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Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri meets Secretary-General of IEF in Italy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Venice [Italy], September 6 (ANI): Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday met Joseph McMonigle, Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF), and discussed different ways to navigate the current energy crisis.
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US welcomes appointment of new UN special envoy for Libya: Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States welcomes the appointment of Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sa
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Shaji Prabhakaran appointed as new Secretary General of AIFF by Executive
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
He is a former FIFA Regional Development Officer
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SC to hear case relating to sexual harassment against judges on Nov 15
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court has directed its Secretary-General to respond in a case relating to the enquiry mechanism into sexual harassment cases against sitting and retired judges.
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UN Chief Guterres to visit Pakistan amid devastating flood situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan to take stock of the catastrophic flood situation, the one described by country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as "the worst in history."
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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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MoS Ranjan holds bilateral meeting with ASEAN General Secretary in Jakarta
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 29 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Monday met with the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dato Lim Jock Hoi in Jakarta and held discussions to further strengthen the ASEAN-In
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Jaishankar meets ex-Australian PM Kevin Rudd, discusses global affairs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met with the former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd wherein both the leaders discussed the current global state of affairs.
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Women are more likely than men to suffer during natural disasters
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Women are more likely than men to suffer when disaster strikes, a Pakistan-based journalist said calling for the need for media to highlight the plight of women, and the unequal effects of natural disasters in the wake of the recent devastating floods i
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Tajikistan's leader says UN humanitarian aid to Afghan residents should co
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed in a phone conversation on Saturday the situation in Afghanistan, in which the Tajik leader noted the need to continue humanitarian assistance to the Afgh
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Moscow says UN Secretariat's position on Zaporizhzhia NPP shelling by Kyiv
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Secretariat takes an unprincipled position in the light of the Ukrainian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, deliberately distorting the situation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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