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Indian peacekeepers, including 12 women serving in South Sudan, were recently honoured with United Nations medals for their exemplary service in protecting civilians and humanitarian convoys under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).A total of 838 Indian Blue Helmets received these medals, recognising their dedication to maintaining peace in challenging environments such as Bor,
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Monitoring Team (MT) report of July 2025 explicitly identifies The Resistance Front (TRF), a Pakistan-based proxy group linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as responsible for the terror attack on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.The report states that five terrorists carried out the attack targeting a tourist site, resulting in the deaths
India, through its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, has strongly reiterated the imperative need for immediate humanitarian relief and a political solution to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.Speaking at the High-Level International Conference on "The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of The Two-State
India has strongly called for an immediate and complete ceasefire in Gaza, emphasising that mere pauses in hostilities are insufficient to address the severe humanitarian crisis there.Speaking at the United Nations Security Council’s quarterly open debate on the Middle East, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, stressed the urgent need for uninterrupted
Pakistan raised the Kashmir issue and the Indus Waters Treaty dispute with India at the United Nations during its presidency of the UN Security Council in July 2025. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar emphasised that Jammu and Kashmir remains one of the oldest unresolved disputes on the UN agenda.He stated that Kashmir is an internationally recognized
India has once again reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to international peace and security through the principles of multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of disputes, while strongly condemning acts of cross-border terrorism.This stance was articulated by Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, during the High-Level Open Debate at the
At the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, India launched a sharp diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, strongly condemning Islamabad for promoting cross-border terrorism and dismissing Pakistan’s claims on Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty.India’s Ambassador to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, accused Pakistan of violating the principle of "good neighbourliness" by sponsoring terrorism that
On July 22, 2025, the United States government formally announced that it will withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the decision set to take effect on December 31, 2026.According to a statement released by U.S. Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce, the withdrawal is grounded in what the administration describes as a misalignment
As its month-long presidency of the UN Security Council comes to an end, Pakistan is set to hold an open debate on global disputes, with hopes of drawing attention to the Kashmir issue, though without naming it directly.As Pakistan’s month-long presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) draws to a close, the country is making a final diplomatic push to spotlight the Kashmir issue through
On June 17, 2025, Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a comprehensive address highlighting serious concerns about ongoing human rights violations in China, specifically in Tibet and Xinjiang.Türk underscored the "continued violations of cultural and other rights" in Tibet and called for the immediate release of all individuals detained for exercising