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
Paris: Countries’ greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key global limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the United Nations said Monday. The UN Environment Programme’s annual Emissions Gap report is released just ahead of crucial COP28 climate talks and will feed into the global response … Read more
A top United Nations official on Friday renewed calls for a “humanitarian ceasefire” to allow aid to reach the 2.2 million people trapped in the bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. “Call it what you will, but the requirement, from a humanitarian point of view, is simple. Stop the fighting to allow civilians to move … Read more
A car bearing the United Nations (UN) logo drives past rubble in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The United Nations said several people have been killed and wounded in strikes on a UN facility in Gaza City, where hundreds of … Read more
Ever since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Israeli Defense Forces have been relentlessly bombing civilian locations across the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the Russia-Ukraine conflict is still ongoing. These two conflicts have in recent times led to more questions about the inability of the United Nations in bringing about peace. Has the UN become … Read more
Palestinian United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour, top third from right, receives hugs after the U.N. General Assembly voted for a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations General … Read more
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned on October 25 that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago. The … Read more
Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, speaks to members of the media with members of the Arab Group prior to a U.N. Security Council meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian United … Read more
Palestinians evacuate a neighbourhood in Gaza City as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue, on October 11, 203.. | Photo Credit: AFP More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave. “Mass … Read more
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on October 10 (local time) said that the G20 Summit held in New Delhi showcased the country’s commitment to “fostering a sense of global togetherness.” Editorial |India’s moment: on the G-20 Summit outcomes She highlighted various instances when India practised ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, which means the world … Read more