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India has made rapid strides in improving malnutrition rates: UN
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Rapid strides have been made by India in improving malnutrition rates said the UN recently and added that stunting in children below five years has declined from 48 percent to 38 percent in the country between 2006 and 2016.
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Sri Lanka's crisis should be warning to us all: UNDP
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): With the war in Ukraine dragging on, countries already under pressure from the knock-off effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk seeing the same economic crisis as Sri Lanka, the UN said on Thursday as it advised the international community to introduce radical fin
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UN body says at least 7 mln livestock died across drought-affected HOA cou
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 7 million livestock have died across drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has disclosed.
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India does not support attempts to isolate Russia, says Russian envoy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov in an exclusive interview with Sputnik, has said that New Delhi does not support attempts to isolate Russia as he referred to "clear consensus" at the BRICS meeting last month against "arbitrary sanctions, which are
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India calls to prevent illicit trade in small arms, light weapons to comba
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Owing to the rise in threat of terrorism, India called for effective implementation of the UN action plan to prevent illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.
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Balochistan farmers call hours of power cuts 'economic murder of farmers'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Farmers of Balochistan announced the closure of the Quetta-Karachi highway on July 4 against prolonged load shedding in the province by Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) and termed the unannounced power cuts the "economic murder of farmers", reporte
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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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BE OPEN celebrates winners of DESIGN TO NURTURE THE PLANET, competition to
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 30 (ANI/PRNewswire): Design to Nurture the Planet student competition in support of the United Nations SDG Programme, announces the winners of its three core prizes.
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MEA rebukes OHCHR interference regarding legal action against Teesta Setal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rebuked the UN Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) for Human Rights interference against Teesta Setalvad and two other persons as "completely unwarranted."
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Urban refugees demonstrate at UNHCR office in Kathmandu seeking asylum
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 (ANI): Urban refugees on Monday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the UN refugee agency-UNHCR, seeking 11-point demand that as per them would make their stay in Nepal easier.
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Tuvalu's foreign minister withdraws from UN conference after China blocks
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 28 (ANI): Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe has pulled out of the UN Oceans Conference after China blocked Taiwan's delegation from participating.
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UN Security Council renews mandate of peacekeeping force on Golan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) on the Golan Heights for six months, till Dec. 31.
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