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Taliban ban on women work: Afghan staff to continue working from home, say
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The UN has 3,300 Afghan staff, of whom about 400 are female, while about 600 international staff in the country are not affected by the ban. The UN had said it would review its operations and keep Afghan staff home until May 5.
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UNESCO calls for more protection for artists under attack
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The international community must provide greater protection to artists caught up in armed conflict, political instability, and natural disasters, the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a new report.
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Situation in Afghanistan under Taliban a "very difficult dilemma" to deal
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Baeriswyl told reporters at the UN headquarters: "We do not have the magic solution to that. I hope that the Doha meeting leads to a discussion of how to handle the situation."
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Afghans demand access to education and work for girls, women
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Afghans have demanded that girls and women be granted access to education and work in the country. This comes amid an ongoing international meeting of the UN in Doha, TOLO News reported.
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UN Peacekeeping turns 75
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"For 75 years, UN Peacekeeping has helped to end conflict, protect civilians, advance political solutions, and secure sustainable peace," said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations.
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UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Last week, the UN chief said the de facto Afghan rulers would not be invited to the meeting to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in the country and its international isolation. Taliban recognition was not on the agenda, Al Jazeera reported citing a UN source.
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World Food Programme vows to continue to provide humanitarian aid in Afgha
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Head of the UN World Food Programme in Afghanistan, Hsiao-Wei Lee, stated on Thursday in Berlin, Germany, that the organization had no plans to leave the country.
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Amid humanitarian crisis, UN's World Food Program vows to remain in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Hsiao-Wei Lee, the head of the UN World Food Programme in Afghanistan, stated on Thursday this week in Berlin, Germany, that the organization had no plans to leave the country, as the people of Afghanistan continue to live miserably.
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PM Modi's "Mann Ki Baat" to go global with live broadcast at UN Headquarte
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Get ready for a historic moment as the 100th episode of PM Modi's "Mann Ki Baat" is set to go live on April 30th in Trusteeship Council Chamber at @UN HQ! #MannKiBaat has become a monthly national tradition, inspiring millions to participate in India's developmental journey," the Indian
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UN rights body calls for end of hostilities in residential areas of Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday raised concerns over the ongoing violence in Sudan and said that the hostilities should end from the residential areas of Sudan.
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UN Security Council unanimously adopts UAE and Japan resolution on Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted on Friday a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in their capacities as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file, that condemns the Taliban's decision banning Afghan women from working for the UN in Afghanistan
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India says J-K, Ladakh its integral, inalienable parts, slams Pakistan for
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Speaking at the UN General Assembly plenary on 'Use of the veto', Pratik Mathur, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, also spoke on the adoption of the 'veto initiative' by the Assembly said India's position has been consistent and clear
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