'To the girls out there...': Here's what Ruchira Kamboj said after taking charge as India's first woman UN envoy
Ruchira Kamboj is a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service officer and in June, she was appointed India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, succeeding Ambassador T S Tirumurti.
Aug 03, 2022, 22:13 PM IST
Sexual attacks against Rohingya may be war crimes: UN envoy
Widespread atrocities against Rohingya Muslim women and girls have been orchestrated and perpetrated by Myanmar's military and may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict said on Thursday.
Nov 23, 2017, 14:30 PM IST
Myanmar troops systematically gang-raped Rohingya women: UN envoy
UN special representative Pramila Patten made the comments after visiting Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar where some 610,000 Rohingya have taken refuge in the last ten weeks.
Nov 12, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
New UN envoy to Libya vows ' respect' for sovereignty
The new UN envoy to Libya on Saturday started his first visit to the conflict-plagued North African country with a pledge to "respect" its sovereignty and unity.
Aug 05, 2017, 21:08 PM IST
Trump's UN envoy often off-message, seems in his good graces
In some ways, Haley has been ahead of the curve.
Apr 30, 2017, 18:54 PM IST
United Nations' envoy calls on powers to salvage Syrian ceasefire
U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura called on Russia, Turkey and Iran on Saturday to salvage the tattered ceasefire in Syria that would also help keep peace talks on track.
Mar 26, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
United Nation Syria envoy says Astana talks 'not far from final declaration'
The UN envoy for Syria said Tuesday that a final declaration was close to being achieved at indirect talks between Syrian rebels and Damascus in the Kazakh capital Astana.
Jan 24, 2017, 14:15 PM IST
UN Security Council to meet today on Syria: Diplomats
Russia requested the meeting to hear from UN envoy Staffan de Mistura, who will brief the council via videoconference from Geneva at 1400 GMT, diplomats said.
Oct 07, 2016, 02:35 AM IST
UN envoy warns east Aleppo faces total destruction
The UN`s Syria envoy Thursday warned east Aleppo faces total destruction, as government forces made their biggest gains in years against rebels inside the opposition-held part of the battleground city.
Oct 07, 2016, 00:22 AM IST
Libya must unite against IS: UN envoy
The IS group has built a stronghold in Sirte, a city 400 kilometres (250 miles) east of Tripoli.
May 31, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
At least 31 killed as violence spikes in Syria
Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country's largest city, Aleppo, while rebels fired mortars in escalating violence that left at least 31 people killed and shattered a relative quiet in Damascus that has held since the teetering cease-fire took effect in late February.
Apr 24, 2016, 00:03 AM IST
Syria peace talks to push on until April 27: Negotiators
UN-brokered talks aimed at ending Syria`s brutal conflict will push ahead until April 27, despite the departure of the main opposition group, negotiators said Friday.
Apr 22, 2016, 22:57 PM IST
Syria opposition rejects UN proposal for Assad to stay: Source
Assad's ouster has been the key demand of Syria's opposition since the uprising broke out in 2011, but Damascus says his departure is not on the table.
Apr 16, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
Syria peace talks broaden as pro-Russia opposition meet UN envoy
Peace talks to end Syria's brutal war broadened to include an opposition group close to Moscow, as the UN intensified efforts to find a political solution to the five-year conflict.
Mar 17, 2016, 08:39 AM IST
