United Nations, June 25 (IANS) India has called for action against those who target schools and children, describing the plight of children caught in conflict zones as “a damning verdict on humanity’s collective failure”.Participating in a Security Council debate on Wednesday (local time) on children and armed conflicts, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, P. Harish, said, “Protection (of children and schools) without accountability is incomplete. Those who target schools and children wi…
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United Nations, June 24 (IANS) India has slammed Pakistan for misusing its position as co-chair to politicise a UN forum instead of being unbiased as behooves the position.“The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is a matter strictly internal to India. It is always been, is, and will remain so”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish declared on Tuesday at an informal meeting of the Security Council.“It is incredible that a co-Chair expected to be balanced and unbiased in conduct, ha…
United Nations, June 19 (IANS) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher called for the removal of humanitarian restraints on Gaza.Despite recent improvements, humanitarians still face continued persistent and deliberate constraints, Fletcher told the Security Council.”Humanitarian access continues to rely on one, at most two, operational crossings, when significantly greater capacity could easily be made available for the movement of aid a…
United Nations, June 11 (IANS) Amid the threat of a reignition of the conflict in the Gulf, India reiterated its call for dialogue and diplomacy to end the confrontation that has “deeply impacted India”, while criticising the world organisation’s outdated structure that has made it unable to deal with crises. “India would like to stress that the people across the Middle East deserve sustained peace and normalcy,” India’s Permanent Representative P. Harish said on Wednesday.“India s…
Kuwait City, June 11 (IANS) Kuwait reopened its airspace and resumed normal flight operations on Thursday after lifting precautionary restrictions imposed earlier amid heightened regional security tensions. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Kuwait said air traffic in Kuwaiti airspace had returned to normal following the resolution of the circumstances that prompted the temporary closure.In a statement, the DGCA said operations at Kuwait International Airport had resumed in acco…
United Nations, June 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for continued United Nations “uniformed presence” following the departure of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a process set to begin at the end of this year. Speaking at an open debate of the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East on Wednesday (local time), Guterres said that the region is being pulled deeper into crisis, and the consequences reach far beyond the region.”I am profoundly concerne…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Highlighting the enduring civilisational links between India and Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday reaffirmed New Delhi’s commitment to peace, stability and development in Afghanistan and the region. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal cited India’s statement at the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) briefing, underscoring India’s continued humanitarian assistance and development partner…
United Nations, June 9 (IANS) India has charged that Islamabad is running an “organised factory of hate” that exploits religious terminology to cultivate permanent hostility towards India among its citizens, solely to enable Pakistan’s “deep state” to maintain its hold on power.“Blaming neighbours for its own failures is an old Pakistani habit (and) this attempt to hoodwink the world will fail”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish told the Security Council on Monday.Pakistan ordering…
United Nations, June 6 (IANS) India has said that a “marginal reform” of the Security Council was inadequate to make it fit to face the contemporary challenges, and a meaningful reform requires adding permanent members.“The marginal reform in the 1960s that expanded only the non-permanent category has not changed the fundamental mode of functioning of the Security Council in any impactful manner”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish told the General Assembly on Friday.“Expansio…
United Nations, June 4 (IANS) India condemned on Thursday the attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon, which killed a Serbian soldier serving the UN. “India reiterates the fundamental importance of respecting the sanctity and inviolability of UN premises and personnel,” India’s UN Mission said in a statement that condemned the attack that occurred on Wednesday.Condemning the attack that resulted in the seventh fatality since March, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that it could amount …