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January 18, 2026 8:19 PM

UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030

A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into effect on Saturday, providing countries with a legally binding framework to tackle threats such as overfishing and meet a target to protect 30% of the ocean environment by ...

January 16, 2026 6:52 PM

Nigeria’s northeast faces worst hunger in a decade as aid cuts hit region, UN says

Thousands of people in Nigeria's strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region, the U.N. World Food Programme warned on Friday. Aroun...

January 15, 2026 7:02 PM

How will the next UN chief be chosen and who wants the job?

A new United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. The president of the 193-member General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, asked countries on Wednesday to nominate candidates by April 1, s...

January 1, 2026 10:16 AM

UN begins 2026 with reduced $3.45 billion budget, 19% job cuts

Facing a severe cash crunch, the United Nations has begun 2026 with a reduced budget of $3.45 billion and plans to cut 19 per cent of its workforce. The General Assembly adopted a budget that broadly reflects Secretary-General António Guterres’ p...

December 23, 2025 1:07 PM

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for ensuring minorities’ safety in Bangladesh

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the recent surge in violence in Bangladesh, stressing that minorities must feel safe in the country, his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said. “We’re very concerne...

December 10, 2025 4:57 PM

UN human rights office in ‘survival mode’ amid major funding cuts

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Wednesday that his office was in "survival mode" due to major funding cuts from global donors, while rights violations and needs in conflict-affected areas surge. "Our resources have been slashed...

November 27, 2025 12:15 PM

PM Modi hails unveiling of B.R. Ambedkar’s bust at UNESCO headquarters on Constitution Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described the unveiling of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s bust at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as “a matter of immense pride” and a fitting tribute to the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. In a post...

November 22, 2025 7:25 PM

On G20 sidelines, PM Modi and Brazil’s Lula vow to boost trade and cultural ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, saying the two countries will work together to strengthen trade and cultural links. “It is always a deligh...

November 22, 2025 6:02 PM

PM Modi holds ‘very productive’ talks with UN chief Guterres on G20 sidelines in Johannesburg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he had a “very productive conversation” with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. The Prime Minister posted on X, saying: “A ve...

November 17, 2025 1:00 PM

Preventable cervical cancer kills a woman every two minutes: UN

One woman worldwide dies every two minutes due to cervical cancer -- a treatable and preventable disease --said the UN on Monday on the first official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day. The day -- November 17 -- was designated by the Seventy-eig...

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