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Canadian lawmaker Tom Kmiec recognizes rights of Sindhis to struggle again
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 19 (ANI): Canadian MP Tom Kmiec recognized the rights of Sindhis to struggle against Pakistan for human rights abuses they commit on them.
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Myanmar's multi-pronged crises have 'deepened, expanded dramatically'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup last year, has "opened new frontlines that had long been at peace," according to UN special envoy Noeleen Heyzer.
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17 countries elected into UN Economic and Social Council for 3-year term
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Seventeen states were elected Friday into the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the economic and social work of UN agencies and funds, for a three-year term.
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UNGA adopts resolution on multilingualism, mentions Hindi language for fir
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI): In a significant initiative, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time.
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India elected as Chair of Association of Asian Election Authorities for 20
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024, informed the Election Commission of India on Wednesday.
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'Don't patronize us': Tirumurti slams Dutch envoy over Ukraine remark
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 6 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti has slammed the Netherlands Ambassador to the UK after the envoy said that India should not have abstained in the UN General Assembly on Ukraine.
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India expresses concern over UNGA draft resolution on 'veto power use', ca
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI): India at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday said a vocal minority of nay-sayers has held the entire process of UN Security Council (UNSC) reform hostage over the last four decades while calling for a more representative, credible and legitima
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Decision to suspend Russia from UNHRC reinforces United Nations' authority
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 8 (ANI): The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, on Friday said that the decision of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Counci
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German Ambassador to India appreciates UN vote to suspend Russia from Huma
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 8 (ANI): German Ambassador to India Walter J. Lindner on Friday appreciated the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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Biden applauds UN vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has applauded the General Assembly of the United Nations' vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council (HRC) in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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India abstains in UNGA vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 7 (ANI): India and 57 other countries on Thursday abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a vote with regard to the suspension of Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 7 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted in favour of the suspension of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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