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WHO DG thanks India for resumption of COVID vaccine supply to COVAX from O
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Swirtzerland] September 22 (ANI): Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday extended gratitude to India for resuming crucial COVID vaccine shipments to COVAX from October.
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IATA welcomes US decision to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed Biden administration's decision to enable vaccinated travellers entering the United States with a negative Covid-19 test result prior to travel from early November.
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Will bring perspective of most impacted by Afghanistan crises to UNGA, say
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): In the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) meet slated for this week, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is set to present a report on a recent field visit in Afghanistan.
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Qatar supports shipment of 8.7 MT WHO medical supplies to Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19 (ANI): A plane carrying 8.7 metric tons of life-saving medical and trauma supplies landed in Kabul on Saturday, the World Health Organisation said.
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Lebanon crisis needs international assistance urgently: WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17 (ANI): Lebanon's enduring economic crisis risks reversing decades of gains in people's wellbeing, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.
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India's economy to grow at 7.2 pc this year: UNCTAD
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 16 (ANI): The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2021 but growth could slow down next year, according to the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021.
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UNCTAD issues amber warning on building back better
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 16 (ANI): Shifting decisively away from four decades driven by a misplaced faith in unregulated markets and breathing new life into multilateral cooperation will demand additional policy transformations that go well beyond the rescue packages prompted by the Covid-1
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UN rights chief expresses concern over civilian casualties in Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): UN Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday said that she is worried about reports of civilian casualties and human rights violations in Afghanistan's Panjshir province.
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At UNHRC, India rejects OIC remarks on J-K, says it has helplessly allowed
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): India has slammed Pakistan and OIC at the Human Rights Council for making references to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks 'turning point' in crisis: WFP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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International assistance starts pouring in Afghanistan despite misgivings,
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): International community has started extending humanitarian assistance to Taliban ruled Afghanistan and in a meet organised by the United Nations in Geneva on Monday, various countries including the US pledged nearly USD 1 billion in aid, according to re
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UN chief urges world leaders to join Food Systems Summit on September 23
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to join the Food Systems Summit to be held on September 23 with ambitious commitments.
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