In a first, United Nations chief has issued his New Year's message for the year 2026 in Hindi, among other languages, calling on world leaders on Tuesday to invest in development, not destruction.......
United Nations Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor, who had unsuccessfully contested for the top post of the world body, resigned from his post on Friday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon, who......
'Kofi Annan will be remembered more for his Nobel Prize and related glory rather than Rwanda and Volcker,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan with whom he worked in the UN. IMAGE: Former UN......
The United Nations Security Council is set to begin the selection process for a new secretary general next week when it holds the first informal poll on candidates in the fray.This will include......
Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was on Thursday appointed as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations by the General Assembly. The 193 member states of the powerful......
India's economic growth forecast for 2025 has been revised downward to 6.3 per cent, and despite a projected moderation, the country remains one of the fastest-growing large economies, supported by......
At $100, a laptop is still beyond the reach of children in many poor nations, the United Nations has told a renowned computer scientist, who is behind the highly ambitious 'one laptop per child'......
Women hold the key to eradicating poverty worldwide, but must be supported in their efforts to lead families, societies and nations towards prosperity, senior United Nations officials told an......
The Mumbai terror attacks would hit foreign investors' confidence and slow down foreign direct investmentinflow into the country, former UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor said. Though the......
Underscoring its commitment to the UN's body on gender equality and women empowerment, India has contributed $1 million to the organisation for the current financial year. External Affairs Minister......
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will deliver a keynote speech at the International Olympic Committee session this week before the start of the Sochi winter Games, IOC President Thomas......