India asks why so few women elected to lead UNGA
World | May 01, 2019, 03:26 PM ISTIndia has called for introspection by UN members on why only four women have been elected presidents of the General Assembly in its seven decades.
India has called for introspection by UN members on why only four women have been elected presidents of the General Assembly in its seven decades.
Espinosa’s spokesperson Monica Grayley said the UNGA President stresses that the use of "diplomatic means is basically the best way to settle political differences, to settle political disputes" and hopes that the relevant parties can resolve the current situation through peaceful means.
She was asked by a reporter if Espinosa wanted to show her "solidarity in any way" with the Indian women journalists who have protested alleged sexual harassment by Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar and editors and fellow journalists.
Guterres, who will begin a three-day visit to India on Monday, said the planning and implementation of acts of terrorism transcend borders and it is the responsibility of all the States to take action to address the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism.
Dismissing Pakistan's accusation of sabotaging dialogue process, Sushma Swaraj said that Pakistan was responsible for obstructing the process every time India took a step forward.
On Friday, speaking at the SAARC meeting on the sidelines of UNGA, Swaraj said that an environment of peace and security in South Asia is essential for cooperation and economic development.
Swaraj, who addressed the UNGA session last year as well, reached New York last Saturday and participated in several bilateral and multilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA including the SAARC and BRICS.
Sushma Swaraj met the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Spain, Ecuador, Colombia, Mongolia, Nepal, Morocco, Lichtenstein and Federica Mogherini, the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
According to reports, Islamabad would bring up Kashmir at the UNGA and give "unequivocal support to the cause".
The government had announced the meeting yesterday, the first such high-level engagement since suspension of dialogue between the two nations after the Pathankot air base terror attack in 2016.
"I can confirm that on the request of the Pakistani side, a meeting between EAM & Pakistani foreign minister will take place on the sidelines of UNGA at a mutually convenient date and time," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
The UNGA on Thursday adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
On Monday, US vetoed the Council resolution introduced by Egypt seeking to express "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem".
India’s nominee to ICJ, Dalveer Bhandari, received an overwhelming support from the UNGA who defied permanent members of the UNSC to back him against Britain’s candidate.
Rouhani had turned down a meeting with Donald Trump during his visit to New York to attend the UNGA in September.
During a debate of the UN General Assembly, Pak envoy Maleeha Lodhi alleged that India made a 'false claim' of conducting surgical strike across the LoC to provoke conflict with Pakistan.
India on Monday said Pakistan had tried to mislead the UN General Assembly by displaying a fake picture to spread falsehood about the country.
Prime Minister Modi on November 8, 2016, demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in a bid to clamp down on black money, fake currency menace, terror funding and corruption.
Urging UN members to turn up the pressure on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons, Trump said that the US will have to step in if North Korea fails to give up its reckless pursuit of nukes.
"We had a great discussion on women's entrepreneurship, the upcoming GES 2017 and workforce development in the US and India," Ivanka said in a tweet after the meeting.
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