UN owes India $55 mn for peacekeeping ops

The UN owes a total of $55 million to India for its contribution to the world body’s peacekeeping operations, the second highest outstanding payment to any member country.

Under-secretary-general for management Yukio Takasu, in his semi-annual overview of the Organisation’s finances, told reporters that the top troop contributing countries to UN peacekeeping operations such as Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt “deserve timely payment” for their contributions and participation in UN peacekeeping.

As on March 31, the UN owed $777 million to member states for peacekeeping operations. The UN owes India $55 million for peacekeeping operations, the second highest amount, followed by $53 million to Bangladesh and $41 million to Pakistan.

Takasu said member states who are owed outstanding payments “deserve to be reimbursed” and the organisation is “making every effort” to make the payments to the nations.

However, as on May 3, India was among the 39 member states, which had fully paid all assessments

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “closely” following the tensions between India and Pakistan and reiterated his call for the two countries to find a peaceful solution through engagement and dialogue, said his spokesperson.

“We’re obviously following the situation closely, the recent developments included, and I think we would reiterate our call for the parties to find a peaceful solution through engagement and dialogue,” Spokesman for the secretarygeneral Stephane Dujarric said. PTI

it owed to the UN. India’s Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin pointed out the lag in paying dues despite the fact that the same member states had paid their dues in full. mother told HT over the phone.

“All these years, I have asked myself what if she had not taken that bus… There are a lot of what ifs,” said the mother, who has become the face of the struggle of the lower middle-class family that weaved its hopes of a better life around the young woman and her brother.

The execution was stayed after the four convicts — Mukesh Singh (27), Pawan Gupta (20), Vinay Sharma (21) and Akshay Thakur (29) — moved the top court. The fifth accused, Ram Singh, had allegedly committed suicide while in jail.

The Delhi HC upheld the death sentences awarded to the four convicts on March 13, 2014. However, on March 16, the apex court stayed the death sentence awarded to Mukesh and Pawan. Later, it stayed the hanging of the Vinay and Akshay too.

The sixth accused, who was a minor at the time of crime, was granted three years in a correction facility by Juvenile Justice Board. He was released from the home in November 2015.

The Supreme Court had on March 27, 2017, reserved its verdict after almost a year of hearings in the case and posted the matter for May 5.

The woman was returning home after watching a film with her friend on December 16, 2012, when she was raped by six men and thrown off the bus. The woman’s friend was also beaten up with iron rods.

The woman, who suffered fatal injuries, was admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital. She was shifted to a hospital in Singapore after her condition deteriorated. She finally succumbed to her injuries on December 29, 2012.

Clashes broke out when members of a community allegedly objected to the procession and threw stones at the rallyists.

The 42-year-old parliamentarian for Saharanpur, Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma of the BJP, a senior police officer, and many more people were wounded.

Uttar Pradesh police registered two FIRs against Sharma and 300 unidentified people in connection with the April 20 violence.

“I can say with confidence that everyone will be safe in the state without any discrimination and rule of law is the priority of the state government,” chief minister Yogi Adityanath said, responding to a question on the Saharanpur violence.