UN: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia
The walls of Saifullah’s home in northern Jakarta are lined like tree rings, marking how high the floodwaters have reached each year — some more than 4 feet from the damp dirt floor. When...
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U.N. General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia...
U.N. General Assembly set to censure Russia over Ukraine invasion
The United Nations General Assembly is set to reprimand Russia on Wednesday over its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, a move that aims to diplomatically...
U.N. General Assembly set to isolate Russia over Ukraine invasion
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly began meeting on the crisis in Ukraine on Monday ahead of a vote this week to isolate Russia by deploring its “aggression against Ukraine” and demanding Russian troops...
[Event] UN Peace Operations: Women, Peace and Security
USI of India and ICWA jointly organised a virtual seminar on UN peace operation on February 9. The theme of the discussion was Women, Peace and Security. The panel discussion started with opening remarks...
False Promises of UN in Countering International Terrorism
The United Nations Organization (UNO) failed to define “what is terrorism”. The undemocratic structure of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and its VETO power is serving the interests of only P-5 countries Expansion of...
Why India should become a Permanent Member of UNSC?
The international system witnessed several paradigm shifts, since the formation of the United Nations Organization (UNO) in 1945 as a global governing institution to establish peace and security in the post- Second World War...
Reforms needed in institutions such as United Nations represent larger humanity by including countries such as India
The United Nations was established following the after-effects of the World War II devastation and marks its seventy-sixth year in 2021. This comes at a time when the international institutions are burdened by increasing...
“Horrified” U.N. official condemns reported killings in Myanmar
A senior U.N. official said he was horrified by the reported killing of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar and called on authorities to investigate the incident that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers....
UN peacekeepers face greater threats from complex conflicts
The more than 87,000 personnel in U.N. peacekeeping missions are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing number of factors ranging from ethnic tensions and...
