Current Affairs - International - Discussion

India donated five Indian peacocks to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) on August 7, 2026, reviving a diplomatic tradition that began in 1981. The donation included four blue peafowl and one rare white-feathered male, symbolising the blue and white colours associated with the United Nations. The birds were formally handed over by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Arindam Bagchi, and received by UNOG Director-General Tatiana Valovaya. The peacocks will be housed in Ariana Park and cared for by Geneva Bioparc zoo staff. India’s first such donation was made by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1981.