India has presented a detailed model on behalf of the G4 nations for Security Council reform that includes new permanent members elected democratically by the General Assembly and displays flexibility on the veto issue. Participating in the Inter-governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform (IGN) on March 7, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira … Read more
Israel vowed Saturday to stop the UN humanitarian aid agency in Gaza from operating after the war, and called for its chief to resign, after the sacking of staff accused of involvement in the October 7 attack. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Friday it had fired several employees over Israel’s accusations, promising … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. File | Photo Credit: AP Billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk has said it is “absurd” that India does not have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council despite being the most populous country on Earth, as he called for an overhaul of the United Nations (UN) organs. The remarks by … Read more
Robust domestic demand and strong growth in the manufacturing and services sector will help sustain growth in India in 2024 despite global headwinds, the UN said Friday. In its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 report, the UN projected the Indian economy to grow 6.2% in 2024, slightly lower than the 6.3% estimated for 2023. … Read more
Daily Quiz | On World Human Rights Day The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder, from the 6th century B.C. based on the reign of Cyrus the Great of Persia which has been recognised as the world’s first charter of human rights. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | While the Gaza siege is spurring anti-war … Read more
A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip and ask the U.N. to monitor humanitarian aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave has again been delayed at the request of the U.S., diplomats said on Wednesday. “Negotiations are ongoing and need more time. A rushed vote does not … Read more
The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is “a blood bath” and is “in need of resuscitation”, the WHO said Sunday. A team from the World Health Organisation and other United Nations agencies was able to deliver medical supplies Saturday to the hospital, the largest in the Palestinian … Read more
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) poses for a family photo with other leaders and participants at the end of the Tripling Nuclear Energy by 2050 session at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP More than 20 countries called for the tripling of world nuclear energy capacity at U.N. … Read more
Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies turned to as they struggled to export their food to people facing hunger around the world. Now, more of the grain is getting unloaded from overcrammed silos and heading to ports on the … Read more
In what will transform the shape and nature of the global tax power structure, India has backed a historic move to shift the reins of decision making from OECD to another, more equitably constituted, platform, a ToI report said. Currently, OECD — a 38-member grouping dominated by rich nations — makes these decisions. India voted … Read more