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UNHRC to hold special session on Afghanistan next week, backed by prominen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold a special session on Tuesday, August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan".
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UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan issue on August 24
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24, to address the "serious human rights concerns" following the Taliban takeover of the war-torn country.
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UN migration agency 'concerned' over developments in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations migration agency on Tuesday expressed "great concern" over the developments in Afghanistan and "grave consequences" for displaced people and civilians needing humanitarian assistance.
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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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WHO forms new expert group to continue studies into origins of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the next step in the search of the origins of COVID-19 will be the creation of a new advisory group that will develop a global framework to study pathogens with pandemic potential.
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UNCTAD, IATA extend partnership to facilitate global trade
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 12 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have extended their collaboration to facilitate international trade, particularly e-commerce.
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Switzerland suspends deportation of Afghan migrants amid Taliban offensive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), August 12 (ANI): Switzerland on Wednesday suspended the forced return of failed Afghan asylum seekers due to the dire security situation in Afghanistan.
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WHO tests three drugs for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] August 12(ANI/FENA): The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to find out if they can help patients with coronavirus.
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SYNLAB, IATA partner to facilitate safe and easy travelling
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva / Munich, Aug 11 (ANI): SYNLAB, Europe's leading medical diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have announced a partnership to facilitate safe and easy travel.
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27 children killed, 136 injured in past 72 hours as violence escalates in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), August 9 (ANI): At least 27 children have been killed and 136 injured over the past 72 hours as violence escalated in Afghanistan, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
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DU professor approaches Delhi HC after denial of leave for attending resea
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): An Associate Professor of Particle Physics in Delhi University (DU) has approached Delhi High Court as he was denied study leave of two years for attending "a prestigious project" in Geneva.
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Airlines more optimistic about future travel volumes, profitability
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 6 (ANI): The results of International Air Transport Association's (IATA's) latest survey of airline CFOs and heads of cargo show that second quarter brought some relief to airlines' financials as air travel demand started to slowly recover in some markets.
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