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Ethiopian Airline Crash: Moment of silence observed at UN Environmental co
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], Mar 11 (ANI): A moment of silence was observed at the start of United Nations Environment Programme meeting held here a day after 157 people, including at least 22 affiliated to the UN, were killed in the Ethiopian Airline crash on Sunday.
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UN chief urges India, Pakistan to ‘de-escalate tensions’
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 6 (ANI): With the tensions between India and Pakistan continuing to simmer, United Nations (UN) General Secretary Antonio Guterres on Tuesday again urged both sides to “de-escalate the tension.”
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Protest outside United Nations against Pakistan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [United States], Mar 4 (ANI): People from different nationalities held protests outside the United Nations building in New York on Sunday (local time) against Pakistan for sponsoring cross border terrorism in India and Afghanistan.
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UN chief lauds Pak PM for freeing IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lauded the decision of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to free Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, a move easing the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, on Friday.
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Announcement of release of IAF Wing Commander a 'welcome step': UN
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [US], Mar 1 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday called the announcement of a release of Indian Pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan by Pakistan a "welcome step".
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IAF strike 'tantamount to aggression against Pak': Qureshi to UN chief
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 27 (ANI): Pakistan has, after the Indian strike on a major Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Balakot, told the UN Secretary-General that the Indian Air Force (IAF) strike is equivalent to aggression against Pakistan.
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UN appeals all parties to avoid violence in Venezuela
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US] Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations on Sunday expressed concern over the escalation of tensions in Venezuela and has appealed all parties to avoid violence "at no cost".
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UN Secretary-General offers to broker peace between India and Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA] Feb 20 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered to broker peace between India and Pakistan that have been in a diplomatic clash following the suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on February 14.
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Pak asks UN to "defuse tensions" with India post Pulwama attack
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 19 (ANI): Pakistan has called for UN intervention to "defuse tensions" with India in the wake of the Pulwama attack, which left 40 CRPF men dead.
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South Africa to assume African Union's chairship in 2020
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Adis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 10 (ANI): South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will be taking over as the Chair of the African Union (AU) in 2020 after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi completes his term.
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Guteress calls for collaborative global action on female genital mutilatio
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called for a collaborative global action against the female genital mutilation, an abhorrent human rights violation affecting women and girls around the world.
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Haven't received requests to launch criminal probe into Khashoggi's murder
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that the world body has not received requests from other countries to initiate a criminal investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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