Washington, June 20 (IANS) World leaders, including those from the G7, along with senior US lawmakers, welcomed a memorandum signed between the United States and Iran, with supporters describing it as a breakthrough that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease regional tensions and advance negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.The White House said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had secured a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran that would ensure Tehran “will never obt…
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United Nations, June 9 (IANS) India came to the defence of Afghanistan and the UN from attacks by Pakistan and condemned Islamabad’s “unconscionable” violence against its neighbour.“Pakistan in its statement earlier today questioned the intent of UNAMA (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) and the veracity of UNSG’s (Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’) report”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Monday at the Security Council. “We would like to stress that supp…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Annalena Baerbock in New Delhi on Tuesday, discussing UN80, sustainable development goals (SDGs), Artificial Intelligence (AI) implications and the ongoing West Asia conflict. During the meeting, EAM Jaishankar stressed the need for reformed multilateralism which is reflective of today’s realities, especially the Global South.”A pleasure to host UNGA Presid…
United Nations, Jan 9 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is defiant that the world organisation will continue all its mandated activities despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US was cutting ties to 31 UN-related entities and ending funding.While he regretted the US decision, “all United Nations entities will go on with the implementation of their mandates as given to us by member states”, Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.The US was le…
United Nations, Jan 1 (IANS) Facing a severe cash crunch, the world organisation starts 2026 with a shrunken budget of $3.45 billion and scheduled 19 per cent job cuts.The General Assembly has adopted a budget that broadly reflects Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposal, but is higher than the $3.238 billion he had asked for.This year’s budget is about $270 million, or 7.25 per cent lower than 2025’s $3.72 billion.This budget covers only the main UN operations, and the budgets for the peac…