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UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 6 (ANI): The 15-membered United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed 'deep concern about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia' and urged the warring sides to negotiate a "lasting ceasefire".
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UNSC, UNGA elect Australian Professor Charlesworth to serve as ICJ Judge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly on Friday elected Hillary Charlesworth from Australia to serve as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Mexico's Ambassador to the United Nations Juan Ramon de la Fuente said.
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US-China dialogue underway at COP26
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 4 (ANI): The representatives of the US and China continued the exchanges on the issue of tackling climate change at the ongoing Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, reported Xinhua.
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Will continue to stand by Afghans, says UNAMA
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 4 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mette Knudsen on Thursday held a meeting with the women activists and applauded their courage and affirmed that the UN will continue to s
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Pakistan lags behind Bangladesh in per capita income
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 4 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a recent address stated that prices of edible products are lower in the country when compared to other nations in the region. Pakistani local media have reported that Khan has ignored the fact that GDP per capita in t
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UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee convenes special meeting on its 20th anni
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) will convene a special meeting on Thursday on the 20th anniversary of CTC.
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ASEAN Secretary-General says RCEP will fuel post-pandemic recovery
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 4 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat on Wednesday announced that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world's largest trade deal, will come into force on January 1, 2022.
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UNICEF to set up system to fund Afghan teachers directly without giving mo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 4 (ANI): The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has announced the setting up of a system to fund the Afghan teachers directly without giving money to the Taliban, reported a local media.
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UN Security Council extends authorisation of EU-led force in Bosnia and He
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday extended the authorization of an EU-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for another 12 months.
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CDS Gen Rawat meets Czech Army's Chief of General Staff, discusses bilater
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who is on a visit to the Czech Republic, met Chief of General Staff of the Czech Army on Thursday and exchanged views on enhancing bilateral defence cooperation between the two nations.
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357 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.
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US Officials brief Ambassadors, representatives from 35 nations on Ransomw
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US officials have met with representatives and ambassadors from 35 nations to brief them on efforts to combat ransomware, National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said on Wednesday.
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