Search For "nations"
Activists in Nepal demonstrate at UN Office against execution of four pris
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], July 26 (ANI): Human rights activists and advocates have demonstrated in front of the United Nations Nepal Office against the execution of four prisoners in military-ruled Myanmar.
Read More
UN working with US on issue of visa refusal to top Kremlin cyber official:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is in close contact with the United States on the issue of visas for delegations to UN events, including with regard to Washington's refusal to issue a visa to top Kremlin cyber official, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sputnik on Tuesday
Read More
Two BSF personnel killed during violent protest in Congo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on a UN peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo on Tuesday succumbed to fatal injuries they had received during violent protests.
Read More
1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
Read More
US urges China to put pressure on Myanmar military after junta executes de
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): The United States has asked China to increase pressure on Myanmar after the military junta executed four democracy activists which drew condemnation from the United Nations.
Read More
Indian High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay paid a courtesy call to newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena on Tuesday to strengthen the longstanding ties between both nations.
Read More
India accelerated its renewable energy footprint despite crisis, Gautam Ad
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): India has accelerated its renewable energy footprint despite the Covid pandemic and the energy crisis and the country has done so at a time when several developed nations have paused their pursuit of renewable energy goals, Chairman Gautam Adani told shareho
Read More
India raises concern over resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) raised concern over the resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Read More
Nations continue to lose faith in Chinese tech giant Huawei
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 26 (ANI): The Chinese telecommunications giant, Huawei, has taken center stage in recent times as the world runs towards the shiny new technology of 5G, however, nations across the world are losing faith due to security threats.
Read More
UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
Read More
India contributes USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 25 (ANI): India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Read More
Is the Ukraine-Russia grain deal a "beacon of hope" or an illusory dream?
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia[Cyprus], July 25 (ANI): Are the two separate agreements signed in Istanbul last Friday by Russia and Ukraine with the United Nations and Turkey that pave the way for the export of 22 million of Ukrainian grain which remained blockaded in three Black Sea ports, as well as the export o
Read More