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September 9, 2024 4:46 PM

UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation

The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and he asked countries to act on what he called Israel's "blatant disregard" for international law in the occupied Palestinian territories. Nearly ...

August 28, 2024 3:15 PM

India calls for decisive and transparent reform of UN Security Council

India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Yojna Patel, has called for a decisive and transparent approach to reforming the UN Security Council. Speaking at a recent UN forum, Patel emphasized the need for text-based negotiations to effective...

August 27, 2024 11:20 AM

UN chief issues ‘SOS’ for Pacific Islands worst hit by warming ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels. Speaking to repor...

August 20, 2024 8:54 AM

India heightens alert as Mpox cases rise globally, meeting held with health experts

The central government has directed airport, ports and border authorities to remain vigilant in response to the global rise in Mpox cases, according to sources. Official sources told, "We have alerted airports, ports and borders with Bangladesh and P...

July 22, 2024 4:23 PM

India to seek licences to scout Pacific Ocean for critical minerals

India will apply for licences to explore for deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Ocean as it competes to secure supplies of minerals critical for energy transition technologies, a top government scientist told Reuters. The UN-backed International Seabe...

July 19, 2024 3:14 PM

Nations gather to negotiate deep sea mining code as opposition mounts

The United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) will meet on Monday to consider new rules allowing firms to extract minerals from the ocean floor, despite mounting concerns about the economic and environmental risks. Supporters say deep sea...

July 16, 2024 2:18 PM

India on track to achieve SDG goals ahead of 2030, says NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson at UN

India is poised to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the 2030 deadline, Suman K Bery, Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, announced at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on Monday. Bery highl...

July 9, 2024 6:01 PM

UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border

The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, after the bodies of at least 65 migrants were found at another site earlier this year. In a speech,...

July 5, 2024 4:57 PM

World food prices hold firm in June, UN’s FAO reports

The United Nations world food price index held steady in June data showed on Friday, with increases in vegetable oil, sugar and dairy products offset by a fall in the price of cereals. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's price index, which ...

July 4, 2024 5:15 PM

More than 136,000 displaced by spread of war in southeast Sudan, UN says

More than 136,000 people have fled Sudan's southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on towns, the United Nations said on Wednesday, the latest wave of displacement caused by Sudan's almost 15-mon...

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