UN General Assembly President encourages India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue through ‘peaceful means'“I also recall India and Pakistan's Simla Agreement of 1972, which states that the final status of Jammu and Kashmir is to be settled by pe...
05 May, 2021, 01.11 PM IST
UN General Assembly President postpones India trip due to COVID-19Volkan Bozkir on Tuesday told that he will be travelling to Bangladesh and Pakistan later this month on the invitation of the respective go...
05 May, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
It's time for the world to extend aid, support to India: UN General Assembly President"I'm worried about the #COVID19 situation in India, a country which did so much to ensure #Vaccines4All in vulnerable countries. It's time ...
27 Apr, 2021, 09.19 PM IST
Need to build resilient systems to provide solutions for sustainable use of water: India at UN“Water being critical to life on earth, also plays a seminal role in the social, economic, and environmental evaluation of the world toward...
19 Mar, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
India stands ready to work with UN to ensure supply of Covid-19 vaccines in SyriaSpeaking at the UN General Assembly high-level panel on the human rights situation in Syria on Tuesday, India's Deputy Permanent Representa...
03 Mar, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
UN peacekeeping missions should not operate in perpetuity: IndiaIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said the current peacekeeping operations are multi-dimensional and are ...
17 Feb, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
Guterres says UN stands ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in UttarakhandA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
UNSC must reflect realities of 21st century; talks on reform process to resume on January 25: PGA Volkan BozkirIndia joined UNSC this month as a non-permanent member for a two-year term and the country has been at the forefront of the years-long effo...
18 Jan, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Pakistan's Balochistan saw 2,886 terror attacks, 3,184 related deaths in last decade: ReportThe numbers come in the backdrop of last week's brutal killing of 11 Shia Hazara coal miners by Islamic State terrorists in the province's ...
13 Jan, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Renounce 'false, dangerous' narratives: Top UN human rights official tells Donald TrumpThousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting ...
08 Jan, 2021, 01.08 PM IST
UN chief, UNGA president express concern over violence in Washington"The Secretary-General is saddened by the events at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C," on Wednesday, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the ...
07 Jan, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
Hazara killings highlight plight of Shia community in PakistanThe United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir too condemned the terrorist attack on Hazaras people and extended condolences t...
06 Jan, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
Harris's election as US' first woman VP a milestone for gender equality, says UN leadershipTop United Nations leadership hailed the election of Democrat Kamala Harris as America's first Black and South Asian-descent woman Vice Pre...
10 Nov, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
UNSC membership, working methods must reflect 21st century's realities: Volkan BozkirVolkan Bozkir, who assumed charge as General Assembly President on Tuesday, told reporters that the Security Council reform is very importa...
16 Sep, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
Social distancing globally won't help combat COVID-19; the world needs multilateralism: UNGA PresidentGiving a clarion call for strengthening multilateralism to combat the pandemic, Bozkir said, “Make no mistake: No state can combat this pan...
16 Sep, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
Ready to help Pakistan, India within mandate on Kashmir issue if requested by both: UNGA president-electNew Delhi's long-held position has been that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan and there is no question of any mediat...
10 Aug, 2020, 07.27 PM IST
COVID-19 pandemic highlighted 'crucial role' of UN: Next General Assembly PresidentAmbassador Volkan Bozkir, also a parliamentarian, outlined his priorities as president of the world's foremost multilateral forum, during a...
18 May, 2020, 01.34 PM IST