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Mali-France relations not at level of recalling Ambassadors, severing ties
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzwerland], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The relations between Mali and France have not yet reached a point of recalling ambassadors and severing diplomatic ties, Mali's transitional Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga told Sputnik.
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WHO set to vaccinate 40 pc population of every country against COVID-19 by
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 and 70 per cent by mid-2022, by prioritising vaccine delivery to low-income
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WHO says process of Sputnik V's approval about to be sorted out
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The process of approval of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V at the World Health Organization (WHO) is about to be sorted out following negotiations with Moscow, Mariangela Simao, the assistant director-general of the WHO, said on Thursday.
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WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.
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5 billion people could face difficulty accessing water in 2050: UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): More than five billion people globally are expected to face a shortage of water by 2050, a United Nations (UN) agency report has warned.
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UN agency warns of looming global water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts, and the number of people affected
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WHO decision on Covaxin nod extended to next week
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended giving the emergency use authorization for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to next week.
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Madrasas in Pakistan, Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed concern over religious schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists.
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WHO has lifted barriers for Sputnik V approval: Russian Health Minister
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2 (ANI): All obstacles preventing the certification of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been removed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at a briefing in Geneva.
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UN rights chief calls for probe into killing of Rohingya activist
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizterland], October 2 (ANI): Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for a thorough probe into the killing of a Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
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Bangladeshi diaspora holds anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva, demands apolog
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): Demanding an apology from Islamabad for the '1971 Bangladesh genocide', members of the Bangladeshi diaspora living in Europe held an anti-Pakistan protest on Thursday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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China slammed during UN Rights Council session over restrictions in Tibet
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): China has been chided during the 48th UN Human Rights Council session for its rights record in Tibet with delegates from the US, Denmark, Germany, and European Union expressing concerns over severe restrictions on religious, linguistic and cultural t
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