Saturday, June 27, 2026
DD India
March 20, 2025 4:17 PM
The International Day of Happiness, celebrated on March 20, is a day to promote happiness as a key factor in leading a healthy and disease-free life. Recognized by the United Nations (UN), happiness is considered a fundamental objective of human life...
March 7, 2025 5:21 PM
At the 58th regular session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Arindam Bagchi, delivered a pointed critique of the High Commissioner’s global update, calling for a “genuine update” o...
February 25, 2025 4:31 PM
The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine's economy after Russia's invasion has risen to $524 billion, nearly three times its expected 2024 economic output, the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government found. A new st...
February 24, 2025 11:38 AM
A two-day conference on women peacekeepers deployed in UN missions is set to begin in New Delhi on Monday. Titled "Women in Peacekeeping: A Global South Perspective," this first-of-its-kind event is being organized by the Ministry of External Affair...
February 21, 2025 5:40 PM
Dbeibah made the remarks during a meeting with Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, the newly-appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in the capital Tripoli, according to a statemen...
February 19, 2025 10:24 AM
India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, strongly condemned Pakistan’s misinformation campaign at the UN Security Council (UNSC) and reaffirmed that Jammu and Kashmir "has been, is, and will always be"...
February 18, 2025 4:34 PM
The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite the ongoing ceasefire, while Israeli operations in the West Bank continue to result in casualties, according to the United Nations. "The UN and its humanitarian partners continue to deliver lif...
February 14, 2025 5:33 PM
The United States has warned U.N. organizations UNICEF and UN Women against any focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and gender ideology as a U.N. food official sought to avoid Washington's ire by advising some staff to tone down language. Since re...
December 20, 2024 3:10 PM
The United Nations has declared 21st December as World Meditation Day. It is going to be an annual event observed to promote the importance of mental and emotional well-being through meditation. The meditational practice helps people connect with th...
December 13, 2024 10:28 PM
The rebel group that led the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - has long been under United Nations sanctions, which the U.N. special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has described as "a complicating factor for all ...
Copyright © 2026 DD India. All rights reserved
Last updated on: 27th June 2026
