United Nations
- Sep- 2023 -27 SeptemberDH NEWS
Report: Only fewer than 12% of those to stand at the UN assembly lectern were women
In the past week, the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York featured addresses from…
Read More » - 13 SeptemberDH Latest News
Libya Storm Likely to Raise Death Toll as Bodies Wash Up
Bodies were tragically washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, marking a devastating turn of events following a powerful storm…
Read More » - 9 SeptemberDH Latest News
International Atomic Energy Agency warns of threat due to spike in fighting near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, issued a warning on Friday (September 9) about a…
Read More » - 5 SeptemberDH Latest News
UN says alien invasive species are costing global economy over $400bn per year
Invasive species are causing widespread disruption and ecological upheaval at an unprecedented rate, with economic losses exceeding $400 billion annually,…
Read More » - Aug- 2023 -26 AugustDH Latest News
China raises the issue of wasterwater release from Fukushima nuclear plant in the United Nations
China has brought up the matter of the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant at the United Nations,…
Read More » - 1 AugustDH Latest News
State media reports pardon for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi.
Jailed Myanmar civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has received pardons in five criminal cases, although she still faces 14…
Read More » - Jul- 2023 -27 JulyDH NEWS
United Nations: July is ‘extremely likely’ to be the hottest month ever recorded in history
The United Nations (UN) has issued a statement declaring that July is highly likely to become the hottest month ever…
Read More » - 12 JulyDH NEWS
415 million people moved out of poverty in India within 15 years
The UN claimed on Tuesday that India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in just 15 years, from 2005-2006…
Read More » - 10 JulyDH Latest News
United Nations warns that Sudan is on the brink of a ‘full-scale civil war’
The United Nations (UN) issued a warning on Sunday, expressing concern that Sudan is teetering on the brink of a…
Read More » - 8 JulyDH Latest News
US to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, NATO commits to membership
The recent announcement by the United States to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions has stirred both controversy and concern. The…
Read More » - Jun- 2023 -29 JuneDH Latest News
UN removed India from annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children
India has been removed from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ yearly report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing…
Read More » - 27 JuneDH Latest News
UNs’ investigator to visit Guantanamo Bay reveals that men held there continue to endure degrading treatment
In a historic development, the United Nations’ first independent investigator, Irish law professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, visited the detention center…
Read More » - 23 JuneDH Latest News
The United Nations has put the Russian army and its armed groups on its ‘list of shame’
According to a report by the United Nations (UN), the Russian army and its armed groups have been included in…
Read More » - 7 JuneDH Latest News
Zelensky warns of “environmental bomb” as Ukraine dam burst endangers 40,000+ people.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy characterized the bursting of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine as a devastating “environmental bomb of…
Read More » - 2 JuneDH Latest News
The US calls for UN Security Council meeting, to discuss North Korea’s attempted spy satellite launch
Washington: The United States has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea’s attempted…
Read More » - May- 2023 -23 MayDH Latest News
UN Report: Extreme weather events caused nearly 600 disasters in India
According to a report published by the United Nations agency, nearly 600 disasters in India over the past five decades…
Read More » - 10 MayDH Latest News
Report: Tuberculosis is now killing more people than Covid and AIDS
Top United Nations officials have issued a warning about a surge in tuberculosis (TB) cases, with the disease now responsible…
Read More » - 9 MayDH Latest News
More than 600 people died in gang violence in Haiti last month as per United Nations
According to the United Nations (UN), the number of deaths caused by gang violence in Haiti has increased by 28%…
Read More » - 1 MayDH Latest News
UN chief to hold talks with international envoys in Doha to explore ways to influence Taliban rulers in Afghanistan
On Monday, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will hold discussions with international envoys in an undisclosed location in Doha…
Read More » - Apr- 2023 -28 AprilDH Latest News
UN Security Council demands Taliban to ‘swiftly reverse’ policies against women in Afghanistan
United Nations: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Taliban to ‘swiftly reverse’ all restrictive…
Read More » - 26 AprilDH Latest News
India demands ‘Major Course Correction’ of top UN body.
India’s UN envoy, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, has spoken out in favour of a ‘major course correction’ of the UN Security…
Read More » - 25 AprilDH Latest News
Foreign Evacuation Prompt Sudanese Factions to Accept 72-Hour Ceasefire
On Tuesday, Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire amid the evacuation of foreign citizens from the country. The…
Read More » - 16 AprilDH Latest News
Clashes between armed forces, paramilitary forces in Sudan; World powers denounce violence
Washington: Several countries including the US, and the UK have condemned the violence in Sudan due to clashes between…
Read More » - 5 AprilDH Latest News
UN nuclear watchdog chief meets with Russia to discuss Ukraine power plant
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, met with Russian officials in Kaliningrad to discuss the safety of…
Read More » - 5 AprilDH Latest News
Resolution to extend probe into alleged ‘war crimes’: India abstains from vote in UN
United Nations: India has abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution for an extension…
Read More » - 1 AprilDH Latest News
Russia takes over the rotating presidency of the 15-nation United Nations Security Council for a month
Starting on April 1, Russia will take over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, which is composed…
Read More » - Mar- 2023 -15 MarchDH Latest News
It is the best time to be a woman in India: Says UN Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj
United Nations: It is the best time to be a woman in India today, the country’s UN envoy Ruchira…
Read More » - 10 MarchDH Latest News
United Nations secure a tanker to store oil that will be transferred from a decaying vessel off Yemen’s coast
In an effort to prevent an environmental catastrophe, the UN announced on Thursday, March 9, that it had acquired a…
Read More » - Feb- 2023 -24 FebruaryDH Latest News
In a historic vote at the United Nations General Assembly, countries condemned Russia for its invasion in Ukraine
On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) witnessed a historic vote in which nations denounced Russia for its invasion…
Read More » - 13 FebruaryDH NEWS
UN condemns the failure to deliver urgently needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria and earthquake hit Turkey
While stating that the dead toll from the earthquake that also rocked Turkey, which has now reached more than 33,000,…
Read More » - Dec- 2022 -24 DecemberWomen
Taliban order bans women from working for foreign, local NGOs!
According to a letter from the economics ministry, the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan on Saturday instructed all national and international…
Read More » - 14 DecemberDH Latest News
‘Real world has changed dramatically..’: Jaishankar asserts need for reforms in UN
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday stressed the need for reforms in the United Nations while…
Read More » - Nov- 2022 -12 NovemberDH Latest News
‘Climate efforts are more urgent than ever’: Biden says at COP27, UN climate conference
Sharm El Sheikh: US President Joe Biden, speaking Friday at an annual international summit on climate change, urged world…
Read More » - 3 NovemberDH Latest News
14 Million Ukrainians forcibly displaced from their homes since Russian invasion: UN report
New York: Fourteen million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes since the start of Ukraine’s invasion on…
Read More » - Oct- 2022 -1 OctoberDH Latest News
Gandhiji makes a ‘special appearance’ at the UN; Speaks on education!
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Gandhi. According to the General Assembly resolution…
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