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UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tw
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 (ANI): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with aiding dissidents.
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UN deplores deadly Kabul mosque attack
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 19 (ANI): The UN mission in Afghanistan has condemned a fatal attack in Kabul that ripped through the crowded mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring dozens of others.
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Russia expects US to issue visa to Lavrov, delegation for UNGA Visit: Fore
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 18 (ANI): Russia expects that the United States will issue visas to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his delegation for their participation in the high-level meetings during the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, a senior diplomat told Sputnik on Thursday.
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UN Human Rights Chief to visit Bangladesh from August 14-17
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Geneva [Switzerland], August 12 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh Sunday, 14 August, upon the invitation of the Government, the UN Office of the high commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday.
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Mexican President proposes commission for global truce, led by 3 leaders i
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 10 (ANI): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is planning to submit a written proposal to the UN to create a commission, made up of three world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to promote a world truce for a period of five years, MSN web
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UNSC to hold emergency meet to discuss escalation across Gaza Strip
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New York [US], August 8 (ANI): United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency closed-door meeting on Monday to discuss the latest escalation between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip, media reports said citing a statement by the Palestinian Ambassador to th
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China invites Turkey to visit Xinjiang after Bachelet's failed investigati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): Two months after the UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet visited Xinjiang in China with reports that Bachelet's visit was tampered with and that she was not allowed to speak on detainment of Uyghurs, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is now inviting Turkey
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More than 90 percent of nursing mothers do not consult lactation experts o
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Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): As part of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated every year to raise awareness of the advantages of breastfeeding for infant growth and development.
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterates commitment to 'One Ch
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 4 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to the "one China policy" as well as to the UN Charter principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.
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Press freedom increasingly under threat in Cambodia: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 3 (ANI): Journalists in Cambodia are increasingly being subjected to various forms of harassment and pressure, as well as violence, a report published by the UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday, amid growing restrictions on civic space and press freedoms in
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UN special representative urges all to avoid escalation in Northern Kosovo
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Belgrade [Serbia], August 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) Caroline Ziadeh is concerned about the situation in northern Kosovo and is calling for the restoration of freedom of m
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Indian envoy at UN Tirumurti hails UN chief remarks over climate change
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New York [US], July 31 (ANI): Indian Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Sunday lent support the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's statement for the developed and developing countries.
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