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Sudan: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pans rising violence against
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): The United Nations' Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Monday the continued violence targeting protesters in Sudan, following the 25 October military takeover.
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UN provides life-saving aid for refugees, migrants in Mexico, as numbers s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): Hoping for a better life in United States, people have been migrating from Mexico but as number of people transiting has continued to grow, the UN in close coordination with the Mexican authorities, is ensuring that they receive life-saving aid, UN News report
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UNSC permanent members call for further prevention of nuclear weapons
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 3 (ANI): The permanent member nations of the United States Security Council has called for the further prevention of nuclear weapons stressing that a nuclear war will have far-reaching consequences, cannot be won, and must never be fought.
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3 Tanzanian peacekeepers injured in IED blast in Central African Republic
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 2 (ANI): Three Tanzanian peacekeepers serving on the United Nations' mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were injured on Thursday when their vehicle struck an unidentified explosive device.
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Afghanistan recorded highest number of child casualties since 2005: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 2 (ANI): Afghanistan has the highest number of verified child casualties since 2005, said the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), stressing children are dying and suffering because of the "callousness" and every effort should be made to keep these children safe
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People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview published on Friday by United Nations Office for the Co
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Enforced disappearances remain a taint on Pakistan's human rights record:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): Pakistan mocks the United Nations concern over enforced disappearances, which continues to be practised with impunity in the country, according to a Canada-based think tank, which says that these practices remain a taint on Islamabad's human rights reco
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Nations enter 2022 with scaled-down celebrations as Omicron raises fear of
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 1 (ANI): Nations across the world are welcoming 2022 with low-scale celebrations due to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 which is rallying infections and raising hospitalizations in a large number of countries.
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Australia, North Korea, New Zealand welcome New Year 2022 with dazzling fi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], December 31 (ANI): Countries around the world have begun welcoming the New Year 2022. Various nations including Australia, North Korea and New Zealand have started embracing 2022 with new year celebrations.
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RCEP trade pact to kick off from January 1, 2022; a move to ease trade bar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 31 (ANI): The pandemic has adversely affected many countries and thus, they are joining hands and cooperating to revitalize their economies. One such agreement is Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a deal to ease and lower down the trade barriers betw
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UN welcomes dialogue between US, Russia after Putin-Biden call
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations welcomes the dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden on security and strategic issues, UN associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino told Sputnik.
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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit African, Asian nations
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Eritrea, Kenya and the Comoros from January 4 to 7.
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