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UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of Commission on Human Rights on Sy
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 25, (ANI): The United States co-sponsored a resolution led by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, and Turkey that highlighted ongoing atrocities by the Assad regime in Syria and renewed the mandate of the Independent In
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UNHRC session: US co-sponsors UK led resolution on human rights violations
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) co-sponsored a resolution led by the United Kingdom on "Promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka" in the 46th session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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UNHRC session: US co-sponsors resolution led by EU over human rights conce
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) co-sponsored a resolution led by the European Union (EU) that highlighted ongoing human rights concerns, including for Rohingya and recalled developments since February 1 in the 46th session of UN Human Rights
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South Sudan: UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of Commission on Human
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday (local time) renewed the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for another year.
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Six-week decline in global Covid-19 deaths has stalled: WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 24 (ANI): A six-week decline in global Covid-19 deaths has stalled, with cases continuing to rise for the fourth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Tuesday, citing figures it had received on Sunday.
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India abstains from voting at UNHCR on Sri Lanka resolution, says Govt mus
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): India along with 13 other countries abstained from voting at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the Sri Lanka resolution titled 'Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka'.
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UNHRC adopts resolution against S Lanka; India abstains from voting
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): India on Tuesday abstained from voting on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution in Geneva against Sri Lanka, while calling on the island country to carry forward the process of reconciliation and address aspirations of its Tamil mino
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COVID-19 vaccine inequity 'catastrophic moral failure', says WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Michael Ryan, Executive Director of World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Emergencies Program, said on Monday that the "inequitable" COVID-19 vaccine distribution was a "catastrophic moral failure" and a "failed opportunity."
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Switzerland to extend restrictions due to surge in COVID-19 infections
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has decided to extend its coronavirus restrictions due to an increase in incidence, Alain Berset, the head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs, said Friday.
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UNHRC: Baloch activists accuse Pakistan of violating human rights in Baloc
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Baloch political activists have raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan's resource-rich Balochistan province by the state security agencies during the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday.
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Global economy gets COVID-19 shot from US stimulus: UNCTAD
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 18 (ANI): The global economy is set to grow by 4.7 per cent this year, faster than predicted in September (4.3 per cent), thanks in part to a stronger recovery in the United States where progress in distributing vaccines and a fresh fiscal stimulus of 1.9 trillion d
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'Breakdown of rule of law in Myanmar setback for stability of broader regi
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): Noting the ongoing developments in Myanmar, Anne Heckendorff, Research Analyst, European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on Thursday said breakdown of rule of law in Myanmar constitutes a severe setback for the stability of the broader region.
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