PM Modi to chair debate at UNSC on August 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the high-level debate on maritime security at the United Nations Security Council on 9 August 2021. At the same time, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will chair meetings related to peacekeeping and counter-terrorism on August 18 and 19. With this, Prime Minister Modi will become the first Prime Minister of the country to chair the United Nations Security Council. The Prime Minister will virtually preside over this program. Significantly, on 01 August 2021, India became the President of the Security Council for a month. India’s Permanent Envoy to the United Nations TS Tirumurti was
India takes over the presidency of UNSC, maritime security and combating terrorism will be the main agenda
India took over the command of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 01 August 2021. It will preside over this global body for a month. During this one-month tenure, his focus will be on maritime security, peacekeeping and counter-terrorism. Russia and France congratulated India for taking over the presidency of the UNSC. At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the UNSC. He will be the first Prime Minister of the country to do so. India has taken over the chair of the UNSC from France. At the same time, French Ambassador to India
Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and UAE selected for UNSC
The UN General Assembly has temporarily elected five new countries to the Security Council as its members. These selected countries include Ghana, Albania, Brazil, Gabon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All these countries have been selected after voting during the UN General Assembly. The United Nations General Assembly has 193 members. Elections were held to elect five non-permanent members of the UNSC. The term of these countries as temporary members will start from January 01, 2022. All five countries won the election unopposed as they were the only candidates in their respective region groups for the allotted seat on
UNSC Meeting On Israel-Palestine Conflict 2021, World Leaders Make Appeal For Peace
Israel-Palestine Conflict 2021 : The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a meeting on 16 May 2021 on the situation in Israel-Palestine. The meeting was chaired by Chinese State Counselor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was the first of about two dozen speakers on the agenda of this meeting. He described the enmity between the two sides as ‘very frightening’ and said that this fight should stop immediately. This was the first public meeting of the UNSC on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. This enmity between Israelis and Palestinians has increased to such a high level that it



