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UN Chief says Israel, Gaza fighting 'utterly appalling', calls for immedia
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine] May 17 (ANI):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Sunday that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and called for an immediate ceasefire.
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UN chief calls for immediate end to Palestinian-Israeli fighting
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for an immediate end to the fighting between Palestinians and Israelis.
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China foresees threat to BRI projects amid US drawdown from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has sought to step up cooperation with Central Asian countries on security issues amid fears of a resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan and subsequent threat to its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects in the region.
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Calls grow at UN for unfettered access to China's Xinjiang province
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI): Several western countries and human rights organizations have yet again called on China to allow the UN human rights chief unobstructed access to the Xinjiang province to probe the situation of ethnic minorities in the northwest region of the country.
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UN Security Council to hold open meeting on Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine.
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UN chief calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza, Israel
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement called for an immediate end to hostilities between warring parties in Israel and Gaza.
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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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UN should press China to end crimes against humanity on Uyghurs: Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): United Nations members should press the Chinese government to end its crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday.
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UN would welcome WHO's recognition of Sputnik V vaccine, process underway:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the process of recognition by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was underway, and the UN would welcome its completion.
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India's GDP to grow 7.5 pc in 2021, outlook fragile: UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 12 (ANI): The United Nations has raised India's growth forecast to 7.5 per cent for calendar year 2021, marking a 0.2 per cent increase from its projection in January, but said the country's outlook for the year remains highly fragile.
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UN states, civil society organisations to discuss human rights situation i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): A broad coalition of UN member states and civil society organizations (CSO) is set to hold an online event on Wednesday to raise awareness and discuss the human rights situation prevailing in China Xinjiang province.
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India at UNSC expresses concern at escalating Israel-Palestine conflict
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Ambassador of India to the UN on Tuesday expressed concern at the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine and urged both the sides to avoid changing the status quo on the ground.
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