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India on Monday abstained from a UN resolution vote calling for Russia to be held accountable for the Ukraine invasion, including by paying compensation for damage, loss and injury during the war. The resolution said Russia "must bear the…
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Promises by companies, banks and cities to achieve net zero emissions often amount to little more than greenwashing, according to a UN expert group report published on Tuesday, which set out proposed new standards to harden net zero claims.…
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India at United Nations voted in favour of Russia's draft resolution on "Combating glorification of Nazism." Amid the spirited debate, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly approved a draft resolution on combating the…
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UN rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter's new owner Elon Musk to make respect for human rights central to the social network after he sacked around half the company's employees. Reports of Musk laying off the platform's…
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India on Saturday - at the United Nations - reiterated its continued support for denuclearisation towards peace and security in the Korean peninsula, asserting that it’s in the “collective interest” . New Delhi has called for “dialogue…
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Climate change impacts battering vulnerable countries threaten to outstrip efforts to adapt to global warming, the UN warned on Thursday, with a “significant” amount of international funding help recycled from other purposes. Many emerging…
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The WTO is set to deepen its presence at the UN Climate Change COP 27 beginning this weekend in Egypt with Director General Ngozi Okonjo Iweala participating in at least three events, including launch of WTO’s 2022 World Trade Report on…
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The United States has announced its intention to remove Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The move comes in the wake of the middle eastern country’s growing intolerance towards anti-hijab protests which stirred after the…
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The death of Pakistani investigative journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya has escalated tensions in the neighbouring country. Sharif was shot dead by Kenyan police, which they claim was a case of mistaken identity. However, the fact that…
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Experts from the United Nations' nuclear power agency on Tuesday were inspecting two sites where Russia has made unfounded claims that Ukraine is manufacturing “dirty bombs.” International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi said in a…
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