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More than 90 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that more than 90 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast.
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UNHRC adopts resolution calling for release of detained Myanmar political
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday adopted a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar and calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all persons arbitrarily detained in the country and the lifting of the state of
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5 UN workers killed in attack in Afghanistan's Kabul-Jalalabad highway
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11 (ANI): Five UN workers have been killed in an attack on their vehicle on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Surobi District of Kabul on Thursday.
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Terror groups in Pakistan disrupting peace process in Afghanistan: India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 11 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, saying that Islamabad has been disrupting the peace process in Afghanistan by orchestrating violent attacks through terror groups like Al-Qaida, I
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Edufront invites children to test tech skills at CodeFest, cash prizes up
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI/Mediawire): The COVID-19 lockdown forced about 1.6 billion learners* from 190 countries to stay at home as per the United Nations data (from Aug 2020). However, the year-long lockdown really didn't put a full stop on teaching or learning as schools, colleg
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Amid border tensions, India, China hold consultations on UNSC agenda
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): India and China on Tuesday held bilateral consultations on issues on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council amid the military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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UN terms Myanmar military against use of disproportionate force against pr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 9 (ANI): The United Nations' top official in Myanmar Ola Almgren on Tuesday warned the military that the use of disproportionate force against demonstrators is "unacceptable" amid reports of people injured in anti-coup protests across the country.
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Reversing another Trump withdrawal, US moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Cou
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Three years after former US President Donald Trump's administration withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council, his successor Joe Biden has moved to rejoin the human rights body, marking it as another reversal by Biden of Trump's policies.
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UK, EU call for UN Human Rights Council's special meeting over Myanmar cou
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union have issued a joint call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold a special session to discuss the recent military coup in Myanmar, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday.
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UN chief expresses grief over loss of life following glacier burst, floods
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 8 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed grief over the loss of life in India's Uttarakhand due to the glacier burst and the subsequent flooding.
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'Exercise maximum restraint': UN Human Rights Office on farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 6 (ANI): The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on Indian authorities and those protesting against the new agricultural laws to exercise maximum restraint stating that it is crucial to find "equitable solutions" with due respect to human rights for al
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Indonesia, Malaysia seek special meeting of ASEAN following military coup
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 5 (ANI): Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday said that they are trying to set up a special meeting of foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations to discuss the situation in Myanmar following the military coup.
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