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'Act on principles of impartiality,' Taliban to UN on Naseer Faiq assuming
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Responding to the issue of allowing Naseer Ahmad Faiq to assume the seat of Afghanistan's permanent representative at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Taliban on Saturday urged the world body to act on principles of impartiality.
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Chad to send 1,000 troops to Mali as part of UN Mission
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): One thousand of Chadian soldiers will be stationed in West-African country of Mali to strengthen its forces as part of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the Malian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
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China continues to finance coal plants in Europe violating its promises on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China-financed coal plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to thrive despite President Xi Jinping's promise to the United Nations General Assembly this September that it would no longer fund the construction of new coal-fired power plants overseas.
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Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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Taliban nominee requests for UN Afghanistan's envoy seat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 17 (ANI): The United Nations should hand the seat of the Afghan ambassador over to the new government of the country, the nominee of the Taliban to the UN, Suhail Shaheen said on Friday.
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Biden warns of winter of 'severe illness, death' for unvaccinated as Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant globally, US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned about a winter of "severe illness and death" for unvaccinated Americans as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country.
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Venezuela violated jurist's rights, says UN Human Rights Committee
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Venezuela violated a jurist's right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
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UNICEF to use logistics center in Uzbek city to deliver assistance to Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], December 16 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) intends to use a logistics center in the Uzbek city of Termez to deliver humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Munir Mammadzade said on Thursday.
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Sustainable recovery from COVID-19 pandemic should begin with vaccines: In
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [India], December 16 (ANI): Emphasising that following the emergence of the Omicron variant, India had immediately offered support including supplying made vaccines to the affected countries in Africa, India at the UN said that sustainable recovery from the pandemic should start wit
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UN Secretary-General's spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said he has been tested positive for coronavirus and will quarantine himself as per medical guidelines.
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