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UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Pakistan for four-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 16: Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a four-day visit to the nation.
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EAM Jaishankar meets US representative to UN Kelly Craft
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], Feb 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday (local time) met Kelly Craft, US representative to the United Nations and said working closely on global issues is an integral part of India-US strategic partnership.
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Reddy calls for concerted efforts by BIMSTEC countries to fight against d
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The menace of drug trafficking can be controlled by concerted efforts by affected nations through sharing the experiences and information, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Friday.
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Portugal supports New Delhi's bid for UNSC permanent membership
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Portugal on Friday extended support for India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying New Delhi is key to the balance of power in the world.
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India asks travellers from coronavirus-hit nations to fill 'self-reporting
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Travellers arriving in India from the coronavirus-affected countries, including Singapore, have been asked by the Health Ministry to fill up a "self-reporting form" at the airport, requiring them to share details such as contact number and address, among othe
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Israel freezes ties with UN Rights Chief
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Feb 13 (ANI): Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (local time) announced that the country is freezing ties with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after the OHCHR published a blacklist of companies cooperating with Jewish settlements in t
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UN warns Africa's ongoing locust crisis could become 'major humanitarian p
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], Feb 12 (ANI): The United Nations has warned that the ongoing locust crisis in eastern Africa could become a major humanitarian plague.
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Palestinians reject US Peace Plan, Mahmoud Abbas tells UNSC
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], Feb 12 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday (local time) rejected the US President Donald Trump's Middle East Peace Plan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Activist urges UN Secy Gen to pay urgent attention to state-sponsored terr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has written to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to pay urgent attention to state-sponsored terrorism in Balochistan during his upcoming tour to Pakistan.
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A positive step forward: US commends BBIN nations for 'agreeing to finalis
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): The United States has commended Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal for agreeing to finalise the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) for the regulation of passengers, personal and cargo vehicle traffic among the four countries, calling it a positive step forwar
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Ontario study reveals diabetes more common in First Nations people, especi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 10 (ANI): According to a recent study in Ontario, diabetes is more common among people of the First Nations, especially women and occurs at younger ages than in other people in the state. First Nations is a term used to describe Aboriginal peoples of Canada.
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Pak to hold 2-day international conference on Afghan refugees from Feb 17
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 9 (ANI): Ministers and senior officials from around 20 countries will participate in a two-day international conference on Afghan refugees being convened by the Pakistan government in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from
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