Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the U.N.’s top court

Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the U.N.’s top court

View of the Peace Palace which houses World Court where Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion, resumed in The Hague, Netherlands, on September 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its … Read more

‘If we get requests like that, we consider them as they come’: UN spokesperson on ‘Bharat’ row

‘If we get requests like that, we consider them as they come’: UN spokesperson on ‘Bharat’ row

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres adjusts his headphones during the ASEAN-UN Summit as part of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS The United Nations considers requests from countries to change their names as and when the world body receives them, a … Read more

UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

Generative AI programs burst into the spotlight late last year. (File) | Photo Credit: REUTERS The United Nations called on Thursday for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral chatbot ChatGPT in classrooms, including limiting their use to older children. In new guidance for governments, the UN’s education body UNESCO warned … Read more

‘The era of global boiling has arrived’: UN says July to be hottest month ever recorded

‘The era of global boiling has arrived’: UN says July to be hottest month ever recorded

UN and EU monitors said Thursday that July is set to be the hottest month in recorded history and likely “unprecedented” for thousands of years, warning that this was a taste of the world’s climate future. Searing heat intensified by global warming has baked parts of Europe, Asia and North America this month, combining with … Read more

G20 Summit in India opportunity to act on reforming global financial system amid crushing debt crisis: U.N. chief Guterres

G20 Summit in India opportunity to act on reforming global financial system amid crushing debt crisis: U.N. chief Guterres

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the G20 Summit to be hosted under India’s Presidency provides an opportunity to take action on debt relief and reform the global financial system, as he voiced concern over the “crushing debt crisis” in the world. Speaking at the launch of a U.N. report ‘A World of Debt’ … Read more

India removed from UNSG report on impact of armed conflict on children

India removed from UNSG report on impact of armed conflict on children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has removed India from his annual report on the impact of armed conflict on children, citing “measures taken by the government to better protect” them. Mr. Guterres said in his report last year, he had welcomed the engagement of … Read more

Jaishankar, Brazilian counterpart hold talks on advancing cooperation in BRICS, IBSA, G20 blocs

Jaishankar, Brazilian counterpart hold talks on advancing cooperation in BRICS, IBSA, G20 blocs

S. Jaishankar met his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira and held discussions on advancing India and Brazil’s cooperation in the BRICS, IBSA, G20 and United Nations frameworks. | Photo Credit: Twitter: Dr. S. Jaishankar/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira and held discussions on advancing India and Brazil’s cooperation in the … Read more

China objects to proposal by India to blacklist Pak-based Jaish-e Mohammed leader Abdul Rauf Azhar at UN

China objects to proposal by India to blacklist Pak-based Jaish-e Mohammed leader Abdul Rauf Azhar at UN

China has objected to a proposal by India to blacklist senior Pakistan-based Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar at the United Nations Security Council. Brother of JeM chief Masood Azhar, Abdul Rauf, born in 1974 in Pakistan, has been involved in planning and executing numerous terror strikes in India including the hijacking of Indian … Read more

G20 meet: India’s focus on digital health can serve as model for others to replicate similar progs, says UN official – ET HealthWorld

G20 meet: India’s focus on digital health can serve as model for others to replicate similar progs, says UN official – ET HealthWorld

Panaji: With India assuming the G20 presidency, the country’s focus on digital health can serve as a model for other countries to replicate or initiate similar programmes which can accelerate their own digital health initiatives and improve health outcomes for their populations, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday.Dr Karin Kallander, senior health adviser … Read more