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April 03, New Delhi: The UN Security Council has postponed a vote that was scheduled for Friday on authorizing the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks.The 15-member body had planned to vote on a draft resolution, but by Thursday night, the...

United Nations, March 31 India condemned the killing of peacekeepers in Lebanon on Monday and said it would seek accountability for the crime.According to Under-Secretary for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, three peacekeepers from Indonesia with the United Nations Interim Force in...

New Delhi, March 27 India on Friday said that it is looking forward to participating in the G20 Summit, which is set to be held in Florida later this year under the US presidency.While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs...

According to La Neice Collins, the spokesperson for the General Assembly president, the Maldives has withdrawn its surprise nomination of Virginia Gamba for Secretary-General, and Chile has withdrawn its nomination of Michelle Bachelet.This would effectively leave only one woman, Rebeca...

United Nations, March 25 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stepped up his efforts to end the Iran war, appointing a personal envoy on Wednesday to support mediation efforts.Guterres stated that he was hopeful that, despite the differing positions of the parties in the conflict...

United Nations, March 15 In a sharp critique, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there is a need to recognize "that we have a problem with the Security Council," which does not reflect the current world and is not allowed to stop conflicts because of the use of veto by its permanent...

United Nations, March 14 – Five candidates have been nominated to compete for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General, taking over the organization at a time of crises both globally and internally. The election process will begin next month, according to General Assembly...

March 12, New Delhi – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution condemning Iran's attacks on Gulf states, with 13 members voting in favor, including India, Russia, and China, while abstaining.The resolution was co-sponsored by Bahrain, with support from 135 countries...

India has called for the protection of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, who are caught in the middle of a heightened conflict between Israel and Hezbollah following the Iran war. A joint statement by India and 29 other countries stated that peacekeepers must never be the target of attacks or...

The United Nations, March 12 India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council that condemned the "egregious" attacks by Iran against the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Jordan, and demanded an immediate cessation of all attacks by Tehran while denouncing its threats to close the...

The UN Security Council has passed a draft resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf countries, stating that these attacks violate international law and pose a serious threat to international peace and security. The resolution passed with 13 votes and two abstentions...

United Nations, March 12. India has called for the protection of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, who are in the midst of a heightened confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah in the aftermath of the Iran war."We urge all parties, under all circumstances, to ensure the safety and security of...

United Nations, March 12 – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have collectively intercepted over 954 Iranian missiles, 2,500 drones, and 17 aircraft, according to Bahrain's Permanent Representative Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, who announced a move to seek a Security Council condemnation of...

March 10, New Delhi – India’s UN Ambassador, P. Harish, addressed the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.He strongly criticized what he termed “trade and transit terrorism,” making a veiled reference to Pakistan, and urged the international community to protect the...

United Nations, March 10. Pakistan has made an implicit admission that it was targeting India's assistance to Afghanistan and that its air attacks during Ramadan were primarily harming women and children.Using diplomatic finesse, India's Permanent Representative in his address to the Security...

New Delhi, March 6 Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Friday that the G20 could evolve in a way that might threaten the primacy of the UN Security Council, as it reflects today's contemporary realities much more and is not "hampered" by a charter.Speaking at a session at the Raisina Dialogue...

United Nations, March 3 US First Lady Melania Trump introduced the idea of “a single digital nation-state” as she became the first spouse of a sitting head of state to preside over the Security Council.“Is a single digital nation-state inevitable?” she asked in her speech before the Council on...

New York, March 1 – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of “a potential wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability” at the Security Council, where the US and Israel, on one side, and Iran and Russia, on the other, traded accusations over the latest flare-up...

United Nations, February 28 Condemning the "military escalation" in the Middle East, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Saturday that failure to immediately cease hostilities and de-escalate risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional...

Tehran, February 28 – On Saturday, Iran declared that it would respond to the United States and Israel with “authority and strength,” asserting its right to defend itself against what it described as a military assault on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.The United States and Israel...