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Need a Council where voices of developing nations find their place: India
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
India’s Permanent representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, on Tuesday, said, “What we therefore need is a Security Council that better reflects the geographical and developmental diversity of the United Nations today. A Security Council where voices of developing countries an
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Amid funding shortage, UN food agency reduces rations for 2 million Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid a shortage of funds, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reduced rations for an additional two million Afghan people, reported Khaama Press on Tuesday.
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KLAY's 5th Edition of The International Summit on Early Years Aims to Crea
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 4: KLAY Centres for Child Development and Care announces the fifth edition of The International Summit on Early Years (ISEY), a virtual summit on early childhood education. Inspired and aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ISEY
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UN experts decry Iran's proposed hijab law, says it could mount to 'gender
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A potential draft legislation in Iran that would cement harsh sanctions for women and girls who do not wear a headscarf might amount to 'gender apartheid' in the country, the UN experts in a statement issued on Friday, according to CNN.
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UAE welcomes preservation of UNIFIL’s independence in UN Security Council
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a statement explaining the UAE’s vote in favour of resolution 2695, Ambassador Nusseibeh underscored that the UAE’s main priority in the negotiations leading up to today’s adoption was to improve the UN Security Council’s support for UNIFIL’s efforts to maintain calm and stability in Sout
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"Questions raised by Rahul Gandhi relevant": KC Venugopal amid fresh alleg
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
On a day when Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting, a body funded by billionaire global investor George Soros, levelled fresh allegations against the Adani Group, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday said the questions raised by Rahul Gandhi with regard to the "unaccounted
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Keeping India out of UNSC will call its credibility into question: Jaishan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking at an event at Delhi University, Jaishankar said the UN was formed in 1940 during the Second World War and had only 50 member countries at the time. However, the number of members now has increased by 4 times with about 200 countries as members, he added.
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UK deeply regrets Russia’s “reckless use of veto” for UNSC resolution on M
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Russia on Wednesday vetoed the UNSC resolution, drafted by France and UAE, on sanctions against Mali, TASS reported. Thirteen Security Council members voted in favour of a resolution to extend the UN sanctions and independent monitoring for another year. Russia cast a veto, while China absta
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Taiwan Foreign Minister seeks international support for participation in U
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Stating that repeated Chinese aggression continues to pose threats to Taiwan, which has been “improperly excluded” from the United Nations due to Beijing, Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu has urged the UN to meaningfully allow Taipei’s participation in the system.
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Declaring International Day of Clean Energy inspires countries for energy
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, stated that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) acknowledging January 26 as the International Day of Clean Energy, is a pioneering step that will encourage countries to adopt solutions aimed at accelerating the transit
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COP28 will support developing countries and emerging economies to move tow
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al Mashat, affirmed that the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which the UAE will host from November 30 to December 12, 2023 at Expo City Dubai, will provide a major and important
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Flood waters have gone but horror continues for children in Pakistan, UNIC
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year’s catastrophic floods lack sufficient funding, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
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