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UN Adopts Resolution Urging Equitable Access To Covid Vaccines

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 26, 2021

The UN Security Council gave unanimous approval Friday to a resolution calling for improved access to Covid-19 vaccines in conflict-hit or impoverished countries, diplomats said.

India, Russia Agree To Work Closely On Key Issues At UN Security Council

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 17, 2021

India and Russia have agreed to work closely on key issues at the UN Security Council, in keeping with the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries.

Twitter to Add More Labels Identifying World Leaders and Government Accounts

Reuters | Friday February 12, 2021

Twitter said it will next week add labels to identify more state-affiliated accounts, including world leaders' personal accounts, to give users more context for geopolitical conversations on the platform.

China For "Package Solution" On Permanent Seat For India At UN Security Council

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 10, 2021

China, which has been blocking India's efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, on Wednesday reiterated its stand on New Delhi's bid, and called for evolving a "package solution" that is acceptable to all to reform the top organ of the global body.

Amid Border Tensions, India, China Hold Talks On UN Security Council Agenda

India News | ANI | Wednesday February 10, 2021

India and China on Tuesday held bilateral consultations on issues on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council amid the military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

India Acted As Bridge During Deliberations On UN Security Council Myanmar Statement: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2021

India engaged constructively and acted as an "important bridge" during deliberations over the UN Security Council's statement on the situation in Myanmar, ensuring it strongly underlined the importance of the democratic process and transition while not being "condemnatory" in nature, sources said.

UN Security Council Expresses "Deep Concern" After Myanmar Coup

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 4, 2021

The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced "deep concern" over the military's coup in Myanmar, and called in a draft statement for the "release of all detainees" including Aung San Suu Kyi.

Coup Was "Inevitable": Myanmar Army Chief Min Aung Hlaing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 3, 2021

The military takeover ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's government from power in Myanmar was "inevitable", the country's army chief said Tuesday.

UN Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Myanmar On Tuesday

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 2, 2021

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the situation in Myanmar, following the coup by the country's military, according to an official calendar of events.

China For "Package Solution" For UNSC Permanent Membership Reforms

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 28, 2021

China, which has been blocking India's efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has called for evolving a "package solution" acceptable to all UN members to reform the top global governing body.

What Biden's UN Pick Said On Permanent Security Council Seat For India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 29, 2021

US President Joe Biden's pick for the ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Wednesday did not explicitly commit the support of the new administration for India to be a permanent member of the Security Council.

UN Security Council Unable To Address Complex Issues Of International Peace: India

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

India has said that the UN Security Council is finding itself unable to act effectively to address increasingly complex issues of international peace and security as it lacked inclusivity of those who need to be members of the powerful organ of the world body.

Airlifted Covid Vaccines To 9 Countries, Will Gradually Supply To WHO's COVAX Facility: India

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

India has informed the UN Security Council that it will gradually supply vaccines to the COVAX facility of the World Health Organisation and undertake contractual supplies to various countries in a phased manner, as more than six million doses have been airlifted to nine countries under New Delhi's "vaccine diplomacy."

Presence Of Foreign Terrorists In Conflict-Hit Nations Undermines Efforts To Counter Terrorism: India

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

India on Monday said that the presence of foreign terrorists, who become enablers of attacks carried out by terror groups such as al-Qaeda and the ISIS, in countries facing conflicts poses serious challenges and undermines global efforts to counter terrorism.

Mumbai Attacks Accused Enjoying 5-Star Hospitality: India At UN

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 13, 2021

India on Tuesday asserted that the international community must not allow terrorism to be justified and terrorists glorified as it told the UN Security Council that the crime syndicate responsible for the 1993 Mumbai blasts is given not just State protection but enjoying 5-star hospitality, a veiled reference to the D-company head Dawood Ibrahim be...