Category : United Nations
India contributes $250K to UN’s landlocked countries programme
United Nations, June 9 (IANS) India has contributed $250,000 to the UN to fund a review of its programme for landlocked developing countries. Accepting the cheque...
Only India can help itself combat pollution: UN Environment head Erik Solheim
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim believes that only India can help itself when it comes to “Beat Plastic Pollution”...
Getting more women into formal workforce is priority for India: IMF
United Nations, April 21 (IANS) India must focus as a priority on ensuring that more women work in the formal sector as it continues with labour...
India wins 6 polls to UN Economic, Social Council bodies
United Nations, April 17 (IANS) India has won six elections to UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) bodies, five of them unanimously. In the polls...
India urges for political solutions over peacekeeping response
United Nations, Feb 13 (IANS) Warning that more reliance on stronger peacekeeping operations will not bring peace or protect peacekeepers in high-risk environments, India has...
India contributes $1 mn to UN Development Partnership Fund
United Nations, Feb 3 (IANS) India has contributed an additional $1 million to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund earmarked for South-South cooperation. The contribution made...
Egypt Assumes the 2018 Presidency of the G77 + China
The Handover Ceremony of the 2018 Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China to Egypt takes place today January 12th at the UN headquarters....
India to save $1 mn in UN contributions after US pushes budget cuts
United Nations, Dec 27 (IANS) India is likely to save about $1 million from its mandatory contribution to the world body next year as a...
India joins UN majority, defies US on Jerusalem
United Nations, Dec 22 (IANS) India joined the UN majority in voting for a General Assembly resolution criticising US President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally...
Israel rejects UN’s Jerusalem resolution
Jerusalem, Dec 22 Israel rejected on Thursday a United Nations overwhelming endorsement of a resolution calling the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as...
UNGA President hopes for progress in UNSC reform process
United Nations, Dec 21 UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has hoped for progress in the stalled Security Council reform process, saying that member countries...
UNGA to hold emergency session on Jerusalem status after US veto in council
United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) An emergency meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday will take up President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as...
800,000 fewer Bangladeshi migrants in India: UN
United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) The number of Bangladeshis living in India has come down by 800,000 since 2000 and now stands at 3.1 million,...
With 16mn, India tops world in number of migrants abroad
United Nations, Dec 19 Indian tops the world in the number of migrants sent abroad and more than half of the 16.59 million live in...
UNSC reform co-chairs say they find ‘openness to dialogue’
United Nations, Dec 15 The co-chairs of the Security Council reform process have been holding informal consultations with various countries and have reported that they...
Create International Diwali Day at UN: Kazakh diplomat
United Nations, Dec 12 (IANS) A senior Kazakhstan diplomat has suggested that the UN adopt an International Diwali Day to commemorate the festival that he said...
‘Power of One’ awards honour UN diplomats, officials
United Nations, Dec 12 At an awards ceremony honouring six serving and former diplomats and international civil servants for their contributions to world peace and...
Somalia, UN sign four-year development strategy
Nairobi, Dec 6 The Somali government and the United Nations on Tuesday signed the UN Strategic Framework for Somalia (UNSF), mapping out the world body’s...
Bhutan signs up for UN peacekeeping rapid deployment
United Nations, Dec 4 Bhutan has become the first country to pledge rapid deployment troops to the UN peacekeeping operations, keeping them at the ready...
Japan to support South Asia in SDGs, combating terror : Envoy
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Stating that the Japan-India relationship is at its best ever in history, Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu has said that...