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Rights group call for urgent debate on women's rights crisis in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The world's worst women's rights crisis demands an urgent and proportionate response from the UN Human Rights Council, urged a coalition of 25 leading NGOs from all world regions on Wednesday.
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UN expresses concerns over resurgence of fighting in DR Congo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency have expressed deep concerns about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in recent days in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Uyghur activists protest in US, urge UN to act on genocide by China
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Activists advocating the protection of rights of the Uyghur community held a demonstration in front of Capitol Hill in Washington, US on Sunday (local time) and urged the UN to act on the 'Uyghur Genocide' being carried out by China.
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Rights group let down after Bachelet hands out 'political victory' to Chin
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has expressed disappointment with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's visit to China, saying this trip has given a "political victory" to the Communist regime.
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UNHCR expands operations in Poland to reach refugees from Ukraine amid ris
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], May 29 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to scale up its operations in Poland to provide aid to refugees from Ukraine who have settled across the country.
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UN welcomes Zambia's pledge to abolish death penalty
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision.
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UN Syria Commission of Inquiry requests Security Council to extend aid to
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): As Syria is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the start of the conflict, the UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has warned the Security Council that it would be a failure of the highest order if the aid is not extended to millions o
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UN Security Council renews sanctions against South Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to renew for a year, till May 31, 2023, an arms embargo against South Sudan as well as targeted sanctions of travel ban and asset freeze against individuals and entities.
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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Assistance Mission in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for five months, till October 31, 2022.
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Indian Army troops, part of UN peacekeepers defend armed attack on Congole
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], May 26 (ANI): The Indian army and troops of other nationalities under the UN flag fended off an unprovoked attack by an armed group on the FARDC (Congolese Army) and the MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo) positions in Congo on May 22.
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Texas shooting: How many more children will die before leaders act? asks U
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 26 (ANI): In the wake of the Texas school shooting that resulted in the death of 19 children, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) asked on Wednesday: how many more children will die before leaders act?
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UN rights chief must seize opportunity to address rights abuses in Xinjian
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): As the UN's long-awaited trip got underway, the rights group urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her team visits China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region this wee
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