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At UN, India says people centric approach, dialogue, diplomacy only solutions to Ukraine conflict
Fp Staff •Sanjay Verma, secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs said at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) said India continues to remain concerned over the situation in Ukraine
PM Modi not attending UNGA high-level session, EAM Jaishankar to address on Sep 26
Fp Staff •The high-level General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 19, with Brazil as the traditional first speaker of the session, followed by the US.
Global Watch | China Chronicles: How world is paying a price for UN Resolution 2758
Arun Anand •In 1971 China replaced Taiwan in the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member. This was a historical blunder of the world community as it gave the biggest push and legitimacy to Chinese designs to dominate the world by taking over the global institutions
How mighty nations are weakening efficacy of international organisations
Maj Gen Harsha Kakar •Weaker and smaller nations, mainly from the Global South, which have faced questioning and threats from international organisations, including the ICC and UNHRC, could only watch these global bodies being bullied into submission by powerful nations
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023: History, significance and theme
Trendingdesk •The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 60/7 to declare 27 January as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 1 November 2005
India abstains on UN General Assembly resolution asking ICJ opinion on 'violation' of Palestinian rights
•The draft resolution ‘Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem’ was adopted by a recorded vote on Friday, with 87 votes in favour, 26 against and 53 abstentions, including by India
International Day for Tolerance 2022: History, significance and all you need to know
Trendingdesk •UNESCO's Member States adopted Declaration of Principles on Tolerance on 16 November, 1995
77th United Nations Day: History, significance and all you need to know
Trendingdesk •Th United Nations was officially established on 24 October 1945 with 51 members
Preachy Bilawal should know Pakistan is a graveyard of minorities: As for India, just look at Parsis and Bohras
Utpal Kumar •If India’s true minority policy has to be understood and appreciated, one should look at how some of the smallest communities like Parsis, Jews and Buddhists or even Bohras, Ismailis and Ahmadiyyas have been treated
UN General Assembly meeting of world leaders, by the numbers
•The 77th UN General Assembly saw 195 speakers with an average of 19 minutes of speech, against the prescribed time limit of just 15 minutes. Palestine, an observer at the global body, kept the mic for the longest speech made over 47 minutes