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Afghan crisis: Scores march in Geneva; call Swiss govt to not recognise Ta
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Scores of people including the Afghan diaspora held a protest march here against the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, highlighting the appalling human rights record under the outfit's previous regime.
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Syria: Prevent 'entire generation from being lost', urges UN humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for "greater access and expanded funding", to better help them.
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UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sunday termed the Afghanistan situation a "humanitarian emergency of internal displacement" as more than half a million Afghan civilians have been displaced from the war-ravaged country.
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Maternal voice reduces pain in premature babies: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A new study has found that the mother's voice at the time of painful medical intervention for her prematurely born baby decreased the baby's expression of pain.
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'Major' humanitarian crisis looms in Afghanistan; UN to convene fundraisin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned again on Friday, amid uncertainty about the situation for vulnerable Afghans seeking shelter across the country's borders.
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Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.
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UN experts call for urgent protection of Journalists at risk of persecutio
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called on all countries to provide urgent protection to Afghan journalists and media workers who fear for their lives and face persecution in the war-torn country.
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Air passenger traffic sees momentum but well below pre-Covid levels
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 2 (ANI): Both international and domestic air travel demand showed significant momentum in July compared to June but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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New COVID-19 variant 'Mu' shows signs of resistance to vaccines: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has said it is closely monitoring the new coronavirus variant named Mu, adding that the 'variant of concern' has shown signs of possible resistance to vaccines.
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Jaro Education and Swiss School of Management launch globally accredited D
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 1 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India's most trusted online higher education company, Jaro Education today announced its partnership with the Swiss School of Management (SSM), headquartered in Bellinzona, Switzerland to exclusively launch a globally renown
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MedAlliance announces first patient enrolled in the 3,300 Patient Landmark
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): MedAlliance is pleased to announce the enrollment of the first patient in the ground-breaking coronary randomized controlled study "SELUTION DeNovo". This study utilizes SELUTION SLR™, a novel sirolimus drug-eluting balloon [DEB], ver
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Strong air cargo demand continues globally in July: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 1 (ANI): Global air cargo markets show that demand continued its strong growth trend in July, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
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