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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

Russia using grain as ammunition, says Polish agriculture minister after deal collapse

Robert Telus urged EU to help improve grain logistics as more Ukrainian shipments will start flowing through borders after the harvest.

UNDP urges debt repayment breaks as global poverty rates rise

G20 finance ministers meeting in India next week will discuss poverty, along with reforming the world's top multilateral institutions and the international debt architecture.

More than 400 million moved out of poverty in India in 15 years, UN report finds

An update to global Multidimensional Poverty Index report 2022 found that deprivation across all indicators had declined in India. Post-pandemic data wasn’t available for report.

UN rights council to debate over Quran burning resolution

Pakistan-led resolution condemns Quran burning as provocative and violating human rights, European Union calls for consensus.

UN nuclear watchdog chief Grossi hints at disagreement among Fukushima plant report experts

Japan has blasted the IAEA’s report saying the watchdog should not be endorsing a plan which poses risks to marine life and human health.

Over 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UN

Between 15 August, 2021, and May this year, 1,095 civilians were killed and 2,679 wounded, according to the UN Mission to Afghanistan.

End to Black Sea grains deal will hit Horn of Africa, can lead to food prices hike, warn UN

Moscow has been threatening to walk away from the deal if obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer shipments are not removed.

‘Yoga is free of copyrights, patents and royalty payments,’ says Modi at UN yoga event

The Prime Minister also urged people to join hands together to realise the goal of 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'.

UN adopts world’s first treaty to protect high seas, marine biodiversity in international waters

The pact is a key plank in efforts to put 30% of the world's land and sea under environmental protection by 2030, a goal set in December.

UN Secretary General urges Israel to halt, reverse settlement decisions in West Bank

Calling the decisions 'troubling and alarming,' UN deputy spokesperson stated that UN Chief Guterres reiterates the settlements as flagrant violation of international law.

On Camera

The killing of a Minnesota woman by ICE agent has awoken the ‘tech Left’

‘We all bear a collective responsibility to speak up and not be silent when we see things like the events of the last week,’ Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, wrote on X.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.