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"Vocational training" programmes in China threaten Tibetan identity, carry
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been 'transferred' from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through a programme described as voluntary, but in practice their participation has reportedly been coerced," the UN experts said.
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413 people have died in Sudan fighting so far: WHO
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 413 people have died in the current Sudan conflict, while the UN children's agency said children are paying a high price, with at least nine reportedly killed in the fighting and more than 50 badly injured.
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MEA in touch with various nations to evacuate stranded Indians in Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While addressing a media briefing, MEA Spokesperson said that the External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is on a visit to Latin America, enroute he has stopped in New York. He will meet the UN Security General to discuss the Sudan crisis, Bagchi informed. The main point of the discussion ca
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Shift in global governance is needed to tackle climate crisis: UN
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Launched by the UN's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future, outlines an ambitious plan to overhaul the global architecture.
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India overtakes China, becomes world's most populous nation: UN
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the UN world population dashboard, India now has 142.86 crore people while China's population stands at 142.57 crores.
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UN ready to withdraw from Afghanistan in view of Taliban's restrictions on
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The UN is negotiating with the Taliban in hopes that it will make exceptions to a decree prohibiting local women from working for the organization.
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World Food Programme halts aid operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement, Executive Director of the UN agency Cindy McCain, on Sunday, said that all the operations in Sudan have been suspended, pending a review of the evolving security situation.
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New UNESCO report reveals USD 97bn barrier to reaching education targets
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Pakistan: PTI writes to UN, calls for 'independent' investigation into jou
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
PTI leader Murad Saeed said that lawmakers, including former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, have written to the UN calling for an independent investigation into Arshad Sharif's killing.
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OIC calls on Taliban to revisit ban on Afghan women UN staff from working
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon the de-facto authorities of Afghanistan to once again revisit the ban on Afghan women staff of the UN agencies in the country from working, TOLOnews reported.
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UN expresses concern after Taliban bans Afghan female UN staff members fro
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The UN said: "The United Nations in Afghanistan expresses serious concern that female national UN staff have been prevented from reporting to work in Nangarhar province."
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Parliamentary delegation from South Sudan calls on President Murmu
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Welcoming the delegation to India, the President said that India and South Sudan enjoy cordial and friendly relations. She said that India is proud to be a major troop contributor to the UN Peace keeping Missions in South Sudan, read the President of India press release.
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