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India, Bangladesh should jointly pressurise Myanmar: UN Gen-Secy on Rohing
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 02 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday opined that India needs to support Bangladesh much more and put pressure on Myanmar to ease the Rohingya crisis.
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Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary: UN chief pays tribute at Raj Gha
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commemorated Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary by paying tribute to the Father of the Nation at Raj Ghat here on Tuesday.
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NATO welcomes Macedonia referendum 'yes vote'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 01 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has welcomed the results of the referendum conducted on Sunday to change Macedonia's name to Northern Macedonia and thereby opening the door to NATO and European Union (EU) membership.
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Pompeo meets P-5 counterparts, urges imposition of sanctions on Iran
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): United States Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, met the United Nations Secretary-General and his P-5 counterparts from the Security Council over breakfast here, where he placed emphasis on the need for working together for addressing global challenges.
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Bill and Melinda Gates co-host Goalkeepers 2018 in New York City
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 27 (NewsVoir): United States: Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, co-hosted the second annual Goalkeepers events on September 25 and 26 to highlight the remarkable progress toward the reduction of extreme poverty, and the need to acce
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UN Secretary-General to visit India in October
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 22 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres will arrive in India on October 1 for a three-day official visit.
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Turkey's purchase of S-400 from Russia "national decision": NATO
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 15 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenburg on Friday said that Turkey's decision to purchase missile defence system from Russia is a national decision.
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Ingrid Hayden named deputy special envoy for Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Ingrid Hayden of Australia as his Deputy Special Representative (Political) for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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Mohalla clinics most systematic form of healthcare: Ban Ki-moon
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the Mohalla clinic facility as the "best and most systematic form of healthcare."
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UN Secy General condoles demise of Vajpayee
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 23 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away last week following a prolonged illness.
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Sunanda Pushkar case: Tharoor allowed to visit Kofi Annan's family
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 20 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday granted permission to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to visit Geneva, Switzerland, to meet the family of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away on August 18.
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Kofi Annan always dreamt of a better world: Obama
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): Former United States President Barack Obama paid his rich tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away yesterday, saying the latter never stopped his pursuit of a better world.
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