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UN needs mechanisms to make Bolsonaros of the world behave responsibly

The rise of right-wing populists who insist on their sovereign right to do whatever they please poses a challenge.

'Damaged credibility': Modi's UN speech asks WHO, World Bank to shape up

Prime Minister faults world institutes for their work in tracing the origin of the Covid-19 and the suspension of an economic report reportedly manipulated under Chinese pressure

UNGA address will focus on Covid-19, terrorism: PM ahead of US visit

Climate change will also be a key part of the address. He also said the visit will would be an occasion to strengthen the Indo-US ties

Afghanistan's Taliban want to address General Assembly, says UN

The Taliban stunned the world by taking territory with surprising speed and little resistance from the US-trained Afghan military. The Western-backed government collapsed on August 15

Jaishankar meets French, Iranian counterparts at UN General Assembly

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his French and Iranian counterparts at the UN and held talks on contemporary issues, including Afghanistan and Indo-pacific

Climate change focus for UK PM Boris Johnson at UN General Assembly

Johnson will call upon world leaders to take a "concrete action" on climate change, according to Downing Street on Sunday

US urges over 150 world leaders not to come to UN over Covid-19

The US is urging the more than 150 countries planning to send their leader to consider giving a video address instead to prevent the annual high-level week from becoming 'a super-spreader event'

India abstains from voting on UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar

India has abstained saying its views have not been reflected in the draft resolution and a "consultative and constructive" approach involving Myanmar's neighbouring countries is important

UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar as 900 civilians killed

Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1, United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the UN General Assembly

Order in space

International agreement will boost India's space capabilities

UN General Assembly approves Costa Rica's Grynspan to head UN trade body

Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan will be the first woman and Central American to lead the Geneva-based organization

After 50-year hiatus, international space mining treaties are on the table

A dozen nations have signed on Artemis Accords, a NASA initiative that focuses on peaceful use of astronomical objects

Supplied more vaccines globally than inoculating own people: India to UN

India has supplied more Covid-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the country has told the UN General Assembly

UNGA adopts India-led resolution declaring 2023 as Int'l Year of Millets

UN adopted by consensus a resolution sponsored by India and supported by over 70 nations declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of the grain

PM makes strong pitch for India's inclusion in UNSC, calls for reforms

The Prime Minister bolstered his argument for reforms in the UN and a bigger play for India with the catchphrase: Reform-perform-transform

World leaders won't gather at UN Assembly first time in 75 years: President

We cannot have them in person as we used to what happened in the last 74 years but it will happen Muhammad-Bande said of the annual event

Need coordinated effort to cripple narcotics trade: India at UNGA

India has said there is a need for coordinated effort by the international community to cripple narcotics trade that feeds the global terror nexus. Speaking at the UN General Assembly Third Committee meeting on 'Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice and International Drug Control', First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Paulomi Tripathi said Thursday that India is concerned that transnational crimes and illicit drug trade continue to spread their tentacles in countless forms. "Despite international legal measures and framework for international cooperation in crime prevention and criminal justice, transnational organized crimes and drug problem continue to pose serious challenges to sustainable development, promotion and protection of human rights and rule of law," she said. Tripathi said linkages between terrorism, violent extremism, drug production and trade, human trafficking and illegal exploitation of natural resources are well documented and there is need .

Sushma Swaraj meets Iranian counterpart at UNGA, discusses US sanctions

The US has told India and other countries to cut oil imports from Iran to "zero" by November 4 or face sanctions

Sushma Swaraj to address annual UN General Assembly session on Sept 29

The General Debate will open on September 25 and run through October 1

UNGA meet: World leaders in NY today; Rohingya crisis to dominate talks

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said leaders would also be focusing on climate change