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UN official meets Afghan interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, discusses h
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): A UN official met with Afghanistan's new interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is one of the world's most wanted terrorists, and discussed the ongoing situation of Afghanistan and humanitarian aid.
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UN official raises concern over children's security in Taliban-controlled
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Virginia Gamba, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has raised concerns over the security of children in Afghanistan saying that high levels of violence endured by children in Afghanistan are
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Canadian lawmaker calls for Taiwan's UN participation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 15 (ANI): A Canadian lawmaker has voiced his support for Taiwan's participation in the UN's sustainable development projects.
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UN chief urges world leaders to join Food Systems Summit on September 23
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to join the Food Systems Summit to be held on September 23 with ambitious commitments.
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$1 billion pledge a 'quantum leap' in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial USD 606 million flash appeal for the country.
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Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN's Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): The international community should urgently offer a "lifeline" to millions of vulnerable Afghans "who face perhaps their most perilous hour", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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UN chief to hold humanitarian conference for Afghanistan today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 13 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on Monday in response to the growing humanitarian needs in the country.
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In Somalia, deputy UN chief encourages progress on women's political parti
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 13 (ANI): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women's calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for timely, inclusiv
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UN chief underlines importance of engaging Taliban, aiding Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations [US] September 11 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said engaging the Taliban and providing humanitarian aid to the Afghan people are crucial for avoiding both a humanitarian catastrophe and an economic meltdown.
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NATO undertakes probe into reasons behind Afghan crisis: Secretary General
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO is currently conducting a comprehensive investigation into the causes behind the tragic developments in Afghanistan that fell under the control of the Taliban (banned in Russia as a terrorist organization), the alliance's secretary-general,
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Matter between Manika, Soumyadeep Roy to be heard on Sept 11, both claim t
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Arun Banerjee, the Table Tennis Federation of India's (TTFI) Secretary-General on Thursday said that the matter between paddler Manika Batra and coach Soumyadeep Roy will be taken up on September 11 and further course of action will be taken by the en
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Any legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 8 (ANI): A day after the Taliban announced the interim government of Afghanistan, the United States on Wednesday said that the outfit would have to work for the right to be regarded by the international community as a legitimate government.
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