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UN humanitarian chief tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Ukraine talks i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of meetings on the situation in Ukraine scheduled to take place in Turkey later this week, Griffiths said.
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Syria sends letter to UN about US-led coalition's war crimes in Raqqa in 2
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Syria sent a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and to the UN Security Council about the war crimes of the US-led international coalition in the city of Raqqa in 2017, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released by the state
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UN special envoy calls for representative governance, access to education
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, in his meeting with Chairman of Afghan Senate Fazal Hadi Muslimyar pressed for representative governance, the need for dialogue at all levels, and access to education for girls and
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One fifth of humanity could face poverty, hunger resulting from Ukraine cr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukraine crisis could plunge more than one fifth of humanity, or up to 1.7 billion people, into poverty and hunger, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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UN chief calls for calm in Jerusalem after bloody Palestinian-Israeli clas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday voiced grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and called for efforts to de-escalate the tension, said his spokesman.
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Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan, global impact of Ukraine conflict with U
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a "wide-ranging discussion" with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Friday (local time) and exchanged views on the global impact of the Ukraine conflict as well as the situation in Afghanistan
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UN special envoy blames Taliban's ban on girls' education for negative glo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, during a briefing of the Diplomatic Corps, highlighted that the Taliban's decision to ban girls from attending secondary schools has negatively impacted the attitude of the global c
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Stoltenberg says NATO undergoing 'fundamental transformation'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO is going to beef up its military forces on the eastern flank as part of a fundamental reset of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with The Telegraph.
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UN official stresses priority to hold general elections in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Stephanie Williams, the adviser to the UN secretary-general for Libya, on Friday stressed the UN priority to hold general elections in the country as soon as possible.
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UN extends support to Afghanistan's embattled media
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen met with media representatives of Afghanistan on Wednesday and extended support to Afghanistan's embattled media sector and journalists.
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NATO FMs to discuss additional assistance to Ukraine on April 6-7: Stolten
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Brussels [Belgium], April 5 (ANI): The foreign ministers of NATO member states will discuss additional assistance to Ukraine at a meeting on April 6-7, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
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UN chief says world continues on 'fast track to climate disaster'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that time is running out for countries, corporations and others to adopt critical measures to reverse greenhouse gas emissions, but the crisis can be averted primarily by substituting renewable energy sou
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