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Ukrainian government and sports officials want the IOC to ban all Russians from the 2024 Games.

UN Expert Advising IOC Gives Views On Russians At Olympics

Alexandra Xanthaki said on Sunday that only Russian military members implicated in "allegations of war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity or propaganda for war" should be denied neutral status to compete in...

27 March 2023

J&K human rights activist Khurram Parvez has been in prison since his arrest by the NIA in November 2021

India Must Immediately End Crackdown On Kashmiri Human Rights Defenders: UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders made this comment days after the NIA formally arrested jailed Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society programme coordinator Khurram Parvez in connection with...

25 March 2023

Women carrying pots of water on their shoulders.

India Expected To Face Severe Water Scarcity By 2050: UN Report

The 'United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water', issued Tuesday ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, said that around 80 per cent of people living under water stress lived...

23 March 2023

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Ukraine Calls For Emergency UN Meeting On Russian Nuclear Plan, Calls Belarus 'Nuclear Hostage'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia would station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Ukraine. Ukraine has termed it 'nuclear blackmail'.

27 March 2023

River Ganga in Bihar.

Ganga, Brahmaputra Flows To Reduce Due To Global Warming: UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced concern that human activity is driving the planet's temperature to dangerous new levels and 'melting glaciers are the canary in the coalmine'.

23 March 2023

UN: 26 Per Cent Of World Lacks Clean Drinking Water, 46 Per Cent Sanitation

UN: 26 Per Cent Of World Lacks Clean Drinking Water, 46 Per Cent Sanitation

The United Nations is hosting its first major water conference in 45 years on Tuesday, but new research reveals 26% of the world's population lacks access to safe drinking water.

22 March 2023

A Taliban fighter stands guard as a woman walks past in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 26, 2022.

Afghanistan: Taliban Takes Over 14 Diplomatic Missions, Wants To Control More Missions

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 after overthrowing the internationally-recognised government, diplomats of the former government have continued to run missions abroad in coordination with the Taliban's...

25 March 2023

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India is at a unique position where it's playing a greater role in global geopolitics at one hand and is emerging as the leader of the Global South on the other. India's presidency of G-20 and leadership of Glogal South's issues shows this.

The Many Issues Of The Global South And India's Emergence As Its Voice In Reshaping Global Order

The crises of the Global South over the years have been rooted in exploitation by Western colonial powers in the past, the bipolar Cold War system, and the desire of the Global North to perpetuate its hegemonic dominance in...

17 March 2023

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17 March 2023
Ukraine War: Russian 'Systematic And Widespread' Torture, Attacks On Civilians Are War Crimes, Says UN-backed Probe

Ukraine War: Russian 'Systematic And Widespread' Torture, Attacks On Civilians Are War Crimes, Says UN-backed Probe

Earlier, a United Nations (UN) panel had also found signs of beating of detainees, electric shocks, forced nudity, and sex- and gender-based violence even on...


11 March 2023
Getting Kashmir On UN Agenda An 'Uphill Task': Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto

Getting Kashmir On UN Agenda An 'Uphill Task': Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto

Zardari fumbled for a few seconds as he went on to refer to India, describing it first as 'our friend' and then going on to call it a 'neighbouring' country. 


08 March 2023
Taliban-run Afghanistan Is World's Most Repressive Country For Women, Says UN

Taliban-run Afghanistan Is World's Most Repressive Country For Women, Says UN

Despite initial promises of a more moderate stance, the Taliban has banned girls' education beyond sixth grade and women from public spaces such as parks and...


08 March 2023
Women's Rights Under Threat, Gender Equality Not Possible For 300 Years At Current Pace: UN Chief Antonio Guterres

Women's Rights Under Threat, Gender Equality Not Possible For 300 Years At Current Pace: UN Chief Antonio Guterres

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres pointed to Afghanistan where 'women and girls have been erased from public life' and said women's sexual and...


05 March 2023
UN Member States Agree On Historic Deal To Protect High Seas

UN Member States Agree On Historic Deal To Protect High Seas

The treaty also establishes ground rules for conducting environmental impact assessments for commercial activities in the oceans


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03 March 2023
Protecting Animal Habitats Is Key Priority For Us: PM Modi

Protecting Animal Habitats Is Key Priority For Us: PM Modi

World Wildlife Day is one of the United Nations international days to celebrate all the world's wild animals and plants and the contribution that they make to...


26 February 2023
Kerala, UN Women Sign Pact To Boost Women-Friendly Activities In Tourism

Kerala, UN Women Sign Pact To Boost Women-Friendly Activities In Tourism

On Sunday, The Kerala government agreed with the United Nations (UN) Women to boost women-friendly activities in the State's tourism sector.


26 February 2023
'Will Cut Aid To Anti-America Countries If Voted To Power': Nikki Haley

'Will Cut Aid To Anti-America Countries If Voted To Power': Nikki Haley

Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she strongly supported then president Donald Trump's decision to cut nearly USD 2 billion of...


24 February 2023
India Slams Pakistan Over Jammu And Kashmir Reference In UN

India Slams Pakistan Over Jammu And Kashmir Reference In UN

While exercising India's Right to Reply, Mathur also said that Pakistan must look at its own track record as a state that harbours and provides safe havens to...


22 February 2023
3 United Nations Peacekeepers Killed In Central Mali

3 United Nations Peacekeepers Killed In Central Mali

On Tuesday, a roadside bomb detonated in central Mali, killing three United Nations peacekeepers and severely injuring several others. 


21 February 2023
The Politics Of Humanitarian Assistance And How Disasters Get Entangled In Geopolitics

The Politics Of Humanitarian Assistance And How Disasters Get Entangled In Geopolitics

Politics is not forgotten even during a major humanitarian crisis, the politics within the country as well as that of major powers in an area of conflict.


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15 February 2023
Mega Cities Like Mumbai, New York Likely To Face Serious Impacts From Rising Sea Levels: UN

Mega Cities Like Mumbai, New York Likely To Face Serious Impacts From Rising Sea Levels: UN

The UN chief noted that global average sea levels have risen faster since 1900 than over any preceding century in the last 3,000 years and the global ocean has...


09 February 2023
‘We’re In A Race Against Time To Save Lives’: WHO After Releasing Contingency Fund For Earthquake-Hit Turkey And Syria

‘We’re In A Race Against Time To Save Lives’: WHO After Releasing Contingency Fund For Earthquake-Hit Turkey And Syria

On 6 February 2023, a series of massive earthquakes struck south-eastern Turkey near the border with the Syrian Arab Republic.


04 February 2023
Olympic Echoes Of Boycott Era As Ukraine Vs International Olympic Committee Intensifies

Olympic Echoes Of Boycott Era As Ukraine Vs International Olympic Committee Intensifies

The IOC responded in a statement that “it is regretful that politicians are misusing athletes and sport as tools to achieve their political objectives.”


02 February 2023
Nearly 150 Soldiers Died Under UN Peacekeeping Missions In Africa Since Inception: Govt

Nearly 150 Soldiers Died Under UN Peacekeeping Missions In Africa Since Inception: Govt

In January 2022, India extended a USD 400 million currency swap to Sri Lanka under the SAARC Framework and deferred successive Asian Clearing Union (A.C.U.)...


01 February 2023
Maharashtra Launches Millet Mission With Rs 200 Crore Allocation

Maharashtra Launches Millet Mission With Rs 200 Crore Allocation

The launch comes after a major push for millet by Prime minister Narendra Modi.


30 January 2023
Armenia Pleads UN Court To Order Azerbaijan To Break Road Block

Armenia Pleads UN Court To Order Azerbaijan To Break Road Block

Late last year, Azerbaijanis claiming to be environmental activists began blocking a winding road known as the Lachin Corridor that forms the only land...


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