Buddha's principle of the middle path is relevant in today's time of global uncertainty, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, P. Harish, said here at the commemoration of Vesak.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday.
The United Nations views the second round of negotiations between the US and Iran on Saturday as "a good sign," and hopes it will yield positive results, a UN spokesman said.
A new report released on Wednesday by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) reveals a significant gap in labour force participation between males and females in the Arab region.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced Monday that it has supported the deployment of judges, prosecutors, and investigators to Leer County to deliver formal justice through a mobile court.
Indeed, warming of the Earth, to which the world belongs, has already ‘increased the odds of extreme events that are unprecedented in our historical experience’.
As it turns out, the worst affected are the chronically deprived conflict areas, notably Yemen, South Sudan, a swathe of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Its severity can be guaged from the fact that Hong Kong police arrested ten people in August in their largest operation yet under the legislation.
The increase was underpinned by excellence in research, teaching reputation and an increase in academic citations.
The move was blocked by five members of the UNSC which includes two non-permanent and three P5 member nations.
