India to back Ban if he seeks second term
India will support UN secretary-general Ban-Ki moon if he decides to seek second term in 2012, according to a senior diplomat attached to the Indian Mission in the United Nations.
UN says Nepalese peacekeepers to stay in Haiti
The United Nations will not move Nepalese peacekeepers out of Haiti despite deadly protests over accusations that they caused a cholera epidemic, a top UN official said on Tuesday.
J&K removed from list of disputes under UN
In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir has been removed from the UN list of unresolved disputes, giving a setback to Pakistan which has been asking the world body to intervene on the issue.
More than 700 raped in Angola-DR Congo expulsions: UN
More than 700 women, men and children were raped when Angola expelled thousands of people back to Democratic Republic of Congo over the past two months, the UN said.
India elected on UN Women’s board, Iran’s bid fails
India along with 40 other countries have been elected to the board of the new UN agency to promote equality for women but Iran lost its bid due to strong opposition from the United States and human ri
UN to vaccinate 134 million Indian children from measles
UNICEF will vaccinate 134 million Indian children against measles in a joint drive with the World Health Organisation.
World is healthier and richer, finds UN report
People around the globe are healthier, richer and better educated than ever before, with most developing countries registering huge gains over the last 40 years, a UN report released on Thursday shows
Sikhs protest at UN ahead of Obama visit
Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, hundreds of Sikhs from different parts of the US protested in front of the UN, demanding that he raise the issue of 1984 anti-Sikh riots when he ad
India set to get UN Security Council seat
India is all set to get a seat on the Security Council as a non-permanent member after a gap of 19 years through the elections to be held on Tuesday in the United Nations General Assembly.
Qureshi says some ideas sent to India
Amid speculation of an Indo-Pak bilateral in New York this week, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says “some suggestions” had been sent to India to take the talks forward and he was now awaiting its response.