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India abstains from voting on resolution for UN General Assembly session o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], February 28 (ANI): India on Sunday (local time) abstained from voting on a resolution to call for a special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Ukraine crisis: Families seek shelter underground in Kiev
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Kiev [Ukraine], February 26 (ANI): As the Russian military continues to advance in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground, the UN said on Friday, adding that at least 100,000 people have likely been displaced by t
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Battle against Da'esh, a 'long-term game': UN counter-terrorism chief
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New York [US], February 26 (ANI): The global fight against the shadowy, ever-morphing threat posed by the ISIL terrorist group - known officially as Da'esh - and its affiliates, remains a "long-term game" for which there are "no quick fixes," the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Securi
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UN condemns killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], February 25 (ANI): The UN has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since immunization campaigns resumed in November last year.
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India will wait for final shape of UN Security Council resolution on Ukrai
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday said India will wait to see the final shape of the UN Security Council resolution on the Ukraine situation before taking a position.
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India has emphasised dialogue on Ukraine crisis, happy to facilitate engag
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): India's focus at the UN Security Council has always been on "de-escalation of tensions" between Russia and Ukraine and of diplomatic dialogue as the only way forward, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday.
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UN chief Guterres statements on Ukraine amenable to West's pressure: Russi
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Moscow [Russia], February 24 (ANI): Expressing his disappointments over UN Chief Antonio Guterres's statement on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that Guterres statements were amenable to West's pressure and were at odds with his status and powers under the UN
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UN Security Council to convene session on Ukraine today
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New York [US], February 24 (ANI): An emergency session of the UN Security Council on the prevailing situation in Ukraine will begin at 09.30 pm (New York time) on Wednesday, as per Russia's Permanent Mission to the UN.
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Lavrov says UN chief under western pressure over Ukrainian crisis
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Moscow [Russia], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres turned out to be under Western pressure over the situation in Ukraine as he was making statements not corresponding to his status and authority unde
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UN: Stop weapons supply to Myanmar, rights expert urges
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 23 (ANI): Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by the UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said on Tuesday.
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UN considers Russian recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions inconsistent
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New York [US], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics (DPR and LPR) is a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and is inconsistent with the principles of the UN Charter, according to
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The era of isolationism is long over: Mr. Abdulla Shahid, President of the
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New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Making an emphatic pitch for multilateralism at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2022 in New Delhi on Friday, Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly and the Foreign Minister of Maldives asserted t
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