Despite initial promises, the Taliban have imposed increasing restrictions on girls and women since they took power in August 2021 during the final weeks of the U.S. and NATO forces' pullout after 20 years.
India's Permanent Ambassador to United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, emphasised how New Delhi always called both sides to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue and added it would like to play a crucial role in ending the conflict.
Russia has once again backed India's aspirations for permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), noting that the largest democracy has added "great value" to the Council.
US officials said Vice President Kamala Harris would meet with the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada to discuss the missile launch, the latest of many such provocations by North Korea that raise the risks of conflict.
United Nations:Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secy-Gen Antonio Guterres, told reporters on Oct 5 that in New Delhi, Lacroix will participate in 2-day meeting organised by Challenges Forum, which brings together leading policymakers, practitioners and academics on key issues linked to peace opr.
In a sternly worded protest that the U.N. posted with its report, China's diplomatic mission in Geneva said it firmly opposed the release of the U.N. assessment, which it said ignores human rights achievements made in Xinjiang and the damage caused by terrorism and extremism to the population.
Tedros, a former government minister from Ethiopia, has directed WHO throughout its management of the global response to COVID-19 and withstood occasionally withering criticism over its multiple missteps.
China has locked up more than a million members of its Uyghur, Kazakh and other Muslim minorities in what critics describe as a campaign to obliterate their distinct cultural identities.
After the General Assembly suspended Russia, its deputy ambassador Gennady Kuzmin told U.N. members that Russia had withdrawn from the Human Rights Council before the vote.
Assembly spokeswoman Paulina Kubiak said on Thursday that Czech Republic was the only candidate for the seat on the 47-member Human Rights Council.
Earlier, the UN in Geneva tweeted about "relentless misogynistic and sectarian attacks online" against journalist Ayyub and said they must be promptly and thoroughly investigated by the Indian authorities and the "judicial harassment against her brought to an end."
The report says the dreaded Islamic State terrorist group aims to position itself as the “chief rejectionist force” in Afghanistan, expands into neighbouring Central and South Asian countries and is viewed by the Taliban as its primary armed threat.
UN human rights body expressed deep concern over the arrest of Khurram Parvez and even called for "prompt, thorough, transparent" investigations" into the recent incidents of killings of civilians in J&K.
Addressing the 76th UN General Assembly here, the prime minister quoted great Indian diplomat Chanakya's words "when the right action is not taken at the right time, then it is time itself that causes the action to fail" to push his view.
BTS takes over UNGA: BTS members which also include Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin and V took to the podium to deliver their own remarks at the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Moment of the gathering.
Peace and progress depend on coming together as a human family -- united in the commitment to building a better and brighter world, the UN Chief said.
'Rural Tourism' provides an opportunity to the local people to know about the interest and needs of tourists while maintaining the importance of local culture and tradition.
Lekhi, who is in New York, met Mohd and tweeted: "We discussed multilateral and regional issues. Had fruitful exchange of views on Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Covid-19 response and UN reforms."
The vast majority of Afghans were not able to leave the country through regular channels, Mantoo said, adding that some 200 UNHCR colleagues, both national and international, remained in Afghanistan.
India’s priority in Afghanistan is safely getting back home its citizens in the country that has been over-run by the Taliban and it is discussing the matter with UN and US officials, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said here on Wednesday.
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