India at UN (Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York)

06/26/2026

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative, spoke today at the Debate on Peacebuilding & Sustaining Peace and attended the PBC Annual Session marking 20 years of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture during the inaugural Peacebuilding Week.

He highlighted:

➡️ Peacebuilding must be demand-driven & anchored in national ownership.

➡️ Partnerships should rest on trust, dignity & equality, and move beyond donor-recipient approach.

➡️ True test of peacebuilding: building national capacity & institutional resilience.

➡️ 🇮🇳 remains committed to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda especially in Peacebuilding

Full statement here: https://pminewyork.gov.in/IndiaatUNGA?id=NTU5MQ

06/26/2026

Big step for affordable healthcare!

🇮🇳 now rolls out a unified digital platform which allows citizens to check medicine prices & file pricing complaints.

Aligns with 🇮🇳's 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) commitment.

Link for details:

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2277731®=3&lang=1

In a significant step towards strengthening citizen-centric digital governance, the National Pharmac

06/24/2026

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative shared 🇮🇳’s views on protecting education for Children Affected by Armed Conflict at the Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations Security Council.

➡️ Emphasized the primary responsibility of the State to protect children’s rights, including their right to education and referred to 🇮🇳’s own constitutional guarantee of free & compulsory education for every child up to 14 years of age.

➡️ Outlined 🇮🇳’s sustained investment in facilitating education for refugees and displaced communities from across our neighbourhood as well as rebuilding education infrastructures for them.

➡️ Presented the example of DIKSHA — 🇮🇳’s national digital education platform, where technology can bridge the gap for children locked out of classrooms.

➡️ Emphasized that education of children in war-torn regions is an imperative and not a charity.

06/24/2026

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative, delivered 🇮🇳’s statement on ‘Bridging the Implementation Gap: Security Council Resolutions and Maintenance of International Peace and Security’ at the United Nations

Full statement here: https://pminewyork.gov.in/IndiaatUNGA?id=NTU4OQ

06/23/2026

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative, delivered 🇮🇳’s national statement at the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.

➡️ Reiterated 🇮🇳’s renewed commitment to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and touched upon 🇮🇳’s efforts towards this goal through the implementation of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme.

➡️ Underscored the importance of equitable access to affordable medicines, diagnostics and emerging technologies as well as the flexibilities under TRIPS Agreement to ensure access to life-saving drugs.

Full statement here: https://pminewyork.gov.in/IndiaatUNGA?id=NTU4Ng

06/22/2026

Excerpts from remarks by PM Narendra Modi on
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Be more flexible at 40 than at 20, more energetic at 50 than at 30, and healthier at 70 than at 50.

06/21/2026

India at UN (Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York) organized a yoga session to commemorate 12th .

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative, underscored the importance of incorporating yoga into our daily lives and highlighted PM Narendra Modi’s initiative, which promotes yoga as a year-round practice for holistic well-being.

06/21/2026

From fitness to mindfulness, yoga empowers us to lead healthier, happier, and more balanced lives.

Honoured to witness the spirit of togetherness as thousands joined the Yoga Day celebrations in Kolkata led by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, embracing this year's theme - Yoga for Healthy Ageing.

Let yoga be a daily practice towards physical wellness, mental clarity, and inner peace.

06/21/2026

Join us in celebrating .

Tune in on 21 June 2026 as PM Narendra Modi leads the main IDY event from Kolkata on the theme "Yoga for Healthy Ageing."

Watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/live/8WKN4rvu_pg

06/19/2026

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative, delivered 🇮🇳’s statement at the Interactive dialogue by the co-chairs of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI at the United Nations.

Full remarks here: https://pminewyork.gov.in/IndiaatUNGA?id=NTU4NQ