New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the challenges faced by the United Nations in present times that revolve across several areas such as socio-economic progress to trade measures and supply chain dependence. He gave a call to support the United Nations through faith in international cooperation.

Jaishankar made the remarks while speaking during the release of a Commemorative Postage Stamp on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.

"If the maintenance of international peace and security has become lip service, the predicament of development and socio-economic progress is even more serious. The slowing down of the SDG Agenda 2030 is a significant metric to measure the distress of the Global South....