Beijing: China on Monday said it has made “positive progress” with other parties on the issue of declaring Pakistan-based terror group JeM chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist but warned that a US-proposed draft resolution on it will only complicate the matter. Beijing also said the US was aware of the progress made by China […]
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Homosexuality verdict will help eliminate stigma: UN
New Delhi : Welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict on Thursday decriminalising homosexuality, the UN said the verdict will help eliminate stigma and discrimination against the LGBTIQ community. “Sexual orientation and gender expression form an integral part of an individual’s identity the world over, and violence, stigma and discrimination based on these attributes constitute an egregious […]
India ignores Pakistan’s latest taunt on Kashmir at UN forum
United Nations : India has brushed aside Pakistan’s latest attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at a UN forum and instead took the high road with an appeal for “good neighbourliness and a respect for other states”. At the High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi tried to link […]
Lead poisoning killing birds, humans too: UN body
Bonn : Between 400,000 and 1.5 million waterbirds alone die in Europe annually from ingesting lead and there is a need to phase out lead, a UN body said on Wednesday. The number of additional birds suffering health problems because of poisoning by lead ammunition is at least as large as the number killed by […]
UN celebrates Ambedkar’s legacy ‘fighting inequality, inspiring inclusion’
United Nations : Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s legacy of fighting inequality and inspiring inclusion around the world was highlighted here at the celebration of his 127th birth anniversary. UN Development Programme Director Achim Steiner said in his keynote address that Ambedkar’s legacy lives on in a remarkable way in the difficult work undertaken in the UN headquarters […]
139 Pakistan entries on UN terror list
Islamabad : The UN Security Council (UNSC) has released an updated list of terrorist individuals and entities out of which 139 entries stem from Pakistan and include Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed’s outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and the Haqqanis. The list, which was released on Tuesday, highlighted names of terrorists who […]
Maldives President turns down UN Secretary-General’s mediation offer
United Nations : Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has turned down UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ offer to mediate between him and the opposition in the ongoing political crisis, Guterres’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said. “He offered to the President (Yameen) UN mediation but the President conveyed that mediation was not wanted at this stage,” Haq said […]
No talks with Afghan Taliban, will ‘finish’ it: Trump
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 30 (IANS) Asserting the United States determination to finish off the Afghan Taliban, President Donald Trump has ruled out for now talks with the organisation that has unleashed a wave of carnage on Afghanistan in recent days. “Innocent people are being killed left and right” by the Taliban, he […]
UN calls for new nuke disarmament efforts
United Nations, Jan 19 : The UN has called for a new push for nuclear disarmament amid concerns over the North Korean crisis and bilateral spats between Russia and the US. The threat posed by weapons of mass destruction continued and were also increasing, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday, Efe news reported. He was […]
Pakistan can review cooperation with US, says UN envoy
Islamabad, Jan 3 : Pakistan’s UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi has condemned US President Donald Trump’s remarks against Islamabad and said her country could “review its cooperation if it is not appreciated”. Pakistan state television on Wednesday tweeted that Lodhi spoke at the UN, outlining official Pakistani position on the issues Trump had raised in his […]