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UN funds conservation of indigenous knowledge, biodiversity in Kenya
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday disbursed 30 million shillings (about 270,500 U.S. dollars) to 12 community-based organizations for conservation of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge in Kenya.
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US, UK, Canada, EU back ASEAN's envoy to Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and the European Union on Friday extended their support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) special envoy for Myanmar ahead of his trip to the junta-run country.
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UN 'extremely' saddened by murder of UK Conservative politician Amess
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is saddened by the killing of UK Conservative lawmaker David Amess who died earlier on Friday after being stabbed at his regular constituency surgery in Essex, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
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UN condemns Shia mosque explosion in Kandahar, says terrorism continues in
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 15 (ANI): Highlighting the continuity of terrorism in Afghanistan, the United Nations on Friday condemned the latest terror attack at a Shia mosque in Kandahar, where over two dozen people were killed.
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Madagascar fights for sovereignty amid Chinese debt-trap diplomacy
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 15 (ANI): China has been striving to trap African nations in its debt diplomacy but Madagascar is now leading the fight for sovereignty in the African continent.
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UN must work to enhance support for South-South cooperation: India at UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): India on Thursday at the United Nations (UN) underlined the need to enhance support for South-South cooperation and ensuring that resources meant for core development programmes are not re-purposed.
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India re-elected to UNHRC for 6th term with overwhelming majority
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): India on Thursday was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth term (2022-24) with an overwhelming majority as it vowed to promote and protect human rights through "Samman, Samvad and Sahyog".
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Samsung Galaxy phone users in India can now contribute to India causes wit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): Samsung India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced an updated Samsung Global Goals (SGG) app that will empower Indian Galaxy smartphone users to donate to India specific projects that matter to them most. Al
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Think tank director urges Taiwan to advance cooperation with like-minded n
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Taipei [Taiwan] October 14 (ANI): The director of a Taiwanese think tank has suggested to Taiwanese officials to advance cooperation with like-minded countries and not engage in combative rhetoric about war.
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UN calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to volatile N. Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Describing the situation in northern Ethiopia as unpredictable and volatile, the United Nations on Wednesday urgently called on all parties to allow unimpeded and sustained access for humanitarian aid.
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Hong Kong security law in line with int's practice of safeguarding securit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong. October 13 (ANI): After United Nations' special rapporteurs chided the Hong Kong national security law, the city's government on Wednesday said that enactment of the law is in line with the international practice of safeguarding national security and sovereignty of each country.
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Canada to accept 40,000 Afghan refugees amid crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], October 13 (ANI): The Canadian government has said it is accepting 40,000 refugees from Afghanistan and urged other nations to step up their support to resettle refugees also.
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