India's starring role in peacekeeping comes in for glowing praiseJean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's top peacekeeping official, highlighted India's significant support for peacekeeping efforts, recognising its ...
30 May, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
India's leadership of Global South: hosts first ever conference of UN women peacekeepersThe first-ever Conference for Women Peacekeepers, themed 'Women in Peacekeeping: A Global South Perspective,' took place in New Delhi, focu...
26 Feb, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
India remains cornerstone of UN peacekeeping, its women peacekeepers indispensable: UN peacekeeping chiefIndia remains a cornerstone in UN peacekeeping with significant contributions from its female peacekeepers, as stated by Jean-Pierre Lacroi...
23 Feb, 2025, 08.53 AM IST
5200 military personnel deployed in UN missions, 118 countries engaged through defence cooperation: Ministry of DefenceThe Ministry of Defence on Thursday highlighted the Indian Army's increased global engagement and diplomatic footprint with around 5200 mil...
26 Dec, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
India vs China: Watch as Indian troops triumph in Sudan UN Peacekeeping tug of warIndian and Chinese troops recently engaged in a friendly "Tug of War" during their deployment in Sudan as part of a United Nations Peacekee...
29 May, 2024, 05.36 PM IST
Indian peacekeeper to be honoured posthumously with prestigious UN medal for sacrifice in line of dutyIndian peacekeeper Naik Dhananjay Kumar Singh, who served with the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will be honored posthumously wit...
28 May, 2024, 05.25 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says UN's moral legitimacy underminedCalling for an expansion of the security council, the minister said that the UN needs to become more democratic. "When India, the most popu...
13 Jun, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
India major partner in UN's strategy for digital transformation of peacekeeping: UN peacekeeping chiefIndia is currently the third largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN Peacekeeping, with over 6,000 military and police personnel d...
30 May, 2023, 10.40 AM IST
Violence against women, girls perpetrated by terrorists remains rampant: India at UNSCIndia has told the UN Security Council that violence perpetrated by terrorists against women and girls remains rampant and should be strong...
08 Mar, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
India deploys platoon of women peacekeepers in UN mission in Abyei"This will be India's largest single unit of women Peacekeepers in a UN Mission since we deployed the first-ever all-women's contingent in ...
06 Jan, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
India co-sponsors UN resolution tabled by Indonesia on women's role in peace keeping missionsIndia co-sponsored a Security Council resolution tabled by its close SE Asian partner Indonesia in the United Nations seeking women's parti...
29 Aug, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
UN hopes reinforcements will reach South Sudan with 48 hoursUnited Nations has expressed hope that reinforcements including troops and critical assets will reach strife-torn South Sudan within the ne...
27 Dec, 2013, 11.10 AM IST
UNSC increases peacekeeping force in South Sudan to nearly 14,000Reinforcement would be made through transfer of units from other UN forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur, Abyei, Cote d'Ivoir...
25 Dec, 2013, 10.37 AM IST
- South Sudan becomes world's newest nation tomorrow
After decades of brutal war which killed two million people, oil-rich South Sudan finally becomes independent from Sudan's Khartoum-ruled n...
08 Jul, 2011, 03.39 PM IST
- UN Security Council welcomes Abyei roadmap agreement
The UN Security Council Tuesday welcomed the "Road Map" agreement on the Abyei conflict signed by leaders of north and south Sudan, and cal...
25 Jun, 2008, 06.30 AM IST
- Sudan rivals agree to settle differences on oil-rich region of Abyei
The leaders of Sudan's northern and southern halves signed on Sunday a new ``roadmap'' for peace for the contested oil-rich Abyei region th...
09 Jun, 2008, 12.51 AM IST
- One kidnapped Indian oil worker freed in Sudan
An Indian oil technician held hostage in Sudan for more than three weeks was released safe and well on Wednesday although three of his comp...
04 Jun, 2008, 06.03 PM IST