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UN should not recognise govt formed by Taliban: Afghan envoy to UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 10 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai on Thursday urged that the United Nations (UN) should not recognise the caretaker government formed by the Taliban which ousted the democratically elected government in the country.
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BRICS members appreciate India's role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): India's BRICS Sherpa Sanjay Bhattacharyya on Thursday said that the bloc's member nations have appreciated New Delhi's role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
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BRICS has adopted counter-terrorism action plan, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Noting that BRICS has adopted Counter-Terrorism Action Plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that member countries must ensure the grouping is even more result-oriented in the next 15 years.
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97 per cent of Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid-2022: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): As much as 97 per cent of Afghanistan's population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country's political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released by the United Nations Development P
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UNGA President calls for halt to nuclear tests
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): The President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, on Wednesday called for an end to nuclear tests, saying these tests have long lasting health and environmental consequences
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BRICS leaders adopt New Delhi declaration, say committed to combating terr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Leaders of BRICS nations on Thursday adopted a declaration in which they committed to combating terrorism including cross-border movement of terrorists, and terrorism financing networks and safe-havens.
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BRICS nations support India's view on developments in Afghanistan: MEA Sec
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Russia, China, South Africa and Brazil supported India's perspective on the ongoing developments in Afghanistan and the region at the 13th BRICS summit, said Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs (CPV&a
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'New Delhi Declaration': BRICS calls for instilling new life in discussion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Members of BRICS countries on Thursday adopted a declaration calling for reforms of the principal organs of the United Nations including instilling new life in the discussions on the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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South African President calls for equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, lauds
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said that BRICS nations' collective response to COVID-19 has demonstrated what can be achieved when partner countries work together.
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Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi meets 76th UNGA President-elect, discusses
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday met Abdulla Shahid, President-elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and discussed issues like COVID-19 vaccines, gender, youth, human rights and
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High-profile attacks by anti-govt elements occurred across Afghanistan pri
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): A new United Nations report on Wednesday revealed that high-profile attacks by anti-government elements occurred across Afghanistan prior to the Taliban takeover of major cities.
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UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter gl
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to
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