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Those behind attacks on Africans in India must be punished: UN

UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said he was not aware of any UN involvement to prevent the attacks.

4 April 2017 2:00 PM IST

Nikki Haley (Photo: AP)

'No love' in dealings with Russia: US ambassador Nikki Haley

'We don't want any country involved in our elections, ever,' Haley said.

3 April 2017 8:02 AM IST

Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin. (Photo: PTI)

UNGA approves new high-level UN office set up to fight terrorism...

India welcomed the creation of the Office of Counter-Terrorism as an all of UN effort to coordinate the world body's...

16 Jun 2017 1:16 PM IST

Neeru Chadha (centre) has extensive international arbitration and litigation experience, having served as an agent for the Indian government in its maritime delimitation case with Bangladesh. (Twitter)

First Indian woman elected as judge at UN judicial body

Neeru Chadha got 120 votes, the highest in the Asia Pacific group and was elected in the first round of voting itself.

15 Jun 2017 3:19 PM IST

United States, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert (Photo: AP)

US appeals for dignified,' voluntary' return of Rohingyas

Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.

20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM IST

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley (Photo: AP)

Nikki Haley Trump's eyes: Will tell boss Jerusalem move opposers'...

Trump's December 6 decision to recognise Jerusalem broke with international consensus, triggering protests across the...

20 Dec 2017 5:34 PM IST

Kailash Satyarthi. (Photo: PTI)

Kailash Satyarthi pushes UN for high-level meeting on child labour

Satyarthi said there is an urgent need to put an end to the scourge of child labour and forced labour.'

18 Dec 2017 2:41 PM IST

Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui

Talks on Masood Azhar ban still continuing: China envoy

Earlier this week, India's foreign secretary S. Jaishankar had participated in the strategic dialogue with his Chinese...

25 Feb 2017 1:31 AM IST

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley (Photo: AP)

US praises UN budget cut, says 'big step in right direction'

The US is by far the largest contributor to the UN, providing for 22 per cent of the core budget.

25 Dec 2017 2:21 PM IST

Pak Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal claimed that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif in a letter to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj had urged for calm and respect for the 2003 ceasefire agreement. (Photo: AFP)

US must learn from experiences, says Pak Foreign Minister

Asif said that the frustration of US can be clearly seen through statements at the United Nations General Assembly...

25 Dec 2017 6:57 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP)

UN sanctions act of war,' says N Korea's foreign ministry

The new resolution is tantamount to a complete economic blockade of North Korea.

24 Dec 2017 1:21 PM IST

Henrietta Fore, 69, will replace Anthony Lake who has served as executive director of the UN Childrens Fund since 2010. (Photo: AFP)

US government official Henrietta Fore to head UNICEF

Fore currently chairs the board and is CEO of Holsman International, a manufacturing and investment company.

23 Dec 2017 10:03 AM IST