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For the first time in the 80-year history of the UN, a woman can become Secretary General. At present there are total 8 contenders in this race. There are 5 women among them. Guyana’s Caroline Rodrigues Birkett is leading in the second round of informal voting held on Friday. At the second position is Rebecca…
The second five-year term of the current Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, will end on 31 December 2026. After him, the process of choosing the next General Secretary has started. Currently 8 candidates are in the fray for this post. The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council are gauging their support…
News education-career UNICEF Internships 2026: Paid Opportunities For Students, Graduates And PhD Scholars Last Updated:August 12, 2026, 11:57 IST According to UNICEF, internships generally last between 6 and 26 weeks. Depending on the position, an internship may be offered on a full-time or part-time basis. Interested applicants may visit the UNICEF Careers portal and explore…
India on Monday launched its official campaign for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for the 2028-29 term. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched India’s official campaign ‘Shanti: India for the United Nations Security Council 2028-29. Norms, Trust, Integrity’ for the two-year tenure at a special event in the UN headquarters attended by…
India delivered a scathing rebuke of Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, condemning Islamabad’s military airstrikes on Afghan territory as flagrant violations of international law while simultaneously showcasing its expansive humanitarian footprint across Afghanistan. Speaking at a UNSC meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, India’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni pulled no…
India blasted Pakistan at the United Nations on Monday for spreading state-sponsored misinformation by branding militant groups operating within its own borders as “Fitna al Hindustan”. Addressing a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, said Pakistan was trying to shift blame on…
India on Saturday condemned the attack on French UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, urging the Lebanese government to urgently investigate this attack and bring its perpetrators to justice. A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UN peacekeepers and French officials claimed was carried…
At least 64 people, including 13 children, were killed and 89 others injured after an attack struck a hospital in Sudan’s East Darfur, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, as the United Nations warned of escalating attacks on healthcare in the conflict-ravaged country. The strike targeted Al-Daein Teaching Hospital, the main health facility in the…
Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 4:29 pm IST Trump said the ‘Board of Peace’ was one of the most consequential bodies ever created and promised to work with the UN towards establishing peace in Gaza. US President Donald Trump at the Gaza Peace Board Charter announcement. (Reuters) US President Donald Trump addressed the Gaza ‘Board of…
New York: Iran has urged the United Nations to take note of what it calls “unlawful and provocative threats” made by US President Donald Trump, as protests continue to spread across the country over economic distress. Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of…