Abdulla Shahid, the Maldivian minister who will head the 2021 UNGA session, hoped that the 193 member states would take the UN Security Council reform process 'seriously'.
PM Modi will address the general debate of the 76th UNGA session on 25 September, a day after the Quad summit. Biden will also deliver his maiden address as US President this time.
The US is also categorically telling member states that apart from the General Debate, global leaders should virtually address the world organisation or any high-level events.
According to a provisional list of speakers, Modi is the first leader listed to speak at the high-level session. Last year, world leaders submitted pre-recorded video statements.
Shahid, Maldives foreign minister, also said that the UN has a 'clear role' to play in Afghanistan as maintenance of international peace and security is a mandate of the UNSC.
The resolution, approved for the 29th year in a row Wednesday, demands ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
The UNGA adopted a resolution that called upon Myanmar armed forces to 'respect people's will' as expressed by results of the general election and end the state of emergency.
India’s Ambassador to UN TS Tirumurti’s comments came as Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Thursday to the 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking at UNGA’s session on 'Global Health and Foreign Policy, India emphasised on barriers to equitable access to affordable medicines and new technologies.
When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.
While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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