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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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UN seeks to render financial assistance for vulnerable Afghans, addressing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is planning to amplify its Afghan focused programs citing the humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Taliban ban on women can cost economy USD 1bn
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban's move to stop women from working could cost the Afghan economy nearly USD 1 billion, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, that portrays the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Taliban fails to secure seat at United Nations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] December 2 (ANI): The United Nations Accreditation Committee did not approve the Taliban's seat along with the Myanmar Military junta at the world body, local media reported on Thursday.
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Current Myanmar, Afghanistan envoys to UN to keep posts for now: Russian e
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI): The ambassadors of Afghanistan and Myanmar to the United Nations, appointed by the governments in those countries, will keep their posts until the UN Credentials Committee decides on the nations' representations at the world body, Russian Deputy Permanent R
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World Food Program seeks USD 2.6 billion to help Afghans in need of food a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) has sought the aid of USD 2.6 billion from the international communities to help people in Afghanistan.
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Nations vote 85-10 for ban on developing Aerosol nerve agents: US State De
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): A global prohibition on chemical weapons to tools for law enforcement won the approval of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on an 85-10 vote, the State Department said on Wednesday.
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ICAO urges measured, evidence-based approach to air transport restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said on Wednesday that it has issued a new bulletin calling on nations to implement a more measured and evidence-based approach to air transport restrictions regarding the coronavirus Omicron v
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South African leader faults imposed travel ban by Western countries follow
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday faulted the travel ban imposed on his country and sister African nations by some Western countries in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scie
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Afghanistan's nominal GDP likely to contract by 20 pc within a year: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 1 (ANI): Afghanistan's nominal GDP is likely to contract by 20 per cent within a year, from USD 20 billion in 2020 to a figure of USD 16 billion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday.
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Abhigyan Foundation felicitates citizens with Indian Excellence Awards 202
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 1 (ANI/PNN): Organised by Abhigyan Foundation, a non-profit organisation affiliated to the United Nations, 'Indian Excellence Awards 2021' successfully conducted their award distribution ceremony to felicitate entrepreneurs and profound personalities for their rem
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J-K: A youngster from Rajouri selected for India U-19 cricket team
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 1 (ANI): A youngster from Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri has been selected for the Indian Cricket team (Under-19) for the four Nations Cup to be played in Dubai.
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