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At UN, Modi outlines development successes, says India gave world ‘Buddha, not war’

27 September 2019
SDGs

In his address to the UN General Assembly’s general debate on Friday, the Prime Minister of India outlined how the world’s largest democracy has embodied the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its work towards “peace, development and progress in the world”.

SGP Ghana

Delhi Declaration: Countries agree to make ‘land degradation neutrality’ by 2030, a national target for action

13 September 2019
Climate Change

A major UN conference on fighting desertification agreed on Friday to make the Sustainable Development Goal target of achieving “land degradation neutrality” (LDN), a national target for action.

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Kashmir communications shutdown a ‘collective punishment’ that must be reversed, say UN experts

22 August 2019
Peace and Security

End the crackdown on freedom of expression, was the strong call to the Government by India from five United Nations independent rights expert on Thursday.

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UN Security Council discusses Kashmir, China urges India and Pakistan to ease tensions

16 August 2019
Peace and Security

The Security Council considered the volatile situation surrounding Kashmir on Friday, addressing the issue in a meeting focused solely on the dispute, within the UN body dedicated to resolving matters of international peace and security, for the first time since 1965. 

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Guterres appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ over Jammu and Kashmir, as tensions rise

8 August 2019
Peace and Security

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for ‘maximum restraint’ over the territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, which has been disputed by India and Pakistan, since the end of British rule in the late 1940s.

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International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to review death penalty for Indian accused of spying

17 July 2019
Law and Crime Prevention

In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Pakistan to review a death sentence handed down in the case of a former Indian Navy officer accused by Pakistan of spying, finding that the country’s authorities acted in breach of the Vienna Convention, which lays out rules for diplomatic relations between countries.

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Monday’s Daily Brief: global homicide figures, neo-Nazi recruitment, Kashmir, and migrants’ plight in USA

8 July 2019
Human Rights

This Monday, we cover: a record high number of civilian casualties in Kashmir this year; a new UN study showing that more people die due to homicide than war; how neo-Nazis target children online to expand their ranks; and condemnation by the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, over detention conditions for migrants in the USA.

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News in Brief 08 July 2019

8 July 2019
News in Brief
  • India and Pakistan failing to address Kashmir human rights concerns
  • Homicide killing far more people than armed conflict
  • Neo-Nazi groups seeking to recruit children online
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Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Libya ‘war crime’ attack, Sudan, Myanmar rights violations continue, ‘xenophobia’ in Assam, South Sudan update

3 July 2019
Peace and Security

In the news this Wednesday: “Outraged” Guterres demands independent inquiry into fatal Libya migrant centre airstrike deaths; Violence and broken promises in Sudan and South Sudan, while Rohingya violations continue in Myanmar; “xenophobia” and citizenship in India’s Assam state. 

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News in Brief 03 July 2019

3 July 2019
News in Brief
  • UN condemns deadly airstrike on migrant centre as possible war crime
  • Situation in Myanmar is deteriorating, says UN human rights expert
  • UN experts say millions in Indian state of Assam dealing with ‘xenophobic climate’
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