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India at UNSC calls for immediate end to hostilities in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 19 (ANI): India at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday called for an immediate end to the hostilities in Yemen and a peaceful political settlement through broad-based dialogue and consultations, taking into account the legitimate concerns and aspira
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12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the total number of people on the brink of hunger to a record 12.4 million.
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Hopes of region, world focused on rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines: P
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Noting that the spirit of collaboration is a valuable takeaway from COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said hopes of the region and the world are focused on rapid deployment of vaccines and there is need to maintain "the same
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Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received single COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to
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UK witnesses India's ambitious work on renewable energy ahead of COP26 sum
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 18 (ANI): Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), witnessed India's ambitious work on renewable energy, and held vital discussions with government leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, businesses and civil society dur
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India to gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to UN peacekeepers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feburary 17 (ANI): India on Wednesday announced that it will gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to United Nations peacekeepers.
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Stop 'vaccine nationalism', hoarding superfluous doses will defeat efforts
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Noting that there is a "glaring disparity" in the accessibility of coronavirus vaccines globally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday urged countries to stop "vaccine nationalism", saying "hoarding superfluous" doses will defeat the eff
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Foreign envoys of over 20 nations arrive in J-K
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): A group of 24 diplomats from foreign missions, including the European Union, arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday. The envoys will visit Kashmir and Jammu regions in the Union Territory.
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India, Russia hold talks, agree to work closely on UNSC issues
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Russia [Moscow], February 17 (ANI): India and Russia on Tuesday held consultations on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) related issues in Moscow at DG level, and both sides agreed to work closely together on key issues on the UNSC agenda, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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EAM Jaishankar to address UNSC today
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday will participate and address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on "Implementation of Resolution 2532 (2020)."
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India, UK reiterate commitment to climate action ahead of COP26 summit
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to climate action ahead of the COP26 summit.
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UNSC must focus on eliminating threats posed by terror groups in Iraq, say
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI): Expressing serious concerns on the terrorist attacks that took place last month in Baghdad, India on Tuesday (local time) said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should focus on eliminating every threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and
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