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Eritrean forces should withdraw from Tigray without further delay: UK Envo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tigray [Ethiopia], June 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Eritrean troops must withdraw from the Tigray region in Ethiopia without delay, Dame Barbara Woodward, UK Ambassador to the United Nations told reporters.
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UN official condemns killing of 5 health workers in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior UN official on Tuesday condemned the killing of five health workers and the wounding of four others carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province.
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Population growth of Han faster than ethnic minority Uygur in China's Xinj
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 15 (ANI): The Han population in China's western region of Xinjiang grew faster than the ethnic minority Uygur population over the last decade, according to a report in South China Morning Post.
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135 Indian peacekeepers receive UN medals for outstanding service in South
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): As many as 135 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations (UN) mission in South Sudan have received UN medals for outstanding service in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.
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UK will continue working closely with India, including on path to COP26: B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): United Kingdom will continue to work with India as a joint force on various global issues including in the run-up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, that is slated to be held later this year, acting British High Commis
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Rebeca Grynspan appointed as UNCTAD's Secretary General
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica will be the new head of UNCTAD, the United Nations trade and development body.
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G7 leaders pledge 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to world: UK PM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Cornwall [UK], June 14 (ANI): The leaders of the Group of Seven nations have pledged over 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for the rest of the world - either directly or through funding to COVAX, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced.
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PM Modi to address virtual high-level UN meet on desertification, land deg
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a virtual high-level United Nations' dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought on Monday.
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PM Modi seeks G7 support for India-South Africa's COVID-19 vaccines patent
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought the Group of Seven (G7) developed nations' support for the proposal moved by India and South Africa for a temporary global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Amid post-coup Great Game in Myanmar, China's support for military govt gr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chiang Mai, [Thailand], June 12 (ANI): Even as many nations, including the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Myanmar's military junta following the February 1 coup, China has declared its support for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing-led government.
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Thousands of 'invisible children' in Pakistan still susceptible to polio:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): George Laryea-Adjei, the Regional Director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said there are still hundreds of thousands of 'invisible children' who are susceptible to polio and must be vaccinated.
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World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) inaugurates a global
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI/Heylin Spark): The World Constitution and Parliament Association is a movement of world citizens for securing global peace by encouraging amicable relations between nations of the world.
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