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BIMSTEC members agree on importance of creating crisis response mechanisms
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
During the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Retreat hosted by Thailand on Monday, there was broad agreement on the importance of creating crisis response mechanisms to coordinate different contingencies.
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India joins Champions Group of Global Crisis Response Group
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs has been designated as Sherpa to the GCRG process. The Sherpas will meet today virtually and a meeting of the Champions is scheduled to be held on July 21, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press release.
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Day 3 in New York: Energy markets should not be put under stress, says Jai
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the roundtable conference convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and urged that past prescriptions on climate action must be revisited, adding that energy markets should not be put under furt
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'Time is short' to prevent global food crisis, says UN on ripple effects o
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): War in Ukraine has left an estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries exposed to at least one dimension of finance, food, or energy crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in "perfect-storm" countries severely vulnerable to all three areas, the policy brief by t
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Japan sets up crisis center after powerful earthquake
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has established a crisis response center under the chancellery of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southwestern part of the country on Friday, Japanese media reported.
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Russia sees 25,769 daily COVID-19 cases, 890 Deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia saw 25,769 new COVID-19 cases and 890 virus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, the national crisis response centre said on Sunday morning.
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Russia sees 25,219 daily COVID-19 cases, 886 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia saw 25,219 new COVID-19 cases and 886 virus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, the national crisis response centre said on Saturday morning.
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UN humanitarian funds allocate $10M for fuel crisis response in Lebanon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 2 (ANI): The United Nations said its humanitarian funds have allocated USD 10 million to respond to the fuel crisis in Lebanon and help avert the deterioration of the country's humanitarian situation.
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US-India Strategic Partnership Forum extends support for India's COVID cri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington,D.C. [United States], April 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and members appreciate the efforts by leaders across the U.S. government at the highest level to identify concrete steps the United States can take to assist India through this c
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JICA extends ODA loan of Rs 2,069 cr for social protection amid Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an agreement with the Indian government to provide an official development assistance loan of 30,000 million Japanese yen (about Rs 2,069 crore) for Covid-19 crisis response support for social prote
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Senior Republican lawmakers push back against Trump's efforts to overturn
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 21 (ANI): An increasing number of Republican lawmakers are pushing back on US President Donald Trump's tactics to overturn election results showing his defeat against President-elect Joe Biden, and have raised concern that his tactics could hurt the COVID-19 cris
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IFC supports MSMEs, farmers with $500 million in COVID-19 response support
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 25 (ANI): The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has said that thousands of micro, small, and medium enterprises besides millions of farmers across Asia and the Pacific stand to benefit from its first phase of COVID-19 crisis response funding.
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