Nepal seeks $20m from UN fund after climate-linked Himalayan disaster
Nepal plans to seek around $20m from the UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage after the August 26 avalanche and flood killed at least 1,344 people and left 5,000 missing…
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BRICS declaration shows India’s U-turn on Iran, Israel
The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi endorsed most of Iran's diplomatic concerns without condemning its drone and missile attacks on Gulf states, The Diplomat reports. The declaration called for an end…
India rejects UN racial discrimination panel remarks as ‘politically motivated’
India has rejected observations made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) about its treatment of minority communities, calling them 'politically motivated' and 'highly malicious'. The Ministry…
Scholars urge equitable water sharing in Indus Treaty revision
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT), 1960 remains in abeyance after India suspended it following the Pahalgam terror attack, but academic writings are urging a revision based on equitable and reasonable utilisation (ERU)…
India tells UN J&K progress after Article 370 abrogation
India told a UN committee in Geneva that Jammu and Kashmir has seen record development since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, leading a high-level delegation…
Sri Lankan Tamil families seek justice for forcibly disappeared kin
Scores of Tamil families in Sri Lanka's north and east, whose loved ones vanished during the long separatist war, are preparing to hold a conference in Jaffna on August 30, coinciding with…
Baloch leader claims 90% control, demands UN recognition
Mir Yar Baloch, leader of the self-declared Republic of Balochistan, has claimed his forces control 90% of Balochistan's territory and called on the United Nations to grant his entity non-member observer state…
UN welcomes Sri Lanka’s refugee return plan for Indians
The United Nations has welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to simplify immigration procedures to expedite the voluntary return of refugees from India who left the country without valid documents during its decades-long civil…
Tibetans in Delhi protest self-immolation, urge UN action
Tibetan communities in New Delhi, Kolkata and Shimla held prayer services and protests on Thursday to mark the 49th day since activist Lobsang Palden set himself on fire outside the United Nations…
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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