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World Biodiversity Day: Earth Anthem by Indian poet-diplomat translated in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Earth Anthem penned originally in English by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar has been translated into 100 languages on World Biodiversity Day, May 22.
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Myanmar junta removes its UN Ambassador after he delivers anti-coup speech
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military has fired the country's United Nations Ambassador after he appealed to the UN General Assembly for international help to overturn the coup.
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UN calls for immediate release of 317 girls abducted from school in Nigeri
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday called for the immediate release of several hundred schoolgirls kidnapped from a secondary school in northwest Nigeria.
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Jaishankar calls Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid 'best equipped' for UNGA Presi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India's support for a greater role for the Maldives in multilateral affairs stating that the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is "best equipped" to be the President of the 76th session
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Maduro calls on UN, WHO to declare COVID-19 vaccines global public goods
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) should declare COVID-19 vaccines global public goods, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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UN General Assembly president calls for multilateralism in fight against C
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday called for UN leadership and multilateralism in the fight against COVID-19.
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UN to open special session on coronavirus crisis, India's Secretary West l
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): A special two-day session will be held at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday with more than 100 world leaders -- some 53 heads of state, 39 heads of government and 38 ministers due to make pre-recorded video statements, including India's Secretary
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UN General Assembly re-elects Grandi as high commissioner for refugees
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN General Assembly on Monday re-elected High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for a two-and-a-half-year term, the UN Refugee Agency said in a press release.
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UNGA, UNSC elect 5 judges to International Court of Justice
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for nine-year terms, UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir announced after the completion of the v
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India's annual resolution on counter-terrorism adopted at UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI): Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday announced that India's annual resolution on the issue of counter-terrorism was co-sponsored by over 75 countries and adopted by consensus in the First Committee of the UN General Assembl
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Nepal re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu (Nepal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Nepal has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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Foreign sanctions, interference to have opposite effect on Belarus: Vladim
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Sanctions and foreign interference in the internal affairs of Belarus will have the opposite effect, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said at the UN General Assembly, warning against attempts to bring chaos to Belarus.
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