UN General Assembly

United Nations, Dec 22: The US President Barack Obama will open a high-level meeting on refugees in September 2016 at the United Nations, when world leaders will be here to attend the annual debate of the UN General Assembly. Samantha…

Washington, Dec 18: Sanjay Pradhan, a top Indian origin World Bank official, has been selected to lead the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a multination initiative focused on improving government transparency, accountability and…

Paris, Dec 1: The brief meeting here between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan was "more of an ice-breaker than anything else", a Pakistani official said in remarks published on Tuesday. The meeting took place on Monday when Indian…

United Nations, Nov 17: Universality of human rights is not the same as uniformity of values and the UN should consider the regional, cultural and religious backgrounds to hold dialogues with member states, India told the General Assembly…

Islamabad, Nov 4: Islamabad is ready to hold dialogue with New Delhi on all outstanding issues, says special assistant to Pakistan prime minister on foreign affairs, Syed Tariq Fatemi here. Addressing a seminar on “Pakistan India…

United Nations, Sep 29: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here on Monday a series of major actions in support of the United Nations (UN) and its peacekeeping efforts. Addressing the UN General Assembly, he said China will join the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Barack Obama here on Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit. "Leaders of the oldest and largest democracy meet! PM @narendarmodi and @POTUS greet each other in New York," the…

United Nations, Sep 15: The UN General Assembly concluded its 69th session on Monday and is on track to build momentum for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, to be adopted at an upcoming summit. "This (69th) session presented us with a…