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UN again voices concern about women's safety in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern about the women's safety in the country.
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India's former UN envoy rejects NYT report over Pegasus says, insinuation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): Insinuation about India's UN vote is utter rubbish, said India's former permanent representative at the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin rejecting a New York Times report that stated that in 2019, New Delhi voted in favour of Jerusalem after the purchase o
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UN envoy proposes freezing assets of Afghanistan's corrupt ex-officials
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 29 (ANI): Afghanistan's mission at the United Nations on Friday proposed the freezing of assets illegally transferred to the accounts of former Afghan government officials.
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UN envoy urges Taliban to enhance engagement with international community
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday urged the Taliban to demonstrate commitment to a "pathway" towards future engagement with the international community.
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UN asks Taliban to probe issue of missing Afghan women activists
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 25 (ANI): The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan met Taliban's interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul on Monday, where she asked the leadership of the Islamist group to probe the issue of missing Afghan women activists.
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Taliban nominee requests for UN Afghanistan's envoy seat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 17 (ANI): The United Nations should hand the seat of the Afghan ambassador over to the new government of the country, the nominee of the Taliban to the UN, Suhail Shaheen said on Friday.
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UN envoy says return of Syrian refugees to homeland 'priority'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that the UN is working on finding appropriate ways to allow Syrian refugees to return to their homeland, a statement by Lebanon's presidency reported.
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Top UN envoy for Libya resigns
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The top UN envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, has resigned, one month before crucial elections in the war-torn country, a UN spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
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Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever, says UN envoy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 18 (ANI): Although progress has been made in Somalia's electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UN calls for more inclusive Afghanistan government as rights of women, gir
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The United Nations calls for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan as the country has seen a curtailment of the fundamental rights of women and girls under the Taliban rule, a special UN envoy said on Wednesday.
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UN envoy for Sudan discusses 'options for mediation' with Prime Minister H
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes met with ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to discuss the situation in the country.
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UN envoy Lyons meets Taliban leaders, discusses humanitarian aid, human ri
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI): UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Saturday met Taliban leaders and discussed humanitarian aid, human rights and inclusive government.
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