12 out of 15 Council members voted in favor of the resolution put forward by Brazil. (Reprsentational) United Nations, United States: The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a “humanitarian pause” in the raging Israel-Hamas conflict as the text did not respect Israel’s rightRead More →
Since Saturday the fighting that has claimed more than 1,000 lives. United Nations: Numerous members of the UN Security Council denounced Hamas on Sunday over its massive assault on Israel but the United States regretted the lack of unanimity. At an emergency session, the United States and Israel urged strongRead More →
During the 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, there were instances when India “had to stand alone” but it did not let go of the principles it believed in, New Delhi’s envoy here has said. India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN SecurityRead More →
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepares to chair a UN Security Council meeting on terrorism on Thursday, Pakistan said it is distributing a new “dossier” on terrorism to UNSC members that alleges Indian agencies were involved inRead More →
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will inaugurate a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the United Nations on December 14, marking the arrival of the Mahatma at UN’s headquarters during India’s presidency of the powerful 15-nation Security Council for the month of December. India, on DecemberRead More →
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and visiting British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met on Saturday and discussed the ongoing Ukraine conflict and the situation in the Indo-Pacific. After meeting Cleverly, who is in India to participate in the UNSC Counter Terrorism Conference, Jaishankar said, “Delighted to welcome UK Foreign SecretaryRead More →
India will contribute half a million dollars to the United Nations’ efforts to counter global terrorism as new and emerging technologies used by terror groups pose fresh threats to governments around the world, the foreign minister said Saturday. The money will go toward the U.N. Trust Fund for Counter TerrorismRead More →
With Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla in New York, India abstained from a resolution by Russia on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The resolution failed to get adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as it got only two yes votes from Russia and China. Shringla reached New YorkRead More →
India demanded “safe and uninterrupted” passage for all its nationals, including students still stranded in Ukraine and cities in the conflict zones, as it abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution deploring Russian aggression against Ukraine and reiterated that differences can only be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.Read More →
India abstained on a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution that “deplores in the strongest terms” Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine, with New Delhi saying dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes and voicing “regret” that the path of diplomacy was given up. The resolution did not pass sinceRead More →
