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UN set to host over 190 heads of state, ministers for UN General Assembly

Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will have 124 bilaterals and he will participate in 62 events

Ban Ki-moon welcomes pledge by India, others on peacekeeping missions

London conference was a follow-up to the Leaders' Summit held at the UN Headquarters in New York

India on path of becoming pivot for hi-tech manufacturing: United Nations

According to the latest GDP data released in India, the manufacturing sector grew 9.1 per cent during April-June 2016

UN frees $50 million in emergency funds for 6 aid operations

CERF said $13 million will be used to boost relief operations in war-torn Yemen

UN says countries agree on refugee document

Agreement allows the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the set the number depending on need

UN overturns decision keeping out press freedom watchdog

NGO committee, whose members include Russia, China, Sudan, Azerbaijan, Cuba and Venezuela, has deferred decisions on requests from hundreds of organisations for UN status

UN chief: 10 candidates to take part in globally televised debate

The 10 candidates have been split into two groups to participate in discussions and answer questions

Italy, Netherlands locked in duel for UN Security Council seat

Kazakhstan was elected to the powerful council for the first time. Bolivia, Ethiopia and Sweden also won spots

UN to choose new non-permanent Security Council members

Five non-permanent Security Council members will be chosen to replace Spain, Venezuela, New Zealand, Malaysia and Angola

Over 65 million people displaced in 2015: UN

Among the countries of origin, the most important is Syria, with 4.9 million exiles outside the country

UN rights experts ask India to repeal FCRA

It is a law that restricts NGOs' access to crucial foreign funding

UN to authorize European Union operation against Libya arms-smuggling

Militias loyal to the new government are battling to retake from IS jihadists the key city of Sirte

India expresses concern over decline in contributions to UNDP

UNDP as the main development UN Agency has to play a key role in assisting member states in their efforts

UN takes Saudi coalition off Yemen list of child violators

Saudi Arabia's UN Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi insisted on Monday several times that 'the removal is unconditional and irreversible'

Small arms imports to Middle Eastern countries doubled: UN

Small Arms Survey said that sales to the Middle East jumped to $630 million in 2013 from $342 million a year earlier

UN expresses concern over killing of Congolese in India

There has been a spate of attacks on African nationals in the last few days including assault on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad

Argentine Foreign Minister shakes up race to succeed Ban Ki-Moon

Susana Malcorra, who put in her bid a month after nine others, could pose a major challenge to European claims to the position

UN blacklists Indian-flagged cargo vessel illicitly carrying Libyan oil

The UN's sanctions listing makes the vessel prohibited to load, transport or discharge and enter ports

Lack of funds and UN coordination limiting peace-building efforts: India

India further called for "genuine political willingness" among those who can contribute to overcoming the challenges to effective peace-building

New Zealand nominates Helen Clark for UN secretary-general

Clark, who was New Zealand's prime minister from 1999 to 2008, threw her hat formally into the ring late Monday