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UNGA President honours India's Hansa Mehta on International Day for Women in Diplomacy
5 months, 4 weeks ago

UNGA President honours India's Hansa Mehta on International Day for Women in Diplomacy

Deccan Chronicle  

On the occasion of the International Day for Women in Diplomacy, United Nations General Assembly President Dennis Francis paid tribute to Hansa Mehta, a feminist leader, activist and diplomat from India, highlighting her pivotal role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be more inclusive.Mehta is widely credited for successfully arguing against references to "men" as a synonym …

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Ostracising Israel at the UN should be a priority
7 months ago

Ostracising Israel at the UN should be a priority

Al Jazeera  

A suspension of Israel’s rights and privileges by the United Nations General Assembly would put much more pressure on its government than Palestine’s full membership. When on May 10, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of Resolution ES-10/23 relating to Palestine’s membership application, some media qualified it as “support for Palestinian statehood”. The US decision not to …

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UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid

The Hindu  

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution that would grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and call on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The draft resolution “determines” that a state of Palestine is qualified for membership – dropping the original …

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UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?

Al Jazeera  

A breakdown by country of the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution for Palestinian to become a full UN member. The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to support a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably”. Here is a …

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United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
7 months, 2 weeks ago

United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

Al Jazeera  

Resolution does not give Palestine full UN membership, but recognises it as qualified to join and extends new rights and privileges. The United Nations General Assembly has backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably”. The vote by the 193-member UNGA …

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Pakistan: 74 graves belonging to Ahmadiyya community desecrated by police in Punjab province
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan: 74 graves belonging to Ahmadiyya community desecrated by police in Punjab province

India TV News  

In another glaring example of Pakistan's human rights violations, it has come to light that at least 74 graves and minarets belonging to the Ahmadiyya minority have been desecrated by police and radical Islamic followers in the Punjab province, as per information received by a member of the community. India lashes Pakistan at UNGA over 'abysmal' human rights record Exercising …

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'Put your own house in order': India slams Pakistan at UNGA over abysmal human rights record, terrorism
1 year, 3 months ago

'Put your own house in order': India slams Pakistan at UNGA over abysmal human rights record, terrorism

India TV News  

Exercising India's Right of Reply at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, First Secretary at UN for the second UNGA committee Petal Gehlot on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan for becoming a "habitual offender" of misusing multilateral forums to peddle "baseless and malicious" propaganda and called out the human rights abuses against minorities in the country. A …

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India slams Pakistan on Kashmir at UNGA: ’World’s worst human rights records’
1 year, 3 months ago

India slams Pakistan on Kashmir at UNGA: ’World’s worst human rights records’

Live Mint  

India has hit out at Pakistan after the country's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar predictably raised the Kashmir topic in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In its right to reply, the First Secretary at United Nations for the Second Committee of UNGA, Petal Gahlot said that Pakistan should vacate occupied areas of India and stop cross-border …

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India, Brazil, South Africa seek to amplify the Global South’s voice at IBSA meeting
1 year, 3 months ago

India, Brazil, South Africa seek to amplify the Global South’s voice at IBSA meeting

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who is visiting the United States, met with his Brazilian and South African counterparts as part of the IBSA group, to further strengthen South-South cooperation. “A very productive IBSA meeting with Foreign Ministers Mauro Vieira and Naledi Pandor on #UNGA78 sidelines,” Mr. Jaishankar said, remarking that the meeting’s outcome demonstrated solidarity between nations of the …

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'Vacate POK, stop terrorism': India talks tough with Pakistan at UN
1 year, 3 months ago

'Vacate POK, stop terrorism': India talks tough with Pakistan at UN

India Today  

India on Friday took on Pakistan at the United Nations and urged it to stop cross-border terrorism, dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil and vacate Indian territories under its illegal occupation. The response came after Pakistan's interim prime minister Anwar Ul Haq Kakar raked up the Kashmir issue during his address to the 78th session of the United Nations General …

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Believe it or not, justice will prevail in Palestine
1 year, 5 months ago

Believe it or not, justice will prevail in Palestine

Al Jazeera  

Amid the Israeli aggression in Jenin, it may be difficult to see the triumph of the Palestinian cause, but it is coming. Palestinians who have struggled for their rights over a full century may doubt that this arc bends towards justice for them, too – especially in the shadow of Israel’s latest assault on the Jenin refugee camp this week, …

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India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir at UNGA
2 years, 2 months ago

India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir at UNGA

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India has hit back sharply at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his critical remarks about the status of human rights and minority rights in India and Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly. India termed Mr Sharif’s remarks as "false accusations" and "done to obfuscate misdeeds in his own country." In his address to the UNGA, …

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Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
2 years, 2 months ago

Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly session on Saturday. Mr. Jaishankar characterized the talks as “wide-ranging” on Twitter, saying they discussed bilateral cooperation, “exchanged views on Ukraine”, the G-20 and UN reforms. Reforming the U.N. Security Council has been one of the main themes of …

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‘Kindly don’t patronize us, we know what to do’: Ambassador Tirumurti responds to Dutch envoy’s tweet on India’s abstention in UNGA on Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Kindly don’t patronize us, we know what to do’: Ambassador Tirumurti responds to Dutch envoy’s tweet on India’s abstention in UNGA on Ukraine

The Hindu  

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti has told the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the U.K. that "Kindly don't patronise us," New Delhi "knows what to do" when the Dutch envoy said India should not have abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on Ukraine. Since January this year, India has abstained on procedural votes and draft resolutions …

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Russia isn't the only country to be removed from UN Human Rights Council: How does a suspension work and why it's significant
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia isn't the only country to be removed from UN Human Rights Council: How does a suspension work and why it's significant

Firstpost  

In the 193-member United Nations General Assembly, 93 nations voted in favour of the resolution to remove Russia from the human rights council, in response to Moscow’s invasion and alleged rights abuses in Ukraine. Russia is only the second nation after Libya whose membership has been suspended In a big blow to Russia, the United Nations General Assembly voted to …

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UN suspends Russia from UNHRC, India abstains
2 years, 8 months ago

UN suspends Russia from UNHRC, India abstains

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by invading Russian troops in Ukraine. The resolution, “Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council”, was tabled after the world was shocked by …

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Chosen the Side of Peace, Says India on Abstention in UNGA on Russia's Suspension from UNHRC
2 years, 8 months ago

Chosen the Side of Peace, Says India on Abstention in UNGA on Russia's Suspension from UNHRC

News 18  

Abstaining in the UN General Assembly on a vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, India on Thursday asserted that if it has "chosen" any side, it is the side of "peace and it is for an immediate end to violence." India has abstained on the resolution with regard to suspension of the Russian Federation from the …

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UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council; India abstains from vote
2 years, 8 months ago

UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council; India abstains from vote

The Hindu  

Russia’s membership to the Human Rights Council, to which it was elected in 2020, was suspended on Thursday after the United Nations General Assembly voted, 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions, including India, to adopt a resolution suspending Moscow from the UN body. And it is for an immediate end to violence,” Mr. Tirumurti said, calling for diplomacy and reiterating …

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US Ends Normal Trade Ties With Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
2 years, 8 months ago

US Ends Normal Trade Ties With Russia Over Ukraine Invasion

The Quint  

The United States ended normal trade ties with Russia over their invasion of Ukraine, AFP reported on Thursday, 7 April. The UNGA held an emergency special session to suspend Russia over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by the Russian troops in Ukraine. Earlier, the Group of seven countries in a joint statement condemned Russian …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | April 7, 2022
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | April 7, 2022

The Hindu  

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted on the draft resolution titled ‘Suspension of the rights of membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council’. “Apparently, after the elections, Budapest moved on to the next step -- helping Putin continue his aggression against Ukraine,” the Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement, also accusing Hungary of “destroying …

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UN suspends Russia from human rights body over Ukraine abuses
2 years, 8 months ago

UN suspends Russia from human rights body over Ukraine abuses

Al Jazeera  

Resolution to expel Russia from Human Rights Council expresses concern about reports of ‘systemic abuses’ in Ukraine. The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the organisation’s leading human rights body amid allegations that its soldiers killed civilians while retreating from the region around Ukraine’s capital. That was echoed by Gennady Kuzmin, Russia’s deputy ambassador to the …

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Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from April 7: UN members vote 93-24 in favour of a resolution suspending Russia from UN human rights body after alleged atrocities. 7 Apr 2022 - 17:47 GMT Kremlin says Russia has suffered ‘significant losses’ in Ukraine Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Russia had sustained “significant losses” in Ukraine. “We have significant losses of troops,” Peskov …

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World leaders reflect on Afghanistan at UN General Assembly
3 years, 2 months ago

World leaders reflect on Afghanistan at UN General Assembly

India TV News  

While addressing the UN General Assembly, several world leaders have reflected on the present situation in Afghanistan following the South Asian country's takeover by the Taliban after the US withdrew its troops after 20 years. What Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said: In a pre-recorded message to the UNGA, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said, "It is imperative to ensure …

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COVID, climate crisis, Afghanistan's future to dominate talks at UNGA this week
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID, climate crisis, Afghanistan's future to dominate talks at UNGA this week

Firstpost  

The General Assembly’s first in-person meeting since the pandemic began shows that international cooperation matters, says Richard Gowan, UN director of the International Crisis Group United Nations: Last year, no leaders came at all. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pointed to many other signs of a more chaotic, insecure and dangerous world: rising poverty and hunger; technology’s advances “without guard …

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