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World powers denounce violence in Sudan, call for peace
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Several countries including the US, and the UK have condemned the violence in Sudan due to clashes between the armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Embassy urges Indians to postpone Sudan travel, UN Secy condemns clashes
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a tweet, the Indian embassy in Sudan on Saturday wrote, "Indian planning to travel to Sudan should postpone their travel. Please also stay calm and wait for updates."
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UN Secretary General condemns ban on Afghan women working with UN in Afgha
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Antonio Guterres in a tweet said: "I strongly condemn the prohibition of our Afghan female colleagues from working in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province."
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Nearly 70 countries still contaminated by mines, innocent people continue
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Marked annually on April 4, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, draws awareness to why landmines are one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war
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Russia regrets lack of UNSC support on probe into Nord Stream blasts
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We believe that everyone should be interested in an objective investigation involving all interested parties, all those who can shed light on the customers and perpetrators of this terrorist act," said Peskov in a press briefing in Moscow when asked what steps Moscow plans to take further.
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UNSC to vote on resolution on Nord Stream sabotage investigation
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The text of the draft proposes UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres establish an international independent commission to conduct a comprehensive, transparent, and impartial investigation of all aspects of the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, including id
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After Riyadh and Damascus agree to reopen Embassies, Syrian President is e
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been shunned by Arab leaders, due to the crimes perpetrated by his regime against Syrian citizens, is now expected to be welcomed back to the fold and we may soon see him taking part in Arab summits and the Arab League from which he was suspended
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India implementing two flagship missions to ensure universal access to san
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that a unified ministry of Jal Shakti was created by PM Narendra Modi in 2019 to give greater coherence and synergy to water management.
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High time to fast-track climate efforts as humanity on thin ice: UN Chief
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres on Monday in a video message said that it is high time to fast-track the climate efforts as humanity is on thin ice in the present times.
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North Korea criticizes UN, US for raising Pyongyang's human rights issue,
Updated : 3 years ago IST
On Friday, the US co-hosted an informal meeting highlighting the human rights violations in North Korea at the UNSC.
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Baloch Human Rights Council calls for UN intervention in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch Human Rights Council submitted two separate petitions addressed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calling for the UN's intervention for the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan.
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UN Chief urges world to support Afghan women
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Guterres while speaking at the UN Committee on the Status of Women, said that they have been "supporting schools wherever it is possible, schools with girls in the secondary level."
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