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India to pitch for permanent solution for food security at WTO meet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India will pitch for a permanent solution to its food security concerns at the 12th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that begins in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday, after a gap of five years.
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India to pitch for 'fair and just' talks, outcomes at WTO ministerial in G
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference is all set to begin on June 12 in Geneva, Switzerland after a gap of almost five years, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday.
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UN experts alarmed over Myanmar junta's decision to enforce death sentence
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The Myanmar junta's announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts have warned.
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UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethn
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Astronomy researchers take images of four brown dwarfs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 10 (ANI): An international team led by researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland and a group from The Open University have imaged four new brown dwarfs.
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Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': Tedros
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 9 (ANI): Amid a surge in Monkeypox infections, director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to identify all cases and contacts to control the outbreak in an address on Wednesday.
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Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan trigger diplomatic row
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI): Pakistan's airstrike within the territory of Afghanistan on April 16 this year has created a diplomatic row between the two countries.
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UN chief urges businesses to prioritize sustainability ahead of World Envi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 4 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged businesses worldwide to prioritize sustainability ahead of World Environment Day, which falls on June 5 annually.
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After 100 days of war, UN issues fresh alert amid alarming food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 3 (ANI): One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert amid rising and alarming levels of food insecurity there.
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UN approves Turkey's request to change name to Turkiye
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Wednesday granted Turkey's request to change its name from Turkey to Turkiye, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters.
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More than 550 confirmed monkeypox cases reported: UN
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (ANI): Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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UN expresses concerns over resurgence of fighting in DR Congo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency have expressed deep concerns about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in recent days in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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