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UN Chief says confident Lebanese election to take place in March 2022
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday following a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati that he was confident the general election in Lebanon will take place at the end of March.
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UN official condemns attack on humanitarian worker in South Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations top relief envoy in South Sudan Monday condemned the targeted attack on a UN World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, and the murder of an UN-contracted aid worker and injury of another.
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UN expert commends Bangladesh for providing safe haven to Rohingyas
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): A UN independent expert has commended Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.
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Urgent need for stabilization of banking system in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): The need for liquidity and stabilization of the banking system in Afghanistan is urgent, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, as he warned that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may "pull the e
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Afghanistan's economy in 'freefall', threatening to take entire population
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): Afghanistan's economy is in "free fall", UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may "pull the entire population with it".
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Trevor Noah files lawsuit against NYC hospital, doctor for alleged botched
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): South African comedian and TV host Trevor Noah has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital and doctor after they allegedly botched a surgery the comedian underwent in 2020.
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UN chief says showing solidarity with migrants more important than ever
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that showing solidarity with migrants is more important than ever in his message on International Migrants Day, celebrated each year on Dec. 18.
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'Saturday Night Live' shooting to take place without live audience amid Om
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant continue to surge in New York City and throughout the world, makers of 'Saturday Night Live' have decided to shoot the show without a live audience, and without musical guest Charli XCX, on Saturday.
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Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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UN to consider resolution to extend mandate of terror monitoring team set
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): United Nations Security Council has decided to consider a resolution to extend the mandate of the monitoring team set up to assist the UNSC 1267 and 1988 committees, which deal with terrorism.
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World cannot defeat pandemic in uncoordinated way: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Arguing that the world "cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries "must take concrete action in the coming days" to vaccinate 40 per cent of the world's population by the end of t
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