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COP26 participants use flawed greenhouse gas emissions data as States unde
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The participants of the ongoing 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow are using flawed data on greenhouse gas emissions, as many countries underreport their emissions to the United Nations, The Washington Post reported.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan situation with UN Food Programme chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): The Taliban's interim government's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with David Beasley, the Chief of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul and discussed the Afghanistan situation, Sputnik reported citing Taliban spokesperson
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UN condemns assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister 'in the stronges
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI): The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following a drone attack overnight on Sunday, aimed at his house in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone
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UN warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million as acute hunger spikes around the world.
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UN chief condemns attack on Iraqi Prime Minister, called for investigation
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the home of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and called for punishing those responsible, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday.
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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Iraqi Interior Ministry qualifies attempt on Prime Minister as terrorist a
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi Interior Ministry qualified Sunday's attempt on the life of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as a terrorist attack, the Iraqi News Agency reported.
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Widespread, systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar, reveals UN fact fin
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): An United Nations fact-finding body has found evidence of a "widespread and systematic" attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup in February, which it said amounts to crimes against humanity.
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UN Mission in Iraq condemns assassination attempt against Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Mission in Iraq on Sunday condemned the assassination attempt targeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and called for calm and caution.
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Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR building in Indonesia over delay in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghan refugees continued to sit in protest outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building in Indonesia over delay in processing their asylum applications.
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460 children killed due to violence in Afghanistan during first half of 20
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its latest report said that at least 460 children were killed due to relentless violence in the first six months of the current year in Afghanistan.
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UN hopes new Special Representative to visit Cyprus soon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will focus on getting the newly-appointed Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Colin Stewart of Canada to visit the island as soon as possible, UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-
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