‘Aware of reports on Rahul Gandhi’s jail sentence’: Spokesperson for U.N. chief

‘Aware of reports on Rahul Gandhi’s jail sentence’: Spokesperson for U.N. chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations is aware of the reports about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s two-year jail sentence and that his party plans to appeal the verdict, a spokesperson for the U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has said. Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for the U.N. Secretary-General, was responding […]

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Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara’ being screened at the United Nations in Geneva

Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara’ being screened at the United Nations in Geneva

Rishab Shetty in Geneva, Switzerland | Photo Credit: – Rishab Shetty’s Kantara is being screened today (March 17) at the United Nations’s UNHRC hall in Geneva, Switzerland. On March 16, Rishab submitted an oral statement at the UN as a representative of ECO FAWN, a conservation non-profit from India. After the screening, Rishab is expected […]

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U.N. takes step towards new way of tracking greenhouse gases

U.N. takes step towards new way of tracking greenhouse gases

Representative image | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations announced on Monday that it had taken a significant step towards trying to fill a key gap in the fight against climate change: standardised, real-time tracking of greenhouse gases. The U.N.’s World Meteorological Organisation has come up with a new Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure that […]

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Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium | Photo Credit: Reuters EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU Presidency said late on Friday. […]

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Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

The U.N. General Assembly votes in favour of a resolution upholding Ukraine’s territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia’s invasion, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP India abstains in U.N. vote underscoring need for just, lasting peace in Ukraine India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on February 23 […]

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Angelina Jolie leaves role as UNHCR special envoy

Angelina Jolie leaves role as UNHCR special envoy

File picture of Angelina Jolie addressing a meeting on U.N. peacekeeping at U.N. headquarters. Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades | Photo Credit: AP Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades. In a joint statement issued Friday, […]

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Indian business groups are a rising presence at U.N. climate summits

Indian business groups are a rising presence at U.N. climate summits

‘The opportunity to learn, be part of panels, and present the steps we’ve taken as a country, industry and company to adapt to newer practices to nearly 40,000 participants is very valuable’ ‘The opportunity to learn, be part of panels, and present the steps we’ve taken as a country, industry and company to adapt to […]

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50 countries at U.N. condemn Xinjiang rights abuses in China

50 countries at U.N. condemn Xinjiang rights abuses in China

The 50 signatories include the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Australia, Israel, Turkey, Guatemala and Somalia The 50 signatories include the United States, Britain, Japan, France, Australia, Israel, Turkey, Guatemala and Somalia Fifty countries on Monday signed onto a statement read during a U.N. debate that condemned the “severe and systematic” human rights violations in […]

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China blocks India’s bid at U.N. to list LeT leader Shahid Mahmood as global terrorist

China blocks India’s bid at U.N. to list LeT leader Shahid Mahmood as global terrorist

This is the fourth time in as many months that China has put a hold on listing proposals to designate Pakistan-based terrorists under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee regime. This is the fourth time in as many months that China has put a hold on listing proposals to designate Pakistan-based terrorists under the 1267 […]

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U.N. chief Guterres says he fully supports PM Modi’s ‘not an era of war’ remark to Russian President Putin

U.N. chief Guterres says he fully supports PM Modi’s ‘not an era of war’ remark to Russian President Putin

“I think that what Prime Minister Modi said to Russian President Putin that this is not the time for war is absolutely true,” U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said “I think that what Prime Minister Modi said to Russian President Putin that this is not the time for war is absolutely true,” U.N. Secretary General […]

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