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'Act on principles of impartiality,' Taliban to UN on Naseer Faiq assuming
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Responding to the issue of allowing Naseer Ahmad Faiq to assume the seat of Afghanistan's permanent representative at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Taliban on Saturday urged the world body to act on principles of impartiality.
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China continues to finance coal plants in Europe violating its promises on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China-financed coal plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to thrive despite President Xi Jinping's promise to the United Nations General Assembly this September that it would no longer fund the construction of new coal-fired power plants overseas.
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French envoy congratulates International Solar Alliance for obtaining UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain on Monday congratulated International Solar Alliance (ISA) on obtaining the observer status by UN General Assembly (UNGA) and said it will scale up solar power and implement the "One Sun, One World, One Grid" vi
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UN General Assembly grants Observer Status to International Solar Alliance
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted Observer Status to International Solar Alliance (ISA), India's Permanent Ambassador to United Nations, T S Tirumurti announced on Thursday (local time).
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UNGA delays action on Afghanistan, Myanmar's bid for seats
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 7 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to defer a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
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UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The resolution entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal" was adopted on Friday by consensus and co-sponsored by 173 Member States at the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) in New York.
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Chinese official win key Interpol post amidst global concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lyon [France], November 26 (ANI): A global alliance of lawmakers on China has expressed deep concern over the election of senior Chinese government official Hu Binchen to the Interpol Executive Committee at the General Assembly meeting.
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US Congress members sign letter supporting Taiwan's Interpol bid
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 20 (ANI): Urging the Biden administration to assist Taiwan's bide to join the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and participate as an observer in this year's General Assembly meeting to be held next week, 71 US representatives have signed a joint
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Vietnam elected to UNESCO Executive Board
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam was elected by UNESCO member states as a member of the Executive Board for the 2021-2025 term at a plenary session of the UNESCO General Assembly held on Wednesday at its Paris-based headquarters.
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China's nominee to Interpol committee opposed by lawmakers from 20 countri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Parliamentarians and activists from around the world have launched a global campaign to oppose the candidacy of Hu Binchen, a Deputy Director General at China's Ministry of Public Security, to the Interpol Executive Committee at its General Assembly sess
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UNGA President discusses UN reform, vaccines situation, climate change wit
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New York [US], November 10 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid has met Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and discussed UN reform, vaccines, sustainable recovery from COVID-19 and Climate change.
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Success of multilateralism depends on success of General Assembly: India a
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) said that the success of multilateralism principally depends on the success of the General Assembly as the world is facing challenges related to sustainable development, security, migration, health and climate change.
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