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Guterres appointed UN Secretary-General for second term
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 18 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was on Friday appointed for a second term to helm the 193-member world organization.
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UN rights experts 'extremely alarmed' by forced organ harvesting of minori
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged 'organ harvesting' that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are currently in detention in China
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World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) launches Project One
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI/Heylin Spark): World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) is glad to launch its pilot program" Project One World One Education" on 23rd June 2021 at 6.30 PM, on the occasion of United Nations Public Service Day, through the Center for Global Educatio
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UN alarmed by recent Myanmar violence, calls for accountability
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday said it was alarmed by the latest wave of violence in Myanmar in the wake of the February 1 military coup and called for all those responsible, including senior commanders, to be held accountable for violations.
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China's support to Myanmar military a 'major leap backward' for South Asia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The decision of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to recognise Myanmar's military dictatorship earlier this month is likely to be a major leap backward for the South Asian country amid ongoing anti-coup protests, says a new repor
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India to favour discussions on 'vaccine passports' with greater focus on v
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): While countries like Japan deciding to issue "vaccine passports" as proof of immunisation for its citizens travelling abroad, India on Thursday said that it will favour discussion with a greater focus on vaccine equity, since many developing nations are y
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Union Labour and employment ministry signs Statement of Intent with UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Santosh Gangwar, on behalf of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, signed a Statement of Intent with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.
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US needs to fight against China's harmful influence in UN: Official
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The United States needs to "fight" against Chinese harmful influence in the United Nations and needs to build an alliance to investigate the source of COVID-19 as well address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a senior US official told Congress.
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UN chief calls for full respect of ceasefire agreement between Israel, Ham
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the full respect of the ceasefire agreed between Israel and militant groups led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on May 20.
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Biden tells Putin critical infrastructure should be 'off limits' to cybera
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said he told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their Geneva summit that "certain critical infrastructure should be off limits to cyberattack" and expressed optimism that latter would not seek to esc
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Naviz Analytics launches CODEX to help CDOs build data culture
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The ongoing pandemic has accelerated the growth of eCommerce. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the eCommerce sector saw a dramatic 3% rise, from 16% to 19% in 2020. This has augmented the adop
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Risk of Al-Qaeda revival rising as US, NATO troops withdraw from Afghanist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): A United Nations report released last week said that the risks of an Al-Qaeda revival are rising as the US and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) wind down their military presence in Afghanistan.
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