Tag: United Nations

Consensus reached over Afghanistan issue despite Taliban’s absence: UN chief

The UN Chief added that a common roadmap must be developed to address the concerns of the international community and the Afghan authorities.

February 20, 2024

UN warns of worsening hunger in Sudan and beyond amid funding gaps

As the lean season looms, the UN's plea is clear: agencies need the means to "provide support to families in Sudan" to avert "a hunger catastrophe".

February 20, 2024

Indian-American presidential candidate Haley seeks Secret Service protection: Report

"We've had multiple issues. It's not going to stop me from doing what I need to do," she said after a campaign event in Aiken, South Carolina.

February 6, 2024

UN chief warns of spillover of war in Gaza

War and misery in Gaza are fueling turmoil far beyond, he told a high-level open debate of the Security Council on the Middle East on Tuesday, including the Palestinian question.

January 24, 2024

26/11 terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan custody serving 78-year jail term, says UNSC

As a result of his conviction in seven terror financing cases, Saeed has been serving his sentence since February 12, 2020.

January 10, 2024

Loss of lives clearly unacceptable…dialogue only way forward: India on Israel-Hamas war

India's permanent representative to the world body reiterated the two-state solution, saying that a peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy was the only way forward.

January 10, 2024

Gaza has become “uninhabitable”: UN Aid Chief Griffiths

"Gaza has simply become uninhabitable. Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence while the world watches on," he said.

January 6, 2024

Gaza war can spill into a regional conflict: UN Chief

He said that the burgeoning violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank by Israeli forces and Israeli settlers is extremely alarming.

December 30, 2023

Humanitarian aid in Gaza woefully inadequate: UN

The UN aid agency’s comments came after 81 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza through Israel’s Kerem Shalom and Egypt’s Rafah crossings on Friday late night.

December 30, 2023

Shocked at the focus of UN Security Council briefing: Israel Ambassador to UN

As far as the claims of “settler” violence, the Ambassador said: “There were no Israelis in the West Bank in 1948 and there were none in 1967, yet the Palestinians and Arab countries still sought to annihilate Israel.”

December 30, 2023