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US military withdrawal from Afghanistan should not mean diplomatic disenga
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): With the humanitarian situation continuing to worsen in Afghanistan, several experts and UN agencies have called on the international community to step up its efforts to curtail the crisis.
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Palestine to appeal to UN agencies, int'l courts over Israeli settlement i
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine] October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestine has decided to appeal to United Nations (UN) agencies and international courts to stop the Israeli settlement plans and other measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Monday.
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Afghanistan: UN prepares polio vaccination campaign for children
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): UN agencies are preparing to launch a polio vaccination campaign for all children under 5 in Afghanistan, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Saturday.
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Half of Afghanistan's children under-5 expected to suffer from acute malnu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 6 (ANI): An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, adding that without immediate treatment, at least a million are at risk of dying.
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India expresses support for UN's mine action efforts, calls for joint acti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed support for the mine action efforts of the United Nations (UN) agencies, adding that the UN Mine Action Service's (UNMAS) mine action has remained pivotal to the safety and security of peacekeepers around the world.
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UN agencies urge Somalia to pass law prohibiting female genital mutilation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Two UN agencies on Saturday called on the Somali government to commit to ending female genital mutilation (FGM) by passing a law that eliminates the practice.
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UN assists India's mammoth COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 20 (ANI): India on January 16 began its mammoth coronavirus vaccine rollout by administering 207,229 shots on the first day with the help of hundreds of thousands of health workers who were trained and assisted by the UN agencies.
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Austra
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Cyber Peace Foundation has partnered with the Australian Government's eSafety commissioner for organizing the Global CyberPeace Challenge (GCC). The challenge has also received the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Techn
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Amarinder Singh launches 'Pride of Punjab' partnership of State govt, YuWa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' programme as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah - a joint initiative of UNICEF, other UN agencies, civi
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South Sudan, UN to immunise 1,44,000 people against cholera
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], Nov 17 (Xinhua/ANI): UN agencies, in collaboration with South Sudan's health ministry, will launch a vaccination exercise on Monday targeting some 1,44,033 people against cholera in Renk, a county bordering the Blue Nile state in Sudan.
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Nikki Haley lambasts UNESCO, calls it corrupt
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 02 (ANI): The outgoing United States Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley has slammed UNESCO and termed it one of the most "corrupt" UN agencies.
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UN agencies hope U.S. will continue protecting those fleeing conflict, per
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 29 (ANI): The United Nations agencies dealing with global refugee and migration issues have expressed hope that the United States will continue its strong leadership role and long tradition of protecting those who are fleeing conflict and persecution.
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