Conflict actors sponsoring 'opportunistic' terror attacks: India at UN

"Community engagement and effective communication are critical to combat the infodemic' of false information that often drives fear and division," it said

India at the UN said on Wednesday that some conflict actors are exploiting the current uncertain climate to press their agendas through misinformation and even sponsor opportunistic terrorist attacks.

The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the initiatives that contribute to peacebuilding and exacerbated conflict situations, India said in a statement at a high-level open debate of the UN Security Council on Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace'.

"We are in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that has caused global disruption on a scale that has not been experienced before by this generation," it said.

"The pandemic is still