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US State Secretary expresses condolences for Italian envoy killed in Congo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) expressed condolences for the Italian envoy killed in a terror attack on a United Nations convoy in Congo.
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Sri Lanka seeks India's support ahead of UNHRC session
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka has sought India's support ahead of the March session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva during which Colombo's record in human rights and related accountability will be probed.
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Italian envoy killed in terror attack on UN convoy in Congo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 22 (ANI): Luca Attanasio, Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was killed in a terrorist attack on a United Nations convoy, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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Pakistan unlikely to exit from FATF's grey list
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): While the Pakistan government believes that it will be able to delist itself from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) "grey list", it is unlikely that it will be able to do so as the European nations have said that Islamabad has not fully impleme
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WHRPC' doctorate for N&H Research Park's Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian chapter of the World Human Rights Protection Commission (IWHRPC) organized by WHRPC with the British Council (UK), United Nations (USA) and other international organizations had taken place in New Delhi on 21st of Februa
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India signs USD 50 mln LoC agreement to boost Maldives' maritime capabilit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): India has signed a USD 50 million line of credit (LoC) agreement with the Maldives to facilitate maritime capability building of the island nations.
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Abducted UNHCR aid worker pleads for his rescue in video released by Boko
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI): An aid worker of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who has been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from a major highway in northeast Borno State, has pleaded the authorities to rescue him in a video released by the Boko Haram terr
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UN thanks India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepe
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 21 (ANI): United Nations on Saturday thanked India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepers and appreciated efforts to strengthen COVAX Facility for ensuring equitable access to vaccines for all.
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Myanmar coup: UN chief condemns use of deadly violence in Mandalay
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) condemned the use of "deadly violence" in Myanmar, which left two people dead and several injured.
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Jammu Municipal Corporation signs MoUs with IPCA, UNDP to make Jammu plast
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) to make Jammu plastic-free.
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'Plight of missing persons have increased': NGO highlights issue of enforc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an NGO, had a virtual meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances, wherein they agreed to make a more concerted efforts to raise the International Community's understanding of the
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UN 'encouraged' by steps to preserve Iran nuclear deal after US proposes t
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations welcomes all steps to preserve the Iran nuclear deal in light of the United States' announcement of its readiness to return to diplomacy with Tehran and is reviewing the details of the US proposal, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sput
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