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India supports UN efforts to continue Black Sea Grain Initiative: Kamboj

She also showed appreciation to the United States for its presidency of the Security Council and for bringing to focus the crucial issue of conflict-induced food insecurity

UN urges Security Council to extend Turkey border crossing into Syria

The UN secretary general is hoping that the Security Council will vote later this month to keep a key border crossing from Turkiye to Syria's rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for a period of one year instead of six months, a UN official said Tuesday. Syria's northwestern province of Idlib is home to some 4 million people, many of whom were earlier displaced during the 12-year civil war, which has killed nearly half a million people. Hundreds of thousands live in tent settlements and rely on aid that comes through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing. The Security Council is expected to vote in the coming days, as the current six-month opening period expires on July 10. The situation got worse after the February 6 earthquake that hit southern Turkiye and northern Syria, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving many more homeless and in need of aid. In the past, Russia, the main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad, abstained on or vetoed resolutions on ...

Leadership at global institutions like UN needs to be re-evaluated: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said that given the country's role in peacekeeping and growing economic prowess, the 'world should be asked' if it wants India to be in the key institutions

Time has come to expand UNSC with India as a permanent member: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday pitched for expanding the United Nations Security Council with India as a permanent member, and said the time has come for making UN bodies "more democratic and representative of the current realities of our age". Addressing a gathering at a seminar held here to mark 75 years of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping, he also said that when India, the most populous nation of the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, "it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy" of the global organisation. Singh made the remarks in the presence of UN Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp, who shared the dais with him. In his address, the defence minister also underlined that the "challenges being seen by peacekeepers continue to evolve, demanding innovative approaches, and enhanced cooperation among the responsible nations", adding that "we must invest in training, technology and resources to ensure safety and ...

S Korea, 4 others elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

The five newly elected members will replace the outgoing non-permanent members of Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates

North Korea 'bitterly condemns' UNSC meeting over spy satellite launch

This response came after the US requested a UNSC meeting last week to address North Korea's failed effort to launch its first spy satellite into orbit, which resulted in the launcher and payload crash

UNSC structure does not reflect reality, needs urgent reforms: UN envoys

The UN Security Council in its current structure is perverse and immoral, a perpetuation of the colonisation project and does not reflect the rise of new powers and shifting geopolitical landscape, envoys and policy experts said here, asserting that the time for reform is now and status quo is untenable. Speaking at a Roundtable on Security Council Reform at the UN headquarters hosted by the Permanent Missions of Brazil, India, South Africa and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines here on Thursday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Kamboj said, The current composition of the Security Council no longer aligns with the realities of our interconnected and multi-polar world." "The Council structure, designed in a different era, does not reflect the rise of new powers, the shifting geopolitical landscape and the aspirations of nations striving for a fairer and more equitable global order, she said. The roundtable was held with the aim to bring in the perspective of the ..

It's time to reform the Security Council, says UN Secy-General Guterres

The UN Security Council reflects the power relations of 1945 and there is a growing need to redistribute power with the realities of contemporary times, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday, as he asserted that it was time to reform the global body. Guterres, while speaking to reporters in Hiroshima at the G7 meeting, said the crushing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, unsustainable levels of debt, rising interest rates and spiralling inflation are devastating developing and emerging economies. He stressed that among the reasons for problems being faced by developing countries are power-related dimensions. The Bretton Woods system and the Security Council reflect the power relations of 1945. And many things have changed since then. The global financial architecture became outdated, dysfunctional and unfair, Guterres said. Bretton Woods is an international monetary system that was forged by delegates from 44 .

China calls for representation of developing countries in UNSC reforms

China has maintained its stance on the UN Security Council reforms, saying there should be more representation for developing countries, especially the small and medium countries, but avoided a direct response to India and other countries' call for its expansion and their inclusion. Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met Tareq M A M Albanai and Alexander Marschik, co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reforms, in Beijing on Saturday and outlined China's stand on the reorganisation of the top organ of the world body. China is one of the five veto-wielding members of the 15-member UNSC along with France, Russia, the UK and the US. The remaining 10 members are elected as non-permanent members for two-year terms and do not have veto powers. India has been at the forefront of the years-long efforts to reform the Security Council, saying it rightly deserved a place as a permanen

Abolish veto rights or give them to new permanent members in UNSC: India

He said that the question of veto should be addressed as part of a comprehensive reform of the Council through clearly defined timelines in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) for reforms

India facing challenge of illicit weapons using drones: Amb Kamboj at UNSC

Pakistani drones carrying arms and drugs have been shot down very often by India's Border Security Force (BSF)

United Nations Security Council needs urgent reforms: Om Birla in Bahrain

He said that there is a wide agreement among the countries of the world too that important matters have to be taken seriously and honestly

UN Security Council calls for de-escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions

The Security Council reiterates the obligation of all parties regarding the pursuit of accountability for all acts of violence targeting civilians

UN Council approves watered-down statement opposing Israel settlements

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel's continued construction and expansion of settlements. The vote came after high-stakes negotiations by the Biden administration succeeded in derailing a legally binding resolution that would have demanded a halt to Israeli settlement activity. The Palestinian-backed draft resolution was the subject of frantic talks by senior Biden administration officials including Secretary of States Antony Blinken with Palestinian, Israeli and United Arab Emirates leaders. Those discussions culminated in a deal Sunday to forego it in favour of a weaker presidential statement that is not legally binding, according to multiple diplomats familiar with the situation. The deal averted a potential diplomatic crisis, with the US almost certainly vetoing the resolution, which would have angered Palestinian supporters at a time when the US and its Western allies are trying to gain international support against

Russia strongly supports reform of UN Security Council, says Lavrov

Russia strongly supports the issue of reform at the UN Security Council to accommodate African, Asian and Latin American nations, the country's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. Lavrov was addressing a media briefing after meeting with his South African counterpart, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, who hosted the Russian Minister for bilateral talks covering a range of issues. We strongly support the additional seats for developing countries because it is the under-representation of Africa, Asia and Latin America which is the key problem of the (UN Security) Council today, Lavrov said, expressing support for pleas made on several occasions by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also said Russia cherished the cooperation of South Africa at the G20. The latest Summit in Indonesia was, I believe, quite telling about the desire of most members of the G20 to concentrate on the original mand

UNSC unity key in wake of women's rights violations by Taliban: UN aide

A top UN aide for Afghanistan has called for a unified response in wake of Taliban policies violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls

India at UNSC: Voice of Global South; emphasised on UN reforms, says Kamboj

Highlighting India's two-year tenure at the UNSC, which is coming to an end on December 31, Ruchira Kamboj said New Delhi was voice of entire Global South, and reinforced commitment to multilateralism

India garners praise for UNSC's December Presidency by member states

The UN Member States on Friday (local time) heaped praise on India as it's United Nations Security Council December's presidential term comes to a close on December 31."Truly bittersweet moment, pleasure working alongside India, a Security Council veteran with principled foreign policy, constructive approach, a stellar cadre of diplomats. UAE particularly values its partnership with India on counterterrorism," said Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, Mohamed Abushahab.Notably, UAE will take over from India the responsibility of chairing the CounterTerrorism Committee next month."As we navigate increasingly complex challenges & crises, we appreciate your much-needed focus on reforming multilateralism, your consistent advocacy for Global South," tweeted UAE in UN.Switzerland also congratulated India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj and her team for India's "extremely efficient Presidency"."Congratulate Amb @ruchirakamboj and her

India's leadership at UNSC draws global praise on completion of 2-year term

As India wraps up its two-year term as an elected member of the Security Council and its month of presidency, it has received praise from an array of countries spanning the globe

During UNSC tenure, India had to stand alone at some instances: Amb Kamboj

During the 2021-22 tenure as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, there were instances when India had to stand alone but it did not let go of the principles it believed in, New Delhi's envoy here has said. India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on December 1, the second time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22. India had earlier assumed UNSC presidency in August 2021. During the last two years, we spoke out in support of peace, security and prosperity. We did not hesitate in raising our voice against the common enemies of humanity, such as terrorism, India's Permanent Representative to the UN and President of the 15-nation UN Security Council for the month of December Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said Thursday. In a wrap-up briefing for non-members of the Security Council on its work for the month of December before the holiday week, Kamboj highlighted the packed agenda of the Council for the month