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Pakistan using religious extremism to counter Baloch nationalism, say acti
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): Baloch and other human rights activists from Pakistan held a protest outside the United Nations office here to draw the attention towards growing human rights violations and the spread of religious extremism in Balochistan.
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Tibetans hold protest outside UN to highlight human rights situation in Ti
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 12 (ANI): The Tibetan community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein held a demonstration outside a UN building to highlight the deplorable human rights situation in Tibet.
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Don't need lessons from failed state: India lambasts Pak for raking up Kas
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 11 (ANI): India on Wednesday lambasted Pakistan for peddling its narrative on Kashmir at the United Nations Human Rights Council, remarking that the country "cannot mislead the international community" on the matter while continuing to use cross-border terrorism as
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UNSC adopts resolution to welcome progress in Afghan peace process
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New York [USA], Mar 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming the Afghan peace agreement between the US and the Taliban to bring lasting peace in the war-torn country.
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Latin American nations report 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases
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Mexico City [Mexico], Mar 10 (ANI): Latin American countries have stepped up vigilance to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, which has affected nearly 100 people.
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UN mission in Afghanistan calls for inclusion of women in peace talks
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Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the inclusion of women in the peace talks with the Taliban, the mission said here on Sunday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
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UN-backed candidate from Singapore beats China's nominee to head WIPO agen
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 8 (ANI): Daren Tang, a civil servant from Singapore, serving the United Nations since a long-time, has defeated China's nominee to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a vote that followed weeks of vicious diplomatic sniping between Washingto
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US-Taliban peace deal doesn't protect rights of Afghan people, European th
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): The recently-signed peace deal between the United States and the Taliban does not secure the protection of the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Afghan people, said Soana Deunier, a Research Analyst at the European Foundation for
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Coronavirus to thwart Africa's industrial development due to China's slowd
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Vienna [Austria], Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The outbreak of coronavirus, which has already disrupted industrial production in China, is likely to hit Africa's industrial development sector due to its reliance on Beijing, according to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
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Worsening human rights in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan raised at UN
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Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): Political activists from Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have raised the worsening human rights situation in the region during the 43rd session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
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UNGCNI organises 3rd Gender Equality Summit-India Inc for Generation Equal
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New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global Compact Network India (GCNI) - A local arm of United Nations Global Compact, New York today conducted the third edition of its Gender Equality Summit, 2020 at The Park, New Delhi.
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Activist asks UN to announce Nirbhaya convicts' execution date as 'Rape Pr
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New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Women rights activist and founder of People against Rapes in India (PARI), Yogita Bhayana, has written a letter to the United Nations seeking to declare March 20, 2020, the scheduled execution date of Nirbhaya convict, as "Rape Prevention Day".
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