United Nations

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, had a discussion with Bangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, covering "a comprehensive range of support that the UN Human Rights Office could offer to the interim government and the transition, including accountability issues," according to Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Haq said, "Our position on Kashmir is very clear; The situation in Jammu and Kashmir should be addressed peacefully based on the United Nations Charter and in full respect for human rights."

Well, while these reform negotiations have been going on in the General Assembly, moving it to the Council serves to garner support for how those historical injustices are to be addressed, Kanu said at Thursday's press briefing – his country, Sierra Leone, has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council for the month.

In an address to the UN Security Council, R. Ravindra, charge d'affaires, India, referred indirectly to Pakistan and China over terrorism and territorial integrity. He said that there are countries which use terrorism as a part of their state policy. As a matter of fact, this can hamper the cooperation possible under any multilateral platform like SCO.

The statement condemned, without any ambiguity, terrorism in all forms, including cross-border movement of terrorists and the networks of terrorist financing and safe havens. India and Russia pressed for a solid global effort against international terrorism and extremism. Their action must be based on the ground of principals and purposes of international law and the UN Charter. They reaffirmed that UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on countering terrorism should be read and implemented and welcomed the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

It was argued by IB director Tapan Kumar Deka that the Security Council should be truly representative of present global considerations. While addressing the UNCOPS, Deka warned against any initiative carried out under orders from a Council that does not truly represent the current situation. "It is important that the Security Council is a reformed body with an expansion of membership in both the permanent and non-permanent categories".

"As an immediate neighbour and friend of the people of Myanmar, India has been repeatedly calling for an immediate cessation of violence by all sides, release of political detainees, humanitarian assistance and the resolution of the crisis through constructive dialogue," Kshitij Tyagi, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, said.

Judge Nawaf Salam who had made the ruling had ordered the stop of Israel military operation in Rafah, which he cited as causing a catastrophic humanitarian situation. South Africa's application to the ICJ is coming from its displeasure about the past interferences by the court on the Gaza war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed the government's stance following the cabinet's decision to dismiss the resolution, stating, "We will not reward the terrible massacre of October 7." He emphasized Israel's commitment to prevent the establishment of a terrorist state aimed at launching attacks against it.