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EAM S. Jaishankar urged Global South nations to adopt a multi-pronged strategy for political, diplomatic, and technological cooperation, citing vaccines, digital tools, and AI as areas for collaboration, while also pushing for UN reform and stronger multilateralism.
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BRS working president KT Rama Rao has been named the 2025 Green Leadership Award winner for his environmental initiatives aligned with UN SDGs. Due to election-related commitments in Telangana, he will miss the award ceremony in New York on September 24
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President Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, criticising “globalist institutions” for undermining world order while highlighting his second-term foreign policy record. His speech comes amid wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, and renewed concerns over US multilateral commitments.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked the International Day of Peace with a call to silence guns and end conflicts. Warning that wars are tearing lives apart, he urged nations to fight racism, misinformation, and division under this year’s theme, “Act Now for Peace.”
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The US State Department has revoked the visas of several Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) officials in advance of the UN General Assembly. This decision comes as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to impose visa restrictions on Palestinian figures.
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The UN General Assembly has established two new mechanisms — the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance — to foster international cooperation, anticipate AI risks, and guide policymaking for the ethical use of artificial intelligence.
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US Senator Marco Rubio and Israeli leaders strongly condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to recognise Palestine at the UN, calling it reckless and dangerous. They warned the move emboldens Hamas, undermines Israel’s security, and risks fuelling further conflict
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The fanatical mindset of this nation is well known, as also its record of bigotry. Such efforts will not change the reality that Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always be an integral part of India: P Harish
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Addressing a joint news conference with him, France’s Emmanuel Macron stressed the importance of security guarantees in any negotiated agreement to end the war.
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The resolution, that was adopted with 93 votes in favour, 65 abstentions and 18 votes against, called for a “de-escalation, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the war against Ukraine
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India has now joined the 'honour roll' of 35 member States who have paid their regular budget assessments in full and on time to the United Nations
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Warns the neighboring country that its "policy" of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and its "actions will certainly have consequences"
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Though the support for Palestine to become a full member of the UN is heartening, it does not alleviate the suffering of its people
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The summit aims to address the gaps and recommit to the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Program of Action and give momentum to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday expressed "shock" over New Delhi abstaining on a United Nations resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict
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Israel on Friday slammed a United Nations resolution urging a "humanitarian truce" in Gaza and added that it is a "dark day for the UN and mankind"
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Israel has launched a massive counter-offensive against Hamas after unprecedented attacks by the militant group on October 7 killed more than 1,400 people
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UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has announced that he will resume the 10th Emergency Special Session of the assembly
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Afghan women and girls, like men, have inalienable rights -- human rights that must be upheld and honored, said UNGA President Dennis Francis
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India has described Trudeau's allegations as "politically motivated" and that there is a "degree of prejudice".