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India calls Pakistan a ‘Frankenstein state’, accuses it of backing terrorism

India calls Pakistan a ‘Frankenstein state’, accuses it of backing terrorism

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India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations, calling it a “Frankenstein state” that gets shocked when its “own monster bites back”, as it accused Islamabad of “hosting, training and deploying” terrorists. The remarks were made by Anupama Singh, First Secretary at India”s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on Wednesday, after Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the Interactive Dialogue on the UN High Commissioner”s annual report. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

UN provides a seat for all countries, says UNGA Prez in swipe at Board of Peace

UN provides a seat for all countries, says UNGA Prez in swipe at Board of Peace

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The United Nations alone can ensure global peace and security despite its shortcomings because it provides a seat at the table for both big and small countries, unlike the US-led Board of Peace, which can be joined only by paying a fee, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday. UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock addresses the media during her official visit to India, in New Delhi, (Agencies) Baerbock, who served as Germany’s foreign minister from 2021 to 2025, is visiting India for discussions with the country’s leadership on reforming the UN system and addressing crises such as the war in Ukraine and the West Asia conflict. She met external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday. Member states of the UN are free to organise themselves in different groups, such as the G20 or other regional and international organisations but only the UN is responsible for international peace and security “because every country – no matter how big or small, how powerful or rich – has a seat at the table”, Baerbock told …

India, US seek punitive measures by UN against Pak-based terror groups

India, US seek punitive measures by UN against Pak-based terror groups

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New Delhi: India and the US have sought additional designations and punitive measures such as an asset freeze and arms embargo by the UN against proxies of Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and affiliates of Islamic State and al-Qaeda. India and US discussed ways to boost cooperation to combat terror at a meeting of the bilateral joint working group on counter-terrorism and a terrorist designations dialogue in New Delhi on December 3. (Representational image) The two sides made this call while discussing ways to boost cooperation to combat terror at a meeting of the bilateral joint working group on counter-terrorism and a terrorist designations dialogue in New Delhi on December 3. The additional designations of proxies, supporters, sponsors, financiers and backers of LeT and JeM and affiliates of Islamic State and al-Qaeda under the UN Security Council’s 1267 sanctions regime will ensure their members face a global asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo, a joint statement said. Underscoring the convergence between India and the US on counter-terrorism, the Indian side thanked …

Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed in vote protests, UN calls for probe | World News

Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed in vote protests, UN calls for probe | World News

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Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Friday hundreds of people had been killed in protests over elections this week, as the UN secretary-general called for an investigation into allegations of excessive use of force. The UN human rights office said credible reports indicated at least 10 people were killed in protests in three cities, the first public estimate of any fatalities by an international body since Wednesday’s vote. Story continues below this ad The foreign ministers of Britain, Canada and Norway issued a joint statement expressing concern over the situation and urging the Tanzanian authorities to act with maximum restraint and to respect the right of assembly and of free expression. Speaking to Reuters in some of the government’s first public comments on the unrest, Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo said the opposition’s death toll was “hugely exaggerated” but that the authorities had not yet tabulated casualties. He denied that security officers had used excessive force. Reuters could not independently verify the casualty figures. Protesters have taken to the streets since Wednesday, angered by …

WHO member states adopt landmark Pandemic Agreement | Latest News India

WHO member states adopt landmark Pandemic Agreement | Latest News India

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New Delhi: Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday formally adopted by consensus the world’s first Pandemic Agreement, the UN health body said in a statement, although the US’ absence from the agreement casts a long shadow over its effectiveness. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization chief, applauds as member countries approve an agreement to combat future pandemics, during the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78) at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday. (AP) The agreement, which is legally binding, came into being because of the challenges faced during the Covid-19 crisis and the disjointed response to it, and aims to ensure countries work together for more effective prevention, preparation, and response to future pandemics. “The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and driven by the goal of making the world safer from – and more equitable in response to – future pandemics,” read the …

Countries staying committed to climate plans after US Paris pact exit, UN climate chief says | News Today News

Countries staying committed to climate plans after US Paris pact exit, UN climate chief says | News Today News

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Countries are staying committed to their national climate plans and looking to lead the clean energy transition, as the United States plans to exit the Paris climate agreement, the UN’s top climate official said in his first speech of the year on Thursday.     Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, laid out priorities ahead of annual climate talks in November, and encouraged countries to prepare stronger national climate plans this year, even after US President Donald Trump said he will remove the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter from the Paris agreement.   “A country may step back, but others are already stepping into their place to seize the opportunity, and to reap the massive rewards: stronger economic growth, more jobs, less pollution and far lower health costs, more secure and affordable energy,” Stiell said in a speech in Brazil’s capital Brasilia, alongside COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago. Story continues below this ad Stiell said in the 10 years since the Paris agreement was adopted, the world has become …

Over 2,80,000 displaced in northwest part of country amid rebel offensive, says UN – India TV

Over 2,80,000 displaced in northwest part of country amid rebel offensive, says UN – India TV

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Image Source : UN Visuals from Syrian city Aleppo As conditions in Syria become tense, over 2,80,000 people have been displaced in the northwest part of the country following the sudden and massive offensive against the Assad regime, according to the United Nations. Providing the details, the UN posted on X,  “Over 280,000 people have been uprooted in northwest Syria in a matter of days following the recent escalation of violence.” The post further added, “Amid already dire living conditions after 13 years of war, the UN is scaling up humanitarian efforts to assist the most vulnerable.”  Homs falls after Hama, Aleppo Meanwhile, thousands of civilians fled Homs as the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took control of the city and advanced towards Damascus. On Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that thousands fled Homs overnight towards the western coast, where embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad still maintains control.  Notably, HTS launched an offensive against Assad’s regime from its de-facto-controlled northwest area of Idlib. The swift advances led to the fall of key …

COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading | News Today News

COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading | News Today News

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Countries agreed a deal at the COP29 climate conference on Saturday on rules for a global market to buy and sell carbon credits that proponents say will mobilise billions of dollars into new projects to help fight global warming. The agreement, clinched roughly a decade after international talks on forming the market began, hinged on how to ensure credibility in the system so it can reliably lead to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.     Carbon credits are created through projects such as planting trees or putting up wind farms in a poorer country that receive one credit for every metric ton in emissions that they reduce or suck out of the atmosphere. Countries and companies can buy those credits to help reach their climate goals. After striking an agreement early in the two-week conference that will allow a centralised UN trading system to launch as soon as next year, negotiators spent much of the rest of their time in Azerbaijan trying to hammer out details of a separate bilateral system for countries …

India Calls For UN Security Council Reform, Stresses Need For Representation

India Calls For UN Security Council Reform, Stresses Need For Representation

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“The world of today is vastly different from the world of 1945,” said Mr Harish New York: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Parvathaneni Harish, on Monday stressed the need for UN Security Council reform, noting that despite decades of discussions, there have been no significant changes since 1965. #IndiaAtUN PR @AmbHarishP delivered 🇮🇳’s statement at the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on ‘Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council’ today. pic.twitter.com/1SDKiTSVtr — India at UN, NY (@IndiaUNNewYork) November 11, 2024 Addressing the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly in New York, Mr Harish said, “As we begin this year’s deliberations, we note that the reform of the UN Security Council was once again identified as a critical and immediate priority at the summit of the future discussions by our leaders. However, in spite of several decades of collective reiteration of this sentiment, it is disheartening that we have had no results to show in this regard …

UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead | World News

UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead | World News

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The UN on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify. TOPSHOT – Children sit on a couch amid the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 7, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)(AFP) In a fresh report, slammed by Israel, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) detailed a raft of violations of international law since Hamas’s deadly October 7 attack in Israel sparked the war in the Gaza Strip. Many could amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly even “genocide”, it warned, demanding international efforts to prevent “atrocity crimes” and ensure accountability. “Civilians in Gaza have borne the brunt of the attacks, including through the initial ‘complete siege’ of Gaza by Israeli forces,” the UN said. “Conduct by Israeli forces has caused unprecedented levels of killings, death, …