Addressing the high-level United Nations General Assembly session here, Modi said: “We have had a great tradition of democracy that goes back to thousands of years”.
"The UN Humanitarian Air Service is operating flights, almost daily, to different provinces and including to Kabul," said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secy-General Antonio Guterres.
Much bolder climate action is needed ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, this Nov- with the Group of 20 largest economies in the lead- to maintain international peace and security, Xinhua news agency quoted Guterres as saying.
The Eisenhower Building has 2-mile long corridor and minimal use of wood has been used in its construction so that it can be safe from fire. $10 million were spent to construct this building. PM Modi - VPKamala Harris building will take place in this historic building.
The main elements of PM Modi's US visit will be bilateral meetings with President Joe Biden, participation in the Quad Leaders' Summit and address at the UN General Assembly.
Xi Jinping said that one country's success does not have to mean another country's failure, adding that the world is big enough to accommodate the common development and progress of all countries.
The Taliban stunned the world by taking territory with surprising speed and little resistance from the US-trained Afghan military. The Western-backed government collapsed on August 15.
Member states must also uphold their obligations by addressing allegations referred by UN to national authorities, holding perpetrators accountable, and resolving paternity claims, said Guterres.
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.
UNICEF said if the current situation continues, one million children under five in Afghanistan will suffer from severe acute malnutrition. A number of doctors say that cases of malnourished children have increased in the past month.
The Montreal Protocol began life as a mechanism to protect and heal the ozone layer. It has done its job well over the past three decades. The ozone layer is on the road to recovery, Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.
At the 48th session of the human rights council, India said Pakistan has been globally recognised as a country openly supporting, training, financing and arming terrorists including UN proscribed terrorists as a matter of state policy.
Under secretary-General Martin Griffiths announced the total in pledges at the closing of a high-level ministerial meeting in Geneva on Monday.
Afghanistan has also witnessed drought this year, which led to a 40 per cent decline in domestic food production.
'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.
The attacks, which were planned by al-Qaeda from Afghanistan, saw four US passenger jets seized by suicide attackers - two of which were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York.
Tagi Daryabi said he and a colleague were covering a protest earlier this week by women demanding their rights from Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers.
It further emphasizes that in order to be sustainable, the transition planning process should take into account broad challenges, including risks to stability, governance, and the rule of law, as well as the political, economic, development, humanitarian, and human rights context.
"Women have a right to peaceful protest and to a life free of violence. In taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban authorities assume a duty to respect and protect these rights," Xinhua news agency quoted Pramila Patten, officer-in-charge of UN Women, as saying.
Assets and donor funds worth billions of dollars have been frozen by members of the international community. The understandable purpose is to deny these funds to the de facto Taliban administration, Xinhua news agency reported.
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