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Envoys of five nations present credentials to President Droupadi Murmu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While the nation is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, The Indian President, Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the Ambassadors of South Sudan, Oman, Peru and Cambodia and the High Commissioner of Seychelles at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
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Jaishankar interacts with Global South Permanent Representatives
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The representatives were from Barbados, Gambia, Kazakhstan, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, St Lucia and Tonga.
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Pope Francis to travel to India next year
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While addressing the presser, Francis said, "I think India will be next, next year. On 29 September I will go to Marseilles, and there is the possibility that I will fly to Mongolia from Marseilles, but it has not yet been decided. It's possible. I don't recall another one this year. Lisbon.
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India supports peace process, capacity building in South Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Recently, India deployed an all-woman platoon of peacekeepers as part of the Indian Battalion to the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (on the border between South Sudan and Sudan).
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'Take a bow': Over 1,000 Indian peacekeepers awarded UN medals for outstan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While it is true that India's peacekeeping contingent in Upper Nile is almost all male, Major Chattha was not the only woman to receive a medal for the outstanding work of her compatriots: five out of the 1,171 troops awarded the shiny pieces of metal were females.
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MHA seeks nomination for 'POC Site Coordinator' to UN mission in South Sud
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought the nomination of individual police officers in active service for their appointment on Secondment against the post of 'POC Site Coordinator (P-4)' to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a period
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UN condemns violence in South Sudan's oil-rich state
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Wednesday condemned clashes between rebel forces and the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) in South Sudan's northern oil-rich Unity State.
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At least 12 killed in South Sudan's oil-rich state
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Juba [Sudan], July 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in South Sudan's northern oil-rich Unity State following a rebel attack in Mayom County Friday.
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South Sudan Vice President arrives in India, set to participate in CII-EXI
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], July 19 (ANI): Vice President of South Sudan, James Wani Igga, arrived in India on Tuesday to participate in the two-day CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership.
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Jaishankar wishes South Sudan on its 12th Independence Day
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], July 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar extended wishes to the government and people of South Sudan on their 12th Independence Day.
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UN chief appoints Lt. General Mohan Subramanian as Force Commander, UN mis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 6 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) appointed Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian of India as Force Commander, United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
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UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured.
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