Marking 75 years of the UN: A Commemoratory Webinar

P. Aneetta Thomas The “UN in 75 years: Contribution to World Peace” webinar was hosted by the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed-to-be) University to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the UN on 24th October 2020. The event kickstarted with the welcome address by Dr. Madhumati Deshpande, Department Coordinator. Two keynote speeches were delivered by the dignitaries Ambassador TP Sreenivasan and Ambassador Dilip Sinha who spoke at length on the role of the UN and its shortcomings followed by a fruitful Q&A with the audience. Ms. Fwu Hui Qi and Mr. Sim Yu Kang both students at Singapore University of Social Sciences extensively explained Singapore’s engagements with the UN. Mr. Nishit Jogi and Ms. Pratikshya Subedi both students at Christ (Deemed-to-be) University on the other hand highlighted Africa and Asia’s perspectives with respect to the UN. Dr. N. Koiremba Singh, the moderator for the session also threw light on the importance of the supranational power of the UN. The event was lightened up with engaging dance and song performances by the students of M.A (International Studies). The session was hosted by Sumedha K, Jeevitha GL and Lakshmi Karlekar, students of M.A (International Studies). The event came to a close with Dr. Vagishwari SP delivering the concluding remarks followed by the vote of thanks.

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