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…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Bangladeshi government acknowledged that the country’s graduation from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) category this year could worsen an already fragile economy, a new report has said.Due to high inflation, falling exports, and rising energy and fertiliser bills over the Middle East crisis, Bangladesh has asked for a three‑year extension to prepare for the loss of trade preferences, the report from Bangladesh-based The Daily Star said, citing a …
United Nations, July 8 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the US government of carrying out “multidimensional, non-conventional warfare” against Cuba, which he said has lasted for almost seven decades and “become ever crueler and more ruthless during the last seven months.”Speaking during a UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate on the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,” Rodriguez said threats of…
Havana, July 7 (IANS) Cuba’s request for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to debate the US blockade at its session reflects the imminent threat facing the island, an official said.The Cuban Foreign Ministry’s director general of Multilateral Affairs and International Law, Pedro Luis Pedroso, told reporters the scenario presented to justify the debate “is not a hypothetical situation of aggression. It is not based on a simple risk assessment.”The debate, to be held on Tuesday, will serve to denounc…
Geneva, July 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Kirti Vardhan Singh arrived in Switzerland’s Geneva on Sunday to participate at the inaugural United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Arindam Bagchi, welcomed the minister at the airport.”Hon’ble MoS for External Affairs; and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh arrived in Geneva today to participate in the Global Dialogue on …
United Nations, June 24 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a political declaration on HIV/AIDS and reaffirmed the commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by the end of 2030.The declaration, adopted by a vote of 149 in favour, eight against, and 14 abstentions, expresses deep concern that the world did not meet the global 2025 HIV targets and is not on track to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.It reaffirms the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the politi…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A video clip that went viral some time back showed a dancing robot hit a young boy across his face. Reporting the incident from China, various media outlets termed it “shocking”, or “robot gone rogue”, even “a disaster”.In an unrelated development, US-based artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic reportedly sounded the ominous warning that AI could start building itself and create its successor.Claude, the same company’s AI model, was earlier used by the American Ar…
Vienna, June 4 (IANS) Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has said that the country will uphold multilateralism as a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council.Austria was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on Wednesday for a two-year term and will assume its seat on January 1, 2027 and serve until December 31, 2028.”Austria will steadfastly advocate in the UN Security Council for multilateralism based on international law and human rights,” Van der Bellen …
United Nations, May 21 (IANS) Fossil fuels are the principal driver of the climate crisis, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. “The path to climate justice runs through a rapid, just, and equitable transition away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy,” Guterres said on Wednesday (local time) in a statement on the adoption of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states in respect of cl…
United Nations, April 25 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has called for the peaceful use of nuclear weapons as the world marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. At a special commemorative meeting on Friday (local time), UNGA President Annalena Baerbock said the scale of Chernobyl underlined that nuclear technology, even when used peacefully, is fundamentally different from other technologies.The Chernobyl nuclear power plant saw one of the worst nuclear accidents in history o…