UN Deputy Chief Amina Mohammed to visit India from Aug 26
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will visit India from August 26 to 28, stopping over on her way back to New York from China and Mongolia. She will meet senior officials in…
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तालिबान के पांच साल, 25 लाख लड़कियां स्कूल से वंचित
अफगानिस्तान में तालिबान ने शनिवार को अपनी सत्ता के पांच साल पूरे होने पर काबुल में परेड निकाली। पुरानी अमेरिकी दूतावास के बाहर बख्तरबंद वाहनों की परेड हुई और लड़ाकों ने झंडे…
Rohingya refugees face rising hostility and deportation threat in Malaysia
Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are facing online threats, school closures and possible deportation to Myanmar, Hindustan Times reports. Malaysia announced plans on July 29 to send about 5,000 refugees back, despite warnings…
Afghanistan Marks Five Years of Taliban Rule With Calls for Rights
Afghanistan marked five years of Taliban rule on August 15 with rallies, parades and official speeches celebrating the end of the US-led military presence. The Taliban says it has brought security, infrastructure…
UN rapporteurs question India’s voter-roll revision exercise
Three United Nations special rapporteurs have sought India’s response to concerns over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, National Herald India reports. Their letter questions the exercise’s transparency, methodology,…
Pakistan envoy raises Kashmir at I-Day event in Delhi
Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires in India, Saas Ahmad Warraich, raised the Kashmir issue at the country’s 80th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi on August 14. He said lasting peace in South Asia…
Russian drone strike kills woman, 9-year-old son in Ukraine
A Russian drone strike on a home in Ukraine killed a woman and her nine-year-old son, local authorities reported. The lethal attack came just a day after the United Nations said July…
International law not dead despite wars, says analysis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asserted that international law is under pressure but will prevail, even as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza strain the system. The Hindu reports that the very fact…
India gifts five peacocks to UN Geneva, reviving tradition
India has donated five peacocks, including a rare white-feathered male, to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), reviving a tradition last observed in 1981. India's Permanent Representative Arindam Bagchi formally handed…
Tibetan Activist’s UN Self-Immolation Revives Global Independence Campaign
Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, 52, died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on July 2. He livestreamed the act while carrying a Tibetan flag and…
