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UN expresses its concerns over Myanmar's dire humanitarian situation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The UN expressed its concerns over Myanmar's dire situation as armed conflict and insecurity since February 1st have led to the displacement of more than 210,000 people in various parts of the country.
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Nearly 1Bln children at 'extremely high risk' globally because of climate
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US] August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): One in two children around the world live in conditions exposing them to the extremely harmful effects of climate change, with those in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau jeopardized the most, the UN Children's Emerge
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IS poses steady threat globally, says UN counter-terrorism chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) to international peace and security has remained significant and steady over the past six months, raising serious international concerns, said the UN counter-terrorism chief on Thursday (local time).
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UNESCO calls for protection of cultural heritage in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 20 (ANI): The UN cultural agency has called for the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage in its diversity and in full respect of international law.
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India, UN exchange MoU for tech support in Peacekeeping missions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): India and the UN have exchanged MoU in support of the 'Partnership for Technology in Peacekeeping' initiative, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN said.
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Proud to partner with UN on situational awareness platform-UNITE AWARE: Ja
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 18 (ANI): A few hours after chairing the UN Security Council Open Debate on Technology and Peacekeeping, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Wednesday said that he was proud to partner with the world body on a situational awareness platform-UNITE AWARE.
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Jaishankar lays wreath at UN Peacekeepers Memorial in New York
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in New York to chair high-level meetings in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), laid a wreath at the UN Peacekeepers Memorial at UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
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UNHCR issues non-return advisory for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected.
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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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India, UN to sign MoU for technology partnership in peacekeeping mission
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 18 (ANI): India and the UN are set to sign an MoU in support of partnership for technology in peacekeeping mission on Wednesday.
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US must sanction Pakistan for human rights abuses in Sindh, says Sindhi Fo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Demanding a referendum from the UN, Sindhi people and their supporters gathered in Washington DC on August 14.
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UN calls for peaceful resolution of division within South Sudan's faction
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday called for peaceful resolution of the division which has developed within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) led by First Vice President Riek Machar.
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