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Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine reach 2.5 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): Filippo Grandi, head of the UN's refugee agency on Friday (local time), said that the number of people fleeing Ukraine has now reached 2.5 million estimating that about two million people are displaced inside Ukraine.
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UNSC to convene at Russia's request to probe into U.S. military biological
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene on Friday to discuss the United States' alleged military biological research in Ukraine at Russia's request.
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Over 1 million children have fled Ukraine since February 24
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): More than 1 million children have now fled Ukraine as war continues to ravage the country, UNICEF said on Thursday. Most have fled with their families to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania.
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UN chief calls for international cooperation, solidarity to support everyo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the war in Ukraine calls for international cooperation and solidarity to support everyone affected, and to overcome the clear violation of international law.
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Reform Sri Lanka's draconian abortion law, says rights group
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): Raising concerns about the restrictive abortion laws of the country, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the government should move promptly to reform the law and go further to uphold women's equal rights by allowing all-woman access to abortio
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Russia dismisses reports about attack on Mariupol hospital as fake news
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy dismissed reports about an attack on a hospital in Mariupol as fake news.
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Ukraine conflict: UN expresses 'horror' at Mariupol hospital attack
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, which has been reportedly under heavy bombardment for days.
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Will support real climate action, serious climate justice: India at UN mee
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) said that it will always support "real climate action" and "serious climate justice" at a UN meeting on "Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace & Security."
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75th Tony Awards to air on this date
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The date for the 75th annual Tony Awards has been finalised and the annual event this year will take place on June 12 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
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UN chief denounces 'scandalously unequal' vaccine distribution
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said in his statement on two years of COVID-19 that the vaccine distribution is "scandalously unequal" because rich-country health is prioritized over the poor.
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McDonald's, Starbucks, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola suspend business in Russia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 9 (ANI): US beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, along with fast food major McDonald's and coffeehouse chain Starbucks all announced on Tuesday that they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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At UNSC, India highlights govt initiatives like Mudra to empower women
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 9 (ANI): Highlighting the initiatives taken by the Indian government for women empowerment, India on Tuesday said it offers a unique template for gender-sensitive governance and equal access to education, thereby, helping them to become economically empowered.
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