On October 24, 2025, Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs attended the 80th United Nations Day celebrations in New Delhi as the Chief Guest. He highlighted the UN's contributions to preventing conflicts, promoting international law, and supporting developing nations. He emphasized shared global responsibility based on India's G20 Presidency theme: "One Earth, One Family, One Future." The Minister reaffirmed India's partnership with the UN, citing the India-UN Development Partnership Fund and the India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative. He paid tribute to Indian peacekeepers and reiterated India's stance against terrorism and its call for UN reforms. India will continue to engage with the UN to promote peace, sustainable development, and the voice of the Global South. The release ID is 2182355 and the visitor counter is 100.
Key Entities Referenced
United Nations: Focus of India's commitment to global peace and development, addressed at the 80th UN Day celebrations.
India-UN Development Partnership Fund: An India-UN initiative to promote South-South cooperation and India's action-oriented approach.
India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative: An initiative of India and the UN, mentioned as an example of India's commitment.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs: The ministry associated with the press release.
Shri Manohar Lal: Union Minister who attended the UN Day celebrations and highlighted India's commitment.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Highlights
India’s Commitment to Global Peace and
Development at 80th UN Day Celebrations
Posted On: 24 OCT 2025 10:09PM by PIB Delhi
Hon’ble Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal, attended the 80th
United Nations Day celebrations as the Chief Guest in New Delhi. In his address, the Minister
highlighted the UN’s remarkable contributions over the past eight decades in preventing conflicts,
promoting international law, and supporting the development of nations left behind. Referring to the
theme “One Earth, One Family, One Future”—a concept rooted in India’s G20 Presidency—he
emphasized the importance of shared global responsibility and cooperation to address interconnected
challenges.
The Minister reaffirmed India’s deep partnership with the UN, citing initiatives such as the India-UN
Development Partnership Fund and the India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative as examples of
India’s action-oriented approach and commitment to South–South cooperation. Paying tribute to
Indian peacekeepers who made the supreme sacrifice in UN missions, he reiterated India’s
unwavering stand against terrorism and its call for reforms in the UN, particularly the expansion of
the UN Security Council to make it more inclusive and representative. Shri Manohar Lal concluded
by assuring that India will continue to engage constructively with the UN to advance peace,
sustainable development, and the voice of the Global South.
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