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UN calls for immediate release of 317 girls abducted from school in Nigeri
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday called for the immediate release of several hundred schoolgirls kidnapped from a secondary school in northwest Nigeria.
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Restoring peace must be priority of stakeholders in Myanmar: India at UNGA
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): India on Friday said that restoring democratic order should be the priority of all stakeholders in Myanmar and called on the international community to lend its "constructive support" to the people of Southeast Asian nation at the critical juncture.
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UNGA President welcomes ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 26 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday (local time) welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying the two countries stated commitment to achieving
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Jaishankar calls Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid 'best equipped' for UNGA Presi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India's support for a greater role for the Maldives in multilateral affairs stating that the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is "best equipped" to be the President of the 76th session
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Iran, six other nations lose right to vote in UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 19 (ANI): Iran and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because they have not paid their dues, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, reported Jerusalem Post.
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UN officials condemn killing of Hazaras in Pakistan's Mach coalfield
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir on Tuesday criticised Pakistan for the killing of 11 Hazaras in Mach coalfield, reported Dawn.
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World needs to come up with long-term strategies to tackle future pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): India has taken a holistic approach to health based on four main pillars of healthcare, including preventive healthcare, affordable healthcare, supply-side improvement and mission mode intervention, said Pratik Mathur, Counsellor at United Nations General Ass
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Maduro calls on UN, WHO to declare COVID-19 vaccines global public goods
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) should declare COVID-19 vaccines global public goods, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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UN General Assembly president calls for multilateralism in fight against C
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday called for UN leadership and multilateralism in the fight against COVID-19.
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MEA Secretary Vikas Swarup to participate in UNGA special session on COVID
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India is participating in a special session of the United Nations General Assembly in Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic that began at the UN Headquarters here on Decem
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UN to open special session on coronavirus crisis, India's Secretary West l
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): A special two-day session will be held at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday with more than 100 world leaders -- some 53 heads of state, 39 heads of government and 38 ministers due to make pre-recorded video statements, including India's Secretary
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India calls on UN member states' to condemn attacks on all religions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): India on Wednesday called out UN member states' for selective condemnation of attacks on Abrahamic religions, leaving religions-like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. At the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Indian diplomat Ashish Sha
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