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UN decries Taliban's decision to extend school ban for girls
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Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday condemned reports that the Taliban extended their indefinite ban on allowing female students above the sixth-grade access to schools.
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US names envoy to lead Pacific Island talks to counter China
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Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): The United States has named former senior diplomat Joseph Yun to lead stalled talks with three strategically important Pacific Island nations -- Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
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Sunteck inspires beach lovers at the pristine 'Suruchi Beach'
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): Sunteck Foundation, along with Sunteck Realty, joined hands to organize a sustainable lifestyle drive at Suruchi beach, Vasai (W), in association with leading NGO, United Way Mumbai.
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Shringla arrives in New York to participate in UNSC meet on UN-League of A
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New York [US], March 23 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday (local time) arrived in New York to participate in the United Nations Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS).
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Zelenskyy's office launches humanitarian aid website to assist people affe
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 23 (ANI): With United Nations confirming that more than 3.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office has launched a humanitarian aid website helping to find out how to and whom to address the aid.
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Baloch human rights group hosts seminar to address Pakistan's atrocities i
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) hosted a seminar titled, "The Baloch Lives Matter" during the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to highlight atrocities by Pakistan in Balochistan.
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BRICS nations launch vaccine R&D center
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Beijing [China], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): A launch ceremony for the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development (R&D) Center was held online on Tuesday.
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SC to hear next week PILs on duty evasion on export of iron ore in pellet
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New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear next week Public Interest Litigations (PILs) which alleged duty evasion on the export of iron ore in pellet form by some firms to countries like China.
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Analyst at UN talks about countering gender-based discrimination, violence
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Vienna [Austria], March 22 (ANI): Research Analyst at European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Celine Burke, while speaking at the 65th Session of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna highlighted the importance of gender-sensitive drug policies as a cruc
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India has proved it is second to none in combating climate change: Tirumur
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New York [USA], March 21 (ANI): India has proved it is second to none in combating climate change and it had made robust and enhanced pledges in Glasgow during COP-26, said India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Monday (local time).
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ASEAN special envoy begins first official mission to Myanmar
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Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 21 (ANI): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, the current special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reached Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Monday, for a three-day visit to the country.
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10 million Ukrainians forced to flee homes amid Russian invasion
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 21 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 10 million Ukrainian refugees have fled abroad or been displaced inside the country in the wake of Russia's invasion.
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