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No request at UNSC yet to discuss North Korea's missile launch: President
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations, January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council has not yet received a request to discuss the latest missile launch by North Korea, the second in one week, but is concerned by the development, the council's President, Norwegian Ambassador to the United Nations Mona Juul sai
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Taliban has to fulfil promises if they want their financial resources to b
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 10 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi has said that the Taliban has to fulfil some promises if they want their financial resources to be unfrozen.
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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack in the southeast, the UN's educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday.
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UN warns of harsh winter in Afghanistan, collects USD 1.5 billion to avert
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): In order to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, aggravated due to severe winter conditions, the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) collected USD 1.5 billion for the cause.
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UN Security Council plans to discuss tensions in Sudan next week: Presiden
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council plans to hold a meeting next week to discuss the political tensions in Sudan, the council's president, Norway's Ambassador to the United Nations Mona Juul, said on Wednesday.
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Five nuclear-weapon states' statement underscore need for restraint in ti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The joint statement put out by the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council on the topic of avoiding nuclear war and an arms race underscores the need for restraint in times of tension, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesda
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India's TS Tirumurti assumes chair of United Nations Counter-Terrorism Com
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, India's permanent representative to the United Nations was named the new Chair of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on Tuesday (local time).
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Taliban holding negotiations with neighbouring countries seeking return of
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4 (ANI): The Taliban which has been sanctioned by the UN for terrorism has started holding talks with neighbouring nations about returning Afghan planes that Afghan pilots used to flee to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the Taliban took over in August, according
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UN provides life-saving aid for refugees, migrants in Mexico, as numbers s
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): Hoping for a better life in United States, people have been migrating from Mexico but as number of people transiting has continued to grow, the UN in close coordination with the Mexican authorities, is ensuring that they receive life-saving aid, UN News report
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UNGA President welcomes P5 States statement on nuclear war prevention: Spo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid welcomed a statement issued on Monday by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council affirming that nuclear war cannot be won, his spokesperson Paulina Kubiak told Sputnik.
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Car bomb blast in Central African Republic injures 3 UN Peacekeepers
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangui [CAR], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): A car carrying UN peacekeepers was blown up in the southwest of the Central African Republic (CAR), injuring three workers, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said.
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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI): Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021 across the world, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday.
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