United Nations, July 28 (IANS) Washington and Paris have clashed over the reelection of Volker Turk as the UN human Rights chief, and it boiled over in the Security Council with the US staging a dramatic walkout when France began to speak.Dan Negrea, a senior US diplomat, accused France of “disingenuous grandstanding” on human rights after he walked out on Monday as France’s Permanent Representative Jerome Bonnafont began speaking during a discussion Ukraine.The public spat between the two…
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United Nations, July 24 (IANS) India has expressed disappointment with the UN for ignoring the repression in Pakistan, particularly in the part of Kashmir it occupies, while it condemns similar developments elsewhere.India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish on Thursday listed Islamabad’s suppression of human rights and stifling of freedom in occupied Kashmir and across the nation, and said, “While similar developments in other countries are excoriated by the United Nations, such repressi…
United Nations, July 24 (IANS) India has levelled a diplomatically worded criticism of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for raising the Kashmir issue, questioning its locus standi in the matter.“Cross-regional groups that are neither bound by geography nor common issues, with no direct linkage to international peace and security, may not get involved in disputes and conflicts,” India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Thursday.“Such groupings lack domain expertise a…
Washington, July 23 (IANS) Calls to expand the United Nations Security Council to include India received fresh attention in the US Congress as lawmakers debating the future of the world body argued that its power structure no longer reflects today’s geopolitical realities. During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on reforming the United Nations on Wednesday (local time), Congressman Ami Bera said any meaningful overhaul of the organisation must address the composition of the Security Cou…
United Nations, July 23 (IANS) India has made clear to Pakistan that the Indus Water Treaty will remain suspended as long as Islamabad is committed to cross-border terrorism as state policy. “Our position on the Indus Water Treaty remains clear and consistent,” India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish told Pakistan at the Security Council on Wednesday. “Cooperation on the basis of mutual trust and goodwill cannot be expected when cross-border terrorism is regularly deployed as an instr…
United Nations, July 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for justice in natural resource value chains. “We must ensure mineral development delivers fair and sustainable outcomes for resource-endowed countries and communities,” he said on Wednesday (local time). “It is time to break the age-old pattern — where resources are extracted, value is captured elsewhere, and impoverished communities are left behind to cope with the environmental and socioeconomic damage.”During a …
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) India has warned that people’s view of the UN is sinking as it fails to reform the Security Council to make it capable of ending conflicts end human suffering.“Public perception about the UN has changed adversely in the recent past primarily due to the Security Council’s inability to meaningfully intervene in raging conflicts across different parts of the globe”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Tuesday.“The Security Council has been in…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar discussed the situations in a range of hotspots around the world at a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday (local time). India’s cooperation with the UN also figured in their discussions, Jaishankar said in a post on X.They “discussed global developments, including of West Asia, Ukraine and Sudan”, he said in his post.”Also recognised the strength of India-UN cooperation”, he added.T…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, where the two discussed key global developments, including the conflicts in West Asia, Ukraine and Sudan, as India formally launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028–2029 term.The high-level meeting took place on the sidelines of the launch of India’s UNSC campaign at the UN Headquarters, mark…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched India’s campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028–29 term, outlining New Delhi’s vision for a more representative, effective and future-ready global order.Addressing the event, Jaishankar stressed that the world is facing unprecedented challenges and called for stronger leadership from the United Nations and its principal security body.“We are witnessing leve…