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Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan receive global criticism at
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The restrictions imposed on the Afghan women under the Taliban regime received heavy criticism from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Tolo News reported on Thursday.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights global institutions declini
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Sitharaman said, "Globally, we don't need to hesitate any longer to say that the multilateral institutions... whether it is the UN, Security Council or the WHO, WTO are less than effective from where they were made into institutions. The level of effectiveness of their intervention that they
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UNRWA says fuel and humanitarian aid stolen from Gaza compound
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN agency which supports Palestinian refugees, said on Monday that equipment had been taken from its facility in Gaza, where security cameras covering the entrance and exit "were damaged further to blasts from the conflict in previous d
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UNGA President calls for "immediate release" of hostages, aid to civilians
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a post on X, Francis has echoed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' appeal for the "immediate release" of hostages from Israel.
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Israel's Ambassador to UN to hold special event featuring families of Isra
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan and the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN will hold a special event at the UN today featuring families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas terrorists.
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Indian ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, ICCR President unveils "Vasudhaiva Kutum
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj and President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Vinay Sahasrabuddhe unveiled a plaque on "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York.
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11 UN staff, 30 students at UN schools killed in Gaza": UN spokesperson
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, "11 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff and personnel have been killed since Saturday", referring to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees which also runs schools in Gaza.
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Air Canada grounds first officer pilot for wearing pro palestinian colors
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taking to X, Air Canada said, "We are aware of the unacceptable posts made by an Air Canada pilot. We are taking this matter very seriously, and he was taken out of service on Mon, Oct. 9. We firmly denounce violence in all forms."
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Geneva: Bangladeshi activists dub BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami as "collaborators o
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
They held a demonstration and banner campaign during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Andhra CM Jagan Reddy meets students who returned from UN Sustainable Deve
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Andhra CM, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, interacted with the government school students who returned from the United States of America after attending the UN Sustainable Development Goal summit.
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India, Tanzania discuss issues related to United Nations reforms: MEA
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Both countries have agreed to work together on the reform of the UN Security Council through expansion in both categories of membership, Dammu Ravi, Secretary (Economic Relations) said.
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ILO welcomes new global measures addressing workplace hazardous chemicals
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Global Framework on Chemicals, which is backed up by a High-Level Declaration and adopted at the UN-organized fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), held in Bonn, Germany, sets concrete targets and guidelines across the lifecycle of chemicals, including the phasi
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