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Envoy O'Farrell urges ASEAN, Australia, India to work for ocean health, sm
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi [Kerala], April 28 (ANI): ASEAN member states, Australia and India need to collaborate and work towards addressing ocean health and aim for the development of smart ports through the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), said Australia's High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell on W
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500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Islamabad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees protested outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad as they seek the distribution of immigration cards to expedite their registration.
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Shringla, Bangladesh envoy felicitate Maitri Diwas competition winners, sh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Bangladesh High Commissioner Muhammad Imran on Monday attended the award-giving ceremony for felicitating winners of a competition conducted on the occasion of India-Bangladesh Friendship Day and shared views on
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Australian envoy hails India's vision to become 100 pc electric vehicle na
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 20 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell, in a meeting with Anurag Chaudhary, CEO of Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited in Kolkata, West Bengal reiterated Canberra's support for India's vision to become a 100 per cent electric veh
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Australia's High Commissioner congratulates Lt Gen Manoj Pande on appointm
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell on Monday congratulated Lieutenant General Manoj Pande on his appointment as India's 29th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
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UNHRC expresses concern over ban on female students in Afghanistan schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 15 (ANI): Taking a grim view of the ban on schooling for female students in grades 7-12 in Afghanistan, a member of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) Samira Hamidi said that the ban on girls is contrary to their commitment made to the international comm
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Afghanistan: UNHCR official expresses hope for coeducation to bring peace
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Inaugurating a school in Afghanistan's Kandahar, deputy commissioner of the UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) Yumiko Takashima expressed hope that boys and girls study together to bring peace in the country's future.
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Quadrilateral meeting over Afghan refugees to be held next month in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): A quadrilateral meeting with officials from Kabul, Tehran, Islamabad and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be held next month in a bid to address the hardships faced by the Afghan refugees, said the Ministry of Refugees and Re
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UNHCR expresses concern over Taliban decree banning girls from schools
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the closure of secondary schools for Afghan girls and their safety.
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Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka hosts Iftar dinner in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 8 (ANI): High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, hosted an Iftar dinner in Colombo on Friday which was attended by the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, members of the clergy and religious scholars.
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