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India supports ongoing efforts to stop war: Iran after EAM Jaishankar-Araghchi talks

Iran raised concerns over US and Israeli actions, calling them violations of international law and warning of broader regional and global consequences. Both sides discussed the need to restore stability, especially amid rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route.

1 day ago

'We seek to end the war permanently,' says Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi: report

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi slams US, Israel over deadly school strike; asks to hold 'aggressors' accountable at UN debate

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US and Israel of committing war crimes, citing a deadly strike on a girls' school. Addressing a UN debate, he urged global condemnation and warned of continued self-defence, alleging widespread attacks on civilian infrastructure during the ongoing conflict.

11 days ago

Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei orders Strait of Hormuz closed amid war, signals more attacks on US

Iran's UN envoy reiterated Iran's commitment to freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz but blamed US actions for regional instability, while Khamenei vowed the strait's closure would remain a strategic lever amid ongoing conflict

25 days ago

Afghan forces kill 55 Pakistani soldiers, seize bases in retaliatory strikes along border; UN chief voices concern

Tensions surged after Pakistan launched "Operation Ghazab lil-Haq" in response to alleged cross-border firing. Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defence said it carried out retaliatory strikes, claiming 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed and military posts seized, while eight Afghan soldiers also died.

Feb 27, 2026

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar links Lord Krishna's meditation lessons to today's conflicts at UN

Leading a practice session here on Friday (local time) at the observance of the Second World Meditation Day, the guru said, "When Lord Krishna taught Arjuna yoga and meditation yoga, Dhyana yoga, he taught them right in the warfield."

Dec 20, 2025

From India to world in 43 years: How Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar mainstreamed meditation

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's four-decade global movement to mainstream meditation culminates in the UN declaring December 21 as World Meditation Day, recognizing its impact on peace, mental health, and cross-cultural harmony.

Dec 9, 2025

Tribal Ministry launches UN India-supported paid fellowship for youth

The first-of-its-kind fellowship will pave the way for the selection of a batch of 16 Fellows through a competitive process and their placement with UN agencies at the national, state, and district levels.

Sep 22, 2025

Israel: Opposition criticises cabinet approval of Gaza City takeover

Israeli opposition criticises cabinet approval of Gaza City takeover

Opposition leader Yair Lapid termed cabinet's decision "a disaster that will lead to more disasters." He stated that Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich "dragged" Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a move that could cost tens of billions to the Israeli taxpayer, and lead to a political collapse.

Aug 8, 2025

Climate change may claim 14.5 mn lives by 2050: WEF

UN ICJ's ruling: A new era of climate justice

By 2035, India could become a global climate tech hub, exporting affordable green solutions and inspiring equitable progress. The tide is rising, but together, we can build a boat that lifts all nations, writes Major General Dilawar Singh.

Jul 25, 2025

Ensuring attackers of UN peacekeepers are brought to justice is 'strategic necessity': India

Senior representatives from about 40 countries, UN officials, and experts participating in the group's meeting discussed improving strategies, operational frameworks, and increasing international cooperation to bring perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers to justice.

Jul 16, 2025

Israel calls out UN chief's 'blatant lies', says 'IDF never targets civilians

Israel Criticizes UN Over Gaza Aid Allegations

The ministry emphasised that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has provided over 46 million meals directly to Palestinian civilians, not to Hamas, and accused the UN of opposing these efforts. Furthermore, Israel accused the UN of aligning itself with Hamas, which it claims is attempting to sabotage the GHF's humanitarian operations.

Jun 28, 2025

India's population reaches 1.46 billion, sees decline in fertility rate: UN

While India continues to be the most populous country, with an estimated 1.46 billion people in 2025, the country's total fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1, according to the latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released on Tuesday.

Jun 10, 2025

Buddha's principle of the middle path relevant in time of global uncertainty: India at UN

Buddha's principle of the middle path is relevant in today's time of global uncertainty, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, P. Harish, said here at the commemoration of Vesak.

May 15, 2025

UN welcomes efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict following Trump-Putin phone call

The United Nations welcomes all efforts to resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict and sees the phone call between the US and Russian leaders as a "positive thing," a UN spokesman said.

Feb 13, 2025

UN Proposes Sharing Genetic Resource Revenues to Support Conservation

The UN has proposed sharing revenues from genetic resources to support communities preserving nature. The proposals could generate up to $10 billion from sectors heavily reliant on digital sequence information.

Jul 1, 2024

UN aid worker killed in Gaza identified as Waibhav Anil Kale from India

The aid worker of the United Nations (UN) who was killed while travelling in a vehicle to a hospital in the Khan Younis area from the Rafah region has been identified as an Indian national.

May 14, 2024

'Unacceptable, unwarranted': India again slams US' remarks on Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal Arrest: After Germany and US, it's UN spokesperson who speaks on Issue

These statements from the United Nations follow the forthcoming national elections and recent events such as the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of the opposition Congress Party's bank accounts

Mar 30, 2024

Food insecurity in Somalia to worsen by May 2022: UN.

United Nations: $51.5 bn aid campaign hopes to help 222 mn hungry people

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that 222 million hungry people top the target list of the $51.5-billion aid campaign for 2023.

Dec 2, 2022

The members of the United Nations Security Council hold a meeting to vote for a resolutions on controlling the turmoil in Venezuela on February 28, 2019 at the United Nations in New York.

'Politically Motivated': India slams Chinese 'hold' on the global listing of Pakistani terrorist Abdul Rauf Asghar

A joint request from India and the US to put Abdul Rehman Makki, the deputy leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), on the sanctions list, was put on hold by China in June 2022.

Aug 13, 2022

World Population Day: India to become most-populated country by Nov 2023, says UN report

A report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, has sent shockwaves projecting India as the most populated country surpassing China by November 2023, with the overall global population reaching eight billion.

Jul 11, 2022

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