Indian women peacekeepers: In 2007, India became the first country to deploy an all-women contingent to a UN peacekeeping mission. The Formed Police Unit in Liberia provided 24-hour guard duty, conducted night patrols in the capital Monrovia, and helped to build the capacity of the Liberian police.
A Pakistan Army colonel deployed in Congo has been converting United Nations mission employees to Islam in the country.
To enhance its influence at the United Nations, China has planned to deploy more troops on ground for peacekeeping missions, a top government source said. It is also aimed to diminish India's role in such missions.
India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin said that "innovative options such as co-deployment of peacekeepers from different countries engender a genuine spirit of partnership for peace and need to be promoted".
United Nations: Aid provided by developing countries to their counterparts cannot be subjected to the same norms set for assistance from developing countries, India told a UN General Assembly committee that deals with economic and
United Nation: The Chinese contingent of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) will help build an Ebola Quarantine and Control Center in the capital city of Monrovia, a UN spokesperson said here Tuesday.Stephane Dujarric told
United Nations: Even as the World Trade Organisation's trade deal remained stalled due to India's objections, an Indian envoy at the UN stood firm on them, declaring a "permanent solution on food security with necessary
United Nations: The UN mission in Afghanistan on Monday welcomed the inauguration of new President Ashraf Ghani and reaffirmed the world body's commitment to cooperate with the national unity government in the country's progress to
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced to have established a UN mission to combat Ebola with the advance teams to be deployed to West Africa by Monday.The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has transferred Dr Devyani Khobragade to India's Permanent Mission in the United Nations, giving her full diplomatic immunity.Khobragade was India's deputy consul general in New York, and had
New Delhi, Aug 12 : Delhi Finance Secretary Shakti Sinha, who once served as joint secretary to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sunday said he has sought voluntary retirement from service due to personal
United Nations, Jan 10 : The UN observer force in Kashmir will probe a Pakistani complaint of alleged ceasefire violation by Indian troops along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir in which it
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