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UN chief appoints French diplomat Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan
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New York [US], March 18 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed French diplomat Jean Arnault as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues.
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US, Japan should stop interfering in our internal affairs: China
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Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): China on Wednesday firmly opposed the recent US-Japan joint statement and asked the two nations to immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.
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India provided medical supplies to 150 nations during COVID-19 pandemic: J
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India has provided medical supplies to 150 nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, out of which 82 were given as grants.
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'Vaccine Maitri' raised India's standing, generated international goodwill
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative, under which India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines to 72 nations so far, has raised the country's standing and generated great international goodwill, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar o
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Urdu Bulletin: Farmers' protest, rise in COVID-19 cases reported widely
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Various Urdu newspapers in their Wednesday edition reported the farmers' appeal to United Nations Human Rights Council to interfere in the matter. Most publications also carried the news of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country.
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FIFA collaborates with United Nations to tackle menace of match-fixing
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Zurich [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): FIFA on Tuesday announced its collaboration with the United Nations on Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to launch the Global Integrity Programme -- a comprehensive international programme aimed at providing all 211 member associations with enhanced know
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US Senators introduce legislation for partnership development with democra
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): A bipartisan group of US Senators led by Mark Warner and Bob Menendez have launched legislation to develop a partnership and technique amongst democratic nations to compete towards the rising technological power of China and the threat it possesses.
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Pakistan muzzling voices of dissent in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist inf
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): A Kashmiri political activist has urged the United Nations to take serious note on human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during his intervention at the ongoing 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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There can be no military solution to Syrian conflict: India at UN
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New York [US], March 16 (ANI): India on Monday said that there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict and reaffirmed commitment to advancing a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned United Nations (UN)-facilitated political process.
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At least 138 people killed in Myanmar since Feb 1: UN
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 16 (ANI): At least 138 peaceful protesters, including women and children, have been killed in Myanmar since the violence that ensued after the military's forceful takeover on February 1, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-Gen
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
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New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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