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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
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How China uses the UN and WHO for its own odious ends
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China uses multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and World Health Organizations to suit its nefarious ends and one unforeseen consequence of the pandemic was seeing the World Health Organization perform like China's puppet, points out a rep
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UN needs USD 220 million per month to feed Afghans, says WFP
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 15 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said that the UN needs USD 220 million per month to feed 23 million Afghans.
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UNSC does not adopt resolution on climate after Russia casts veto
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council on Monday did not adopt a draft resolution on climate change after its permanent member Russia cast a veto, Niger Permanent Representative to the United Nations Abdou Abarry said after the vote.
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UN envoy says return of Syrian refugees to homeland 'priority'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that the UN is working on finding appropriate ways to allow Syrian refugees to return to their homeland, a statement by Lebanon's presidency reported.
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India must intervene for freedom of Pak-occupied Sindh, Balochistan: MQM c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 12 (ANI): Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has appealed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Indian Parliament to come for the freedom of Sindh and Balochistan
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Appalled by alarming escalation of rights abuses in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 11 (ANI): More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country's human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned.
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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investiga
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members.
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UN Security Council condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the series of attacks against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
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COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF's 75-year history
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), in a new report on Thursday, said the COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health and access to education.
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UN Security Council slams sentencing of ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN Security Council (UNSC) has expressed "deep concern" over this week's conviction and sentencing of Myanmar's ousted democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, former President Win Myint and others.
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UN rights chief describes 'disastrous' human rights situation across occup
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become "disastrous", with severe infringements affecting some four million people.
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