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B'desh PM to raise Rohingya crisis issue at UN General Assembly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 15 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a formal proposal at the upcoming 72nd United Nations General Assembly session for an early implementation of recommendations by the Kofi Annan-led Commission.
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Aung San Suu Kyi not to attend UNGA debate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend next week's United Nations General Assembly debate as criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis grows.
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Aung San Suu Kyi not to attend UNGA debate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Sept.13 (ANI): Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend next week's United Nations General Assembly debate as criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis grows.
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Greater focus on health, nutrition can help India meet its development goa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): In advance of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to assess the world's progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, organised a conference to disc
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Yoga helps create better balance with nature: UNGA chief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], June 21 (ANI): On the third anniversary of the International Yoga Day, United Nations General Assembly president Peter Thomson asserted that the age old practice guides people towards being in harmony with fellow humans and with nature.
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Slovakian FM appointed next UNGA President
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations, June 01 (ANI): Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak has been appointed as the next United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President to lead the 72nd session in September.
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Venkaiah Naidu to chair governing council meeting in Nairobi from today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN-Habitat, an organ of the United Nations' Organisation (UNO) that promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements across the world, after 10 years. UN-Habitat reports to the
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UN pays tribute to Ban Ki-moon's 'never-tiring service to humani
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 13 (ANI): The General Assembly paid a tribute to outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his "never-tiring service to humanity" over the past decade, while also swearing in his successor Antonio Guterres, who will assume his duties o
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India tops Japan, China and all others from Asia-Pacific at UN Elections
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Indian candidate Dr Aniruddha Rajput topped the Asia-Pacific group for election in the UN General Assembly to the International Law Commission.
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Antonio Guterres appointed next UN chief
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Oct. 13 (ANI): The General Assembly today elected the former prime minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres, as the next United Nations Secretary-General, to succeed Ban Ki-moon when he steps down on 31 December.
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India's claim on Kashmir a 'total lie': Pak Foreign Secreta
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 27 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Tuesday said India's position on the Kashmir issue had been rejected by the world at the United Nations General Assembly, adding that New Delhi's claim regarding Kashmir is "a total lie".
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Sushma Swaraj exposed Pakistan at UNGA: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Sept 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hailed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and said that the latter has exposed Pakistan globally.
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