Abdulla Shahid, the Maldivian president of the UN General Assembly, has said he will appoint the leaders of the negotiating process for Security Council reforms before the Assembly debate next month on the topic to begin work early on the process
Rulers and decision makers must deter aggression and a calculated pursuit of violence in today's world” by nations “impelled by political goals such as territorial expansion or domination, or by deviant nonstate actors and terrorists who sow fear and destruction due to their deviant belief systems”, he said.
When asked about the Mumbai 26/11 attackers who came from Pakistan and the presence of internationally declared terrorists like Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of that attack, and even Osama bi Laden in his country, his response was: “You know this is the kind of discussion I would like to avoid”.
India on principle would be opposed to a meeting of the Council on the issue because it considers that disputes with Pakistan are bilateral matters under the 1972 Simla Agreement between its leaders and there should be no third-party involvement. However, the Council is empowered under the UN Charter to convene a meeting on the issue.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told a TV outlet that there was “an immediate threat” of a confrontation
Abdulla Shahid, the Maldivian president of the UN General Assembly, has said he will appoint the leaders of the negotiating process for Security Council reforms before the Assembly debate next month on the topic to begin work early on the process
The 76th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly ended on Monday without a speech by the representative of Afghanistan as Ghulam Isaczai, the UN-recognized Afghan envoy, decided not to speak
Despite the strong exchanges between India and Pakistan at the high-level General Assembly session last week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is hopeful that a dialogue between them is possible
Ghulam Isaczai, the permanent representative of the elected government of Afghanistan, has withdrawn from speaking at the high-level General Assembly meeting, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed on Monday. No reason was given
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described India as the “mother of democracy”, and said “democracy can deliver” and “has delivered”
India has denounced Pakistan as a patron of terrorism and a suppressor of minorities in reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's tirade against the country
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has lauded Bangladesh for the way it has come up in overall development, calling it a “miracle”
The world community needs to turn its “words and rhetoric” into “actions” for a sustainable solution, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said underlining the urgency to resolve the Rohingya refugees issue at the same time warning that the delay would have “consequences” beyond her country’s borders and could “jeopardize” the collective security as refugees remain “prone” to extremists ideologies
India and its three allies in the quest for Security Council reform - Brazil, Germany and Japan - have called for a determined push for the adoption of a text for conducting the negotiations and to set a time-frame for the changes
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has criticised European countries for not recognising the Indian-made Covishield vaccine, calling it a “retrogressive” step
Bangladesh – a country where the prime minister’s chair has alternated between two women over the past 30 years – has called upon the United Nations to lay special emphasis on forming a Women Leaders’ Network to act as a force to ensure gender equality
The Taliban has written a letter to the United Nations (UN), seeking a chance to address the ongoing UNGA session, and nominated its Doha-based leader, Suhail Shaheen, as their representative, the UN Secretary-General Office confirmed
There is no guarantee of survival for anyone nation in a world where the Maldives ceases to exist, the Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations but his statement was much milder compared to those he made the previous two years
The global Covid pandemic has seen a rise in child marriages, teenage pregnancies, and gender-based violence, with young girls facing the worst of the conditions, a UN envoy said today