Ukraine, Myanmar, UNSC reforms: What UN Chief and EAM Jaishankar discussed
World | September 25, 2022 21:21 ISTJaishankar Met Guterres on Saturday after he addressed the high level UN General Assembly.
Jaishankar Met Guterres on Saturday after he addressed the high level UN General Assembly.
Just hours before his address to the UN General Debate, Jaishankar had a bilateral meeting with Lavrov on the margins of the high-level session.
Jaishankar UNGA speech: "As we begin the G-20 presidency this December, we are sensitive to the challenges faced by developing countries," Jaishankar said in his address to the high-level UN General Assembly session.
A recent visit by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, markedly ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Beijing.
India at UNSC: Jaishankar told the Council that in a globalised world, the impact of the conflict is being felt even in distant regions.
Sajid Mir is one of India's most wanted terrorists and has a bounty of USD 5 million placed on his head by the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks carried out by Pakistan-based LeT terrorists.
Joe Biden at UNGA: "Pakistan is still under water, needs help," the President said in his address to the 193-member assembly during its high-level debate with a host of world leaders in attendance, including Pakistan's PM, Shehbaz Sharif.
Russia-Ukraine news: “We can return the Ukrainian flag to our entire territory. We can do it with the force of arms,” the president said.
United Nation's report on China's alleged abuses was released in the final minutes of the last day in office of Michele Bachelet, now the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Its release was believed to have been long delayed.
India Rejects OIC's statement: Pawan Badhe, first secretary, Permanent Mission of India to UN, said Pakistan has again abused the country by peddling its malicious propaganda against India. My delegation rejects its baseless statements. They don’t deserve our response," added Badhe.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed Guterres about the devastation caused by the floods during their flight to visit flood-affected areas of Balochistan and Sindh.
Pakistan FLOODS: UN Secretary-General who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan landed on Friday to express solidarity with the country's people drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country's worst flooding in a decade.
The heat accelerated glacier melting, followed by unprecedented rainfall patterns during July and August. The loss of lives since mid-June 2022 currently stands at over 1,300. And it is estimated that the number of people affected by the floods is around 33 million.
The report said China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity.
UNSC: This is for the first time that India has voted against Russia on the issue of Ukraine, after the Russian military action began in February. So far, New Delhi has abstained at the UN Security Council on Ukraine, much to the annoyance of the Western powers led by the United States.
Monkeypox virus: Speaking at the media briefing on monkeypox, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that almost 7,500 cases were reported last week, which is a 20 per cent increase over the previous week.
India on Ukraine: Speaking at the UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said India expresses its concern over the reports of shelling near the spent fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said the practice of placing holds and blocks on listing requests without giving any justification must end.
Sri Lanka crisis: Taking to Twitter, UN Chief urged all party leaders of Sri Lanka to compromise for a peaceful and democratic transition.
Sri Lanka news: On July 11, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq said that the UN Secretary was closely following the developments in Sri Lanka, and stands in solidarity with the country.
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