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Russia requests UNSC meeting on Nord Stream blasts
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on July 11 to discuss last September's explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, as per a senior Russian diplomat at the United Nations, Al Jazeera reported.
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From Alia Bhatt to Radhika Madan, here's a look at the unabashed, unapolog
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7: Gone are the days when movies showcased female actors as mere damsels in distress waiting for their knights in shining armours. Over the years, Indian Cinema has witnessed several Sheroes fighting their own battles in true badass styles!
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"Doesn't lend it greater legitimacy": MEA on SFJ chief issuing video threa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"We are aware of this video. I don't think taking a video in front of the UN building lends it any greater legitimacy. We have been consistently and regularly taking up cases of threats etc. with the Canadian authorities and others," Bagchi said during the weekly MEA briefing on Thursday.
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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed arrives on a 3-day visit to I
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Her visit spans three days, from July 3-5. It is her first visit to India since her reappointment as the UN Deputy Secretary General for a second five-year term in January 2022.
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"Yet another wasted opportunity:" India over delay in UN Security Council
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Terming the UN General Assembly's decision to roll over the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on Security Council reform to its next session as "yet another wasted opportunity," India said that the state of affairs is clearly in the interest of those who seek a status quo to keep this proce
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Over 1,30,000 refugees will require re-settlement in Pakistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Around 1,34,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, almost all from Afghanistan will require settlement in Pakistan, reported Dawn citing the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) report.
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First segment of UN Intergovernmental Negotiations framework meetings now
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Korosi on Thursday said the first segments of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations framework (IGN) meetings are now webcast and a dedicated website on Security Council reform has been established as a reposito
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3,774 Afghanis faced casualties from August 2021 to May 2023: UNAMA report
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The UNAMA report highlighted that between the Taliban takeover on August 15 2021 and May 30 2023, UNAMA recorded 3,774 civilian casualties (1,095 killed, 2,679 wounded), among them 233 women (92 killed, 141wounded) and 866 children (287 killed, 579 wounded), as per Khaama Press.
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UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs grow in 2024
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has anticipated a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year.
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Shakhboot bin Nahyan calls on international community to scale up humanita
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, delivered the United Arab Emirates' national statement at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia and called on the international community to scale up of humanitarian and climate change responses in the country
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Afghanistan discussed in UNSC meeting
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Otunbayeva while speaking at the UN Security Council's Meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, said that the UN does not want to put the lives of its female staff at risk and therefore asked them to not report to the office and also asked the male staff to stay home to respect non-discrimin
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"Underfunding is chronic," Guterres tells humanitarians
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a video message to the Humanitarian Affairs Segment, a platform created by the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to find solutions to pressing humanitarian aid issues, Antonio Guterres cited some shocking figures: more than 110 million people have been forced from their homes, whi
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