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Members of civil society, minority groups in Pakistan's Sindh province hol
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Civil Society organisations and members of minority communities in Pakistan's Sindh province held rallies against 'forced conversion' to mark the occasion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day and demanded that the government to enact and eff
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Demonstration in Vienna against Taliban restrictions on Afghan women
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 26 (ANI): A demonstration was organised by an Austrian political party here in solidarity with women and the LGBTQIA+ community in Afghanistan, which are witnessing increasing restrictions and discrimination under the Taliban regime.
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Mandaviya urges NGOs, CSOs to strengthen 'Har Ghar Dastak' COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday discussed the "Har Ghar Dastak" COVID-19 vaccination campaign with non-profit organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and sought their support to strengthen the campaign, urging them
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'Civil society new frontier of war', says NSA Ajit Doval, 'can be manipul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 12 (ANI): Underlining the importance of internal security, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday pointed out that the new frontiers of war is the civil society that can be manipulated to hurt the interests of a nation.
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Landmine casualties 'exceptionally high', Syria and Afghanistan worst-hit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): An UN-backed civil society report has revealed that global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit.
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Afghanistan: 4 killed in Balkh including civil society activist
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Four bodies were recovered on Friday from the fifth Police District of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, including a civil society activist.
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Pak businessmen protest in Pindi against govt over inflation, unemployment
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], October 27 (ANI): Hundreds of Pakistani businessmen and civil society members staged a protest against the Imran Khan-led government over inflation, unemployment, hunger, lawlessness in the country.
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India Brought 'Surya Namaskar' to the World; Now aptly leads the Global So
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): "It is appropriate that the country that brought 'Surya Namaskar' to the world should now lead the global initiative on solar energy working with the United Nations.
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Implementation of SDGs is 'whole of society' effort, says Tirumurti
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 26 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti has said that the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a "whole of society" effort and it includes not just governments but also the private sector, univer
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Education and environment ministers laud JGU as India's 1st university to
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], October 25 (ANI/OP Jindal University): On the occasion of the United Nations Day 2021, O.P. Jindal Global University released the first-of-its-kind Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Universities and Civil Society in Protecting the Environme
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Women and civil society activists protest in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Dozens of women and civil society activists protested on Thursday in Kabul over economic problems and the closed schools for girls, local media reported.
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Condemnation not enough, time to raise voice unitedly: CPI-M leader Yusuf
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) senior leader and former MLA of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Sunday termed the killing of two non-Kashmiris in Kulgam "barbaric" and appealed the civil society and political parties to raise vo
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