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US exits UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 20 (ANI): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced that the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council, alleging the 47-member council of "political bias."
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68.5 mn people forcibly displaced worldwide: UN
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): According to the Global Trends report, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency said the number of forcibly displaced people was increased to 68.5 million by the end of 2017.
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WHO just declared 'gaming disorder' as official
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): Do you feel you have no control when you are gaming? Are you putting your game ahead of everything? Well, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), you may be suffering from 'gaming disorder'.
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Death toll rises to 112 as boat capsizes off Tunisian coast
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (ANI): The death toll in the boat capsizing off the Tunisia coast on Sunday increased to 112 migrants.
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UNHRC asked to save, protect Pakistani Christians
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States]/ Geneva [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): A legal submission has been made to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to save and protect Pakistani Christians from persecution.
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UNHRC votes to probe Israel-Palestine clashes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 19 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council in a session voted to begin a probe in the recent deadly Israel-Palestine clashes in Gaza.
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UN: Since March 30, over 1,000 children injured in Gaza
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): Since March 30, more than 1,000 children have been injured by Israeli forces in the besieged Gaza Strip during demonstrations, according to UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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WHO plans to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply.
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Bangladesh praised for Rohingya aid during UNHRC review
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 15 (ANI): The 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday saw representatives of 107 member states taking the floor to praise Bangladesh for the way it has dealt with the Rohingya refugee crisis in terms of supplying aid.
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Pakistan-backed Khalistani activists hold anti-India protest outside UN
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): A group of Sikh hardliners held a protest outside the United Nations office in Geneva to demand the release of Sikh militants arrested in India.
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Pak minorities being persecuted by Islamic terrorists
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan]/Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI): Minorities in Pakistan are facing persecution by the state and non-state actors, says Dr.Iftikhar Ayaz, Ambassador of the UK-based Universal Peace Federation.
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'Terror outfits act as proxies of Pakistan army'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): Exiled Kashmiri leader Shaukat Ali Kashmiri has accused the Pakistan Army of backing terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and using them as its proxies against India.
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