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MHA seeks names from states, UTs for vacancies in UN office in African Uni
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, December 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought names of eligible officers of the rank of Superintendent of Police and Deputy Inspector General from all the States, Union Territories (UTs) and over 19 Central organisations mostly functioning under it to fill tw
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176 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Rwanda
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday it evacuated 176 vulnerable asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda on a humanitarian flight.
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UN raises alarm over 'continuing' expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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UNHCR to distribute USD 3 million for displaced Waziristanis in Khost prov
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Khost [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday announced to distribute USD 3 million for the displaced people from Waziristan in Khost province.
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India condemns attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): India on Friday condemned the terrorist attack on the convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
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South African President invites scientists from BRICS nations to study COV
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], December 10 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from the BRICS member states to visit his country and study the coronavirus and its mutations with local specialists.
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IACC and TEFF to host 'Aarambh 1 - Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability' Con
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Riding high on the backdrop of the Glasgow Conclave and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) Pune, in collaboration with The Eco Factory Foundation (TEFF), as the knowledge part
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UNHCR expresses concern about rapid migration under Taliban rule in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 10 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern on rapid migration under the Taliban's rule from Afghanistan to neighboring countries such as Iran.
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UN alarmed by reversal of women's rights under Taliban rule
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 10 (ANI): United Nations is alarmed by the rapid reversal of Afghanistan women's rights under the Taliban's rule that began this year in August.
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Senior UN official holds 'frank and useful exchanges' with Taliban represe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): The United Nations remains committed to the people of Afghanistan and will continue to support their efforts to build an inclusive, just and peaceful society, said Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo today as she
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COVID pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities: UN on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has "fed a frightening rise in inequalities", and laid bare "many of our failures to consolidate the advances made", s
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UN General Assembly grants Observer Status to International Solar Alliance
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted Observer Status to International Solar Alliance (ISA), India's Permanent Ambassador to United Nations, T S Tirumurti announced on Thursday (local time).
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