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UN chief appoints new coordinator for Black Sea Grain Initiative
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti of Kuwait as the new UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Dashti succeeds Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan, who…
UN chief issues global alert on Int’l Day of Epidemic Preparedness
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a global "wake-up call" on the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, which is observed annually on December 27. "The world must come together. Covid-19 was a wake-up…
Not expecting immediate peace talks over Ukraine : Antonio Guterres
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he did not expect effective peace talks over the conflict in Ukraine "at the immediate future". "I am not optimistic about the possibility of effective peace talks at the…
A ‘War of the Vermin’ at UN after ‘peace pact with nature’ in Montreal
United Nations : Minutes after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the biodiversity agreement reached in Montreal as the start of a "peace pact with nature", a cockroach showed up to test it.
In the 'War of the Vermin', it was…
Adding permanent members to Security Council ‘now seriously on the table’: Antonio…
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday sounded a note of optimism on stalled Security Council reforms, saying that adding permanent members is now being taken "seriously".
He noted that four of the five…
World not ‘stupid’ when it comes to recognising Pak as ‘epicentre’ of…
United Nations : "The world is not stupid, the world is not forgetful" when it comes to recognising Pakistan as the "epicentre" of terrorism, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said.
Pakistan, therefore, has to clean up…
India to launch database on crimes against peacekeepers to fight impunity
United Nations : India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has announced that New Delhi will be setting up a comprehensive database to monitor crimes against peacekeepers and aid the fight against impunity.
Citing the "exponential…
S. Jaishankar discusses India’s G20 leadership with Antonio Guterres
United Nations : External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres working together on G20, which is being led by India. Jaishankar tweeted after their meeting here on Wednesday that they…
S. Jaishankar announces India’s candidacy for 2028-29 UNSC term
United Nations : India will seek election to the Security Council for a two-year term that starts in 2028, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said. He made the announcement on Thursday at a brief news conference after presiding…
UN witnesses notable advances on achieving gender equality : Antonio Guterres
United Nations : Five years since a United Nations system-wide gender parity strategy was adopted, the world body has witnessed notable advances on achieving gender equality, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
In 2017, Guterres…
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