...

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Prajakta Koli becomes UNDP India’s first youth climate champion

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Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Content creator and actress Prajakta Koli has become India’s first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Climate Champion under her partnership with the...

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Unesco celebrates its 75th anniversary

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United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) Some 28 heads of state and government gathered in Paris to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the UN Educational, Scientific and...