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Top official warns Ukraine suffer as electricity cut in ongoing Russian attacks
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – UN Assistant Secretary-General on Ukraine Matthias Schmale on Wedsnday said that imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality for thousands of Ukrainians…
Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees in Yemen
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Wednesday called on Yemeni leaders to return to the path of peace and release all UN personnel detained there, after a briefing to the Security Council.
He addressed…
UN agencies reports 500,000 fled homes in DRC violence
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN agencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday said that over half a million people have fled their homes in past few days, in eastern areas overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters.
WFP…
Ex UN chief Ban Ki-moon warns UNSC risks irrelevance without reform
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Security Council on Monday were challenged to look backwards when, despite deep rivalry and distrust, the body chose leaders capable of steering the world away from catastrophe towards active…
UN summit in Doha says corruption costs lives, livelihoods
Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - According to a UN report released on Monday said that in 2024, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe.
Heads of State, civil society and private sector leaders will…
UN mission says 6 blue helmets laid to rest after deadly drone attack in Sudan
Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Interim Security Force for Abyei on Monday in a solemn farewell ceremony honoured 6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan, in a soleman…
India calls Pak ‘global epicentre of terror’ rejects “dispute” claim over J-K
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - India on Monday delivered a rebuttal to Pakistan at the UN Security Council Open Debate on “Leadership for Peace”, firmly rejected Islamabad’s claims over Jammu and Kashmir’s “unresolved disputes” as…
India calls for UNSC reforms to tackle contemporary challenges, urgent global imperative’…
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - India on Monday reiterated its call for comprehensive reforms of the UN Security Council described them as an “urgent global imperative” to effectively address contemporary global challenges.
India’s…
UN chief says dialogue is vital amid growing global divisions
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said dialogue is not naïve but necessary in a divided world
Addressing the 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in Riyadh
Member States endorsed the Riyadh…
UN Marks World Turkic Language Family Day
UNESCO will mark 15 December every year as World Turkic Language Family Day following a decision taken at its General Conference in Samarkand.
The day recognises the shared linguistic and cultural heritage of Turkic-speaking…