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58 refugees released from detention in Libya's capital
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said that 58 refugees have been released from a detention center in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
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71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada.
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Some irresponsible nations with hegemonic tendencies interpreting UNCLOS i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): While calling India a "responsible maritime stakeholder", Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said some "irresponsible nations" with their narrow partisan interests and hegemonic tendencies are coming up with wrong definitions of the UN Conven
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Catastrophic and famine-like conditions hang over Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): The UN humanitarians have warned that "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter.
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Smart, sustainable maritime transport critical to global recovery: UNCTAD
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 19 (ANI) Although the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on maritime trade last year was less severe than expected, the knock-on effects will be far reaching and could transform the sector, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in its latest report, published
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Expansion of terror groups challenging, India asks int'l community to call
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): Emphasising that continuous expansion of terrorist groups is challenging for all, India at the UN Security Council meeting has asked the international community to call out the states who wilfully provide financial assistance, safe havens to terrorists and h
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UN raises concern over expansion of Islamic State across Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The UN special envoy on Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday raised concern over the expansion of the Islamic State (ISIS) across Afghanistan, which used to be only active in the capital Kabul.
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Vietnam calls for comprehensive political solution to situation in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Counsellor Phan Ho The Nam, political coordinator of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, has highlighted the importance of dialogue seeking a comprehensive political solution to the situation in Afghanistan.
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Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever, says UN envoy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 18 (ANI): Although progress has been made in Somalia's electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggle for legitimacy: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Asserting that Afghans feel abandoned by the international community and anxious about their new leadership, a senior UN official stressed that the international community must remain engaged with Taliban leaders in order to shape a more positive future traj
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Palestinian president discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict with US ambas
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
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Terrorism continues to pose serious threat to Afghanistan, region: India a
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Emphasising the expectation of the international community which notes the commitment of the Taliban not to allow the use of Afghan soil for terrorism, India at the UN Security Council meeting said that terrorism continues to pose a serious threat to Afghani
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