The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has called on the international community to suspend the debt until the end of the coronavirus pandemic for low-income countries and those most affected, as well as the cancellation of the debt of the least developed, according to a media report on Friday. …
Read More »At UN Covid Meeting, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Seeks Debt Relief
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called for debt relief on Thursday by proposing a 10-point plan to prevent several developing countries from collapsing as a result of Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns. Addressing a session of the United Nations General Assembly on responding to the pandemic, Khan called on behalf of …
Read More »China and Russia win UN rights council seats, Saudis lose
Russia and Cuba were running unopposed, but China and Saudi Arabia were in a race of five in the only contested race for seats on the Human Rights Council. China, Russia and Cuba won seats in the top UN human rights body on Oct. 13 despite opposition from activist groups …
Read More »WHO chief praises Prime Minister Modi for his commitment to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment and solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic that so far has infected more than 32 million people in the world. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the pandemic can only be defeated …
Read More »The reform in need of the UN time, says PM Modi; questions the global body’s response to Covid-19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed frustration at the pace of United Nations reform and its response to challenges such as terrorism and the Covid-19 pandemic, and questioned how long India would be kept away from a seat in the high table of the world body. In a pre-recorded …
Read More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the UN General Assembly on video New Delhi: India can help lift the world out of the coronavirus crisis with the mass distribution of vaccines once all trials are successfully completed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today in his virtual address to the United Nations …
Read More »Speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA): Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the annual UN General Assembly. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday for general debate at the 75th session of the General Assembly. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s UN General Assembly is taking place virtually, as …
Read More »Prime Minister Narendra Modi Speaks at the UN in a Completely Different Era Now: Top Quotes
Prime Minister Modi tweeted this afternoon confirming his speech scheduled for today. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked today where the United Nations stands in the fight against coronavirus when he delivered a virtual speech at the annual UN General Assembly today. The Prime Minister spoke on a wide …
Read More »G4 countries call for urgent measures for the reform of the UN and the Security Council
The G4 countries – Brazil, India, Japan and Germany – on Wednesday expressed disappointment at attempts to derail the United Nations reforms and called for text-based negotiations within a fixed deadline to renew the world body. The foreign ministers of the four countries, during a virtual meeting during the 75th …
Read More »Prime Minister Modi will attend two debates at this year’s ‘landmark’ session of the UNGA: TS Tirumurti
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, said on Friday (local time) that the highlight of this year’s “historic” session of the UN General Assembly will be the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. in two debates in the high-level segments starting in September. twenty-one. “This time around, …
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