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Ambassador Abhay Kumar's proposal of inscribing Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam at U
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], November 30 (ANI): 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', which means the whole world is a family, and comes from Maha Upanishad, should be inscribed in the premises of the United Nations General Assembly where the world leaders gather in September every year so that they can
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Poet and Ambassador Abhay Kumar proposes inscribing Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], November 30 (ANI): 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (which means the whole world is a family) and comes from Maha Upanishad, should be inscribed in the premises of the United Nations General Assembly where the world leaders gather in September every year, so that they can u
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UN General Assembly re-elects Grandi as high commissioner for refugees
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN General Assembly on Monday re-elected High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for a two-and-a-half-year term, the UN Refugee Agency said in a press release.
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UNSC has become an impaired organ: India
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): India at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) said that today the Security Council has become an "impaired organ" as it is "unable to act with credibility essentially due to its unrepresentative nature".
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UNGA, UNSC elect 5 judges to International Court of Justice
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for nine-year terms, UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir announced after the completion of the v
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India's annual resolution on counter-terrorism adopted at UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI): Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday announced that India's annual resolution on the issue of counter-terrorism was co-sponsored by over 75 countries and adopted by consensus in the First Committee of the UN General Assembl
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UNGA adopts India-sponsored resolutions on nuclear disarmament
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted two resolutions sponsored by India which call for the prohibition of nuclear weapons and reduce the risks of accidental use of nuclear weapons in the world.
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Saddened by New York Mayor's refusal to meet in-person, says UNGA Presiden
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to personally meet with the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, to discuss the coordination between the UN headquarters and the city in connection with the COV
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Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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At UNGA, 39 countries urge China to shut down Xinjiang detention camps
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 6 (ANI): As many as 39 countries at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee on Tuesday urged China to close the detention camps in Xinjiang.
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Foreign sanctions, interference to have opposite effect on Belarus: Vladim
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Sanctions and foreign interference in the internal affairs of Belarus will have the opposite effect, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said at the UN General Assembly, warning against attempts to bring chaos to Belarus.
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PM Modi presented strong representation of India's culture, thinking to UN
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said that the former presented a strong representation of India's culture and thinking to t
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