Monday, May 29, 2023

UN General Assembly

UN overwhelmingly votes against Russia; India abstains again

India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution that condemned Russia’s “illegal” referenda and attempts to annex parts of Ukraine, saying its decision is “consistent” with its “well thought out” national position and calling for...

UN General Assembly concludes general debate

This year’s general debate of the UN General Assembly concluded, after representatives of 190 member states spoke around the theme of “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”.Csaba Korosi, President of the 77th session of the UN General...

UNSC reforms should not be blocked by procedural tactics: Jaishankar

Underlining that India is prepared to take up greater responsibilities, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that negotiations for the much-needed UN Security Council reforms should not be blocked by procedural tactics and naysayers cannot hold the...

Israel no longer partner of Palestine in peace process: Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel has decided not to be a partner of Palestine in the peace process and that it will be treated as such.“It is clear that Israel, which is ignoring the resolutions of international...

Maldivian foreign minister arrives in India

Maldivian Foreign Minister and President of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, arrived here on Sunday on an official visit.“A warm welcome to @UN_PGA and Maldives Foreign Minister @abdulla_shahid on his arrival in New Delhi,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam...

Aid workers face increasingly dangerous situation: UN

Aid workers around the world are working in increasingly dangerous and unstable situations and are being killed, injured, kidnapped and harassed on a daily basis, a UN official warned.Addressing a commemorative event for World Humanitarian Day, Ramesh Rajasingham, senior...