United Nations

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.

12 days ago

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

2 UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded in northern Mali

Mine Menace: 2 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, 5 wounded

Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and five others injured by a mine explosion in northern Mali.

Jul 6, 2022

China's UN envoy urges NATO not to fan another cold war using Ukraine crisis as excuse

China's permanent representative to the United Nations has urged NATO not to fan bloc confrontation or a new Cold War by using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse.

Jun 29, 2022

India gives Rs 6 crore to UN for promotion of Hindi

India has contributed over Rs 6 crore to the UN aimed at promoting and enhancing the public outreach of Hindi in the world body.

May 11, 2022

China's zero-COVID policy not "sustainable": WHO Chief as reports questioning Shanghai lockdown surface

The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the U.N. agency on a government's handling of the pandemic.

May 11, 2022

Don't patronize us: India's envoy to UN tells Dutch Ambassador

India's Permanent Representative to the UN, T.S. Tirumurti engaged in a Twitter spat with the Dutch Ambassador to the UK and Northern Ireland, Karel van Oosterom over New Delhi's abstention from voting at the General Assembly against Russia's war in Ukraine.

May 6, 2022

Hyderabad gets "Tree City of the World tag" for second year from United Nations

For a second consecutive year, Hyderabad has been recognised as a 'Tree City of the World' by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

Apr 12, 2022

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