Follow Ambedkar's example to fight for social justice: UN
14 April 2017 12:52 PM ISTA top UN official has urged nations to follow the example of social reformer and Dalit icon Baba Saheb Ambedkar in the fight for social justice and equality, calling them to harness the power of digital technologies for social and financial inclusion.
UN peacekeeping operations to end in haiti, Indian units to remain
14 April 2017 10:59 AM ISTThe UN Security Council has voted to end its military peacekeeping operations in Haiti, but Indian police units will continue in a new mission focused...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Syria chemical attack
13 April 2017 10:42 AM IST Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution that would have required Bashar al-Assad's government to co-operate with international inquiries into...
Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at UN to focus on digital empowerment
12 April 2017 11:55 AM ISTAmbedkar Jayanti celebrations at the United Nations on Thursday will focus on the empowerment of the poor and the marginalised using information and...
UN chief calls for global fight against hate crimes, bigotry
18 Jan 2017 7:18 PM IST"In times of insecurity, communities that look different become convenient scapegoats. We must resist cynical efforts to divide communities and...
UN chief calls for global fight against hate crimes, bigotry
18 Jan 2017 7:18 PM IST"In times of insecurity, communities that look different become convenient scapegoats. We must resist cynical efforts to divide communities and...
Annan, Assad agree on Syria plan
10 July 2012 7:25 AM ISTInternational envoy Kofi Annan said he agreed with President Bashar al-Assad on Monday on a new political 'approach' to end Syria's conflict that...
Arabs urge UN action amid civil war fears
4 Jun 2012 7:48 AM ISTArab leaders called for UN action on Sunday as at least 27 people were killed in Syria amid growing concern that Kofi Annan's peace plan is failing...
Scramble for Syria
31 May 2012 7:26 AM ISTAs expected, Kofi Annan has returned empty handed from Syria. He was visiting the embattled Arab Republic to impress upon the government of president...
UN hopes for breakthrough pact with Iran
23 May 2012 1:18 PM ISTThe head of the UN nuclear agency is pushing for a breakthrough pact with Iran to resume inspections into suspected secret atomic weapons work and...
G-8 leaders support Kofi plan for Syria
21 May 2012 1:19 PM ISTAppalled by the loss of life, humanitarian crisis, and serious and widespread human rights abuses in Syria, the G-8 leaders have backed the Kofi Annan...
Ban Ki-moon asks extension for Pillay
16 May 2012 7:22 AM ISTUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has requested the General Assembly to extend the term of Indian-origin human rights chief Navi Pillay by two years,...
