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Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies at 80
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], Aug 18 (ANI): Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday, his family and foundation confirmed.
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Michelle Bachelet to be next UN human rights chief
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 9(ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the next human rights chief of the world body.
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UN runs out of money, urges members to pay up
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 28 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is reeling under alarming financial crisis and is also appealing to its member to pay up to the international body, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.
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Ahead of monsoon session, TDP moves no-confidence motion against Centre
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 17 (ANI): A day ahead of the commencement of the monsoon session of Parliament, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Kesineni Srinivas on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Secretary-General to include a no-confidence motion in the council of ministers over the Andhra Pradesh special s
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UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jul 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan targeting political rallies and candidates.
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UNISDR ARISE Global Board elects India's Nirankar Saxena as member
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (NewsVoir): Nirankar Saxena, Deputy Secretary-General, FICCI has been elected Board Member of UNISDR Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE).
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UN's Jean Pierre Lacroix meets Pak army chief
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], July 03 (ANI): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix met Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the military headquarters in Rawalpindi on Monday.
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UN to put more pressure on Myanmar: UN Secy-General
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the UN will put more pressure on Myanmar regarding the Rohingya issue.
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UN chief to visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh on Monday
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he will visit Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Monday to assess for himself the gravity of the problem.
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UN's Jean Pierre Lacroix thanks India for contribution to peacekeeping
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix thanked India for her contribution to UN Peacekeeping.
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Hizbul, JeM recruited children during Kashmir clashes: UN report
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): According to a report by United Nations (UN), Pakistan-based banned terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen recruited and used children in Jammu and Kashmir (J&k), during clashes with security forces last year.
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Two Koreas to discuss sports exchanges
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 18 (ANI): The secretary general of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Jeon Choong-ryul said, sports could work as an important stepping stone to expand inter-Korean exchanges and build peace on the Korean peninsula.
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