America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
31 May, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in GazaAn international force for Gaza, announced with fanfare, faces significant delays. Key contributor Indonesia has put its troop pledge on ho...
28 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Kashmir parties urge authorities to release Baramulla MP RashidPolitical leaders across Kashmir are calling for the release of Lok Sabha member Engineer Rashid. His father is critically ill and on venti...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
UN rights chief Volker Turk slams 'sickening' war rhetoric after Donald Trump warns of civilisation’s endThe UN's top human rights official, Volker Türk, has strongly condemned the escalating war rhetoric in the Middle East. He warned that thre...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
UN chief Guterres 'alarmed' by Trump rhetoric on Iranian energy plantsIran war: Trump threatened to attack Iranian power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened. The UN Secretary-General has ...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
UN chief Guterres voices concern over rising Afghanistan-Pakistan violenceThe United Nations is deeply concerned by escalating violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan. UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for an...
28 Feb, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity'The United Nations' humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has criticized Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza as a "betrayal of humanity." Gr...
06 Apr, 2024, 07.08 PM IST
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasonsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Griffiths "for his tremendous leadership and service to the United Nations and the humanita...
26 Mar, 2024, 06.57 AM IST
Gaza has 'simply become uninhabitable': UN humanitarian chiefThe Hamas assault on October 7 resulted in the deaths of around 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based o...
06 Jan, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
'Not asking for the moon': UN official pleads for Gaza ceasefireThe call comes days after the UN Security Council called for "extended humanitarian pauses" in the Gaza Strip, the first time it has broken...
18 Nov, 2023, 08.53 AM IST
UN Security Council adopts resolution urging humanitarian pauses in GazaThe adopted resolution emphasises the need for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a suffi...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.20 AM IST
UN denounces Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee campThe United Nations condemned Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp, which killed numerous people, including civilians and a Ham...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
UN humanitarian chief says heading to Mideast for Gaza aid negotiations"We need access for aid... I shall be going myself tomorrow to the region to try to help in the negotiations," he said in a video statement...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
Sudan's army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashesSudan's military and paramilitary forces have agreed to extend the 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire for an additional three days after both s...
01 May, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
United Nations appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, the need for aid was "enormous," with some 21.8 million Ukrainians requiring a...
16 Feb, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
No humanitarian ceasefires in Ukraine on horizon, possibly in coming weeks: U.N. aid chiefMartin Griffiths said that U.N. aid officials are planning to dispatch a humanitarian convoy in the next couple of days into the embattled ...
18 Apr, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
Taliban pledge safety, security of humanitarian staff, says United NationsIn the meeting, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths reiterated the humanitarian community's commitment to deliver "impartial...
06 Sep, 2021, 11.41 AM IST