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Flight bans amount to travel apartheid, says UN Secretary General amid Omi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as "unacceptable," likening the restrictions to apartheid.
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UN chief sounds alarm about how international community is dealing with Af
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday raised the alarm regarding the way the international community is dealing with the African continent regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, urging putting an end to "injustice."
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Over 100 former Afghan forces killed or disappeared by Taliban, rights gro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): Taliban forces in Afghanistan have executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15 despite a proclaimed amnesty, a US-based rights group has said.
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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo suspended over helping ex-New York governor brother
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been suspended indefinitely over help he gave to his ex-New York Governor brother when he was battling sex abuse allegations.
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Taliban's lack of accountability makes clear need for continued UN scrutin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The Taliban's claims that they will prevent abuses and hold abusers to account appears nothing more than a "public relations stunt" so far, said a US-based rights group, adding that the lack of accountability makes clear the need for continued UN scrutiny of
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World 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics unless leaders tackle
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 30 (ANI): Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years, the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) warned on Monday in a new report.
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Mexico: Over 95,000 registered as disappeared, says UN committee
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 30 (ANI): More than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico as of last Friday, according to a report by UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
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UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 30 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, into a working reality.
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Pentagon Chief orders new inquiry into deadly 2019 US airstrike in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin ordered a new investigation into a deadly US airstrike that killed dozens of women and children in Syria in 2019, The New York Times reported on Monday citing a defence official.
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Violations of Palestinian rights along with expansion of Israeli settlemen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 29 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Monday said that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, continues to pose a significant challenge to international peace and security.
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Tony award-winning casting director Geoffrey Johnson dies at 91
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): Geoffrey Johnson, the casting director for 'Cats' and 'Les Miserables', recently died at the age of 91 due to respiratory failure at Henry J. Carter Hospital in New York.
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