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UN chief voices concern as divides threaten COP27 negotiations, deadline n
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN chief asked nations countries to deliver the kind of meaningful action that people and the planet desperately need. "The world is watching and has a simple message: stand and deliver," he underscored. Guterres reminded world leaders that global emissions are at their highest levels in
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Three candidate Ebola vaccines in Uganda to be shipped next week: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Uganda is going through a major outbreak of the deadly disease, and there have been 141 confirmed cases to date, and 22 probable cases, the UN News reported.
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Special Olympics Bharat conducts National Youth Leadership Summit 2022
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The role of the youth in promoting the UN-Social Development Goals was deliberated at several levels, through stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, including students with and without intellectual disability, school administrative officials, Special Olympics International and state leaders,
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Harsh winter awaits displaced families in Ukraine, Afghanistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that for many of the world's forcibly displaced, this coming winter will be far more challenging than in recent years. Many displaced families will have no option but to choose between food and warmth as they struggle to heat their shelters, source warm cl
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China's quest to increase coal output undermines its efforts to tackle glo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In 2021, Xi made a point in the UN General Assembly and said that China would not build a new coal plant but assist other countries to switch to low-carbon and green energy, IFFRAS reported. China witnessed an unprecedented power crisis in 2021, affecting businesses, industry, and the overal
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Concerned at unfolding humanitarian situation in Afghanistan: India at UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
India's approach to Afghanistan will be guided by historical friendship and the special relationship with the Afghan people even though it is deeply concerned at the unfolding humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, said the Indian Envoy at the UN.
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UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages. "Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over 1 million of the country's most vulnerable people wit
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"Afghans stand on precipice:" UN calls for urgent action against climate c
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"The Afghan people stand on the precipice of devastating climate projections. As COP27 opens today, the UN in Afghanistan calls for urgent collective action to halt the destructive impact of the altering climate in the country that is one of the least prepared against climate shocks but is r
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UN Chief condemns North Korea launches, urges to resume denuclearization t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
United Nations Security General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by North Korea and urged it to resume denuclearization talks, according to the statement released by the spokesperson for the UN Chief.
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Members have bent over backwards to justify North Korea's repeated violati
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Apparently targeting China and Russia for protecting North Korea despite launching staggering 59 missiles in 2022, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said that the UN Security Council members have bent over backwards to justify Pyongyang's repeated viol
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Russia says it is resuming participation in Ukraine grain deal
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide.
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50 UN member states condemn Xinjiang rights abuses in China
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN members state that the release of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang corroborates these concerns in an impartial and objective manner.
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