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US First Lady Melania Trump chairs UN meeting, promotes peace through educ
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This is the first time that the spouse of any world leader has presided over the meeting of the 15-member UNSC, which Melania did on behalf of the US as it assumed the rotating presidency of the UN council this month, the White House said in a statement.
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"International organisations lost their influence," Iran's representative
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Ilahi, in an interview with ANI, said that the organisations are controlled by a select few countries.
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China faces growing global condemnation, as Uyghur advocacy intensifies i
Updated : 7 months ago IST
On October 24, WUC Adviser Omer Kanat met UN permanent representatives in New York to discuss a forthcoming joint statement condemning China's continued repression of Uyghurs and to propose concrete measures to halt what rights groups describe as an ongoing genocide.
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials from UN meeting, alleging terror
Updated : 8 months ago IST
According to a statement by the US Department of State, the visa ban applies to officials from the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organisation who are not based at the Palestinian mission to the UN.
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UN meeting presses Taliban for violating women's rights in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As many as 11 countries have put pressure on the Taliban government for violating women's rights in Afghanistan during the United Nations (UN) meeting, reported Khaama Press.
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Comments of Pak Ambassador to UN on Pashtuns disgraceful, he should apolog
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Munir Akram had in a UN meeting said that the restrictions being put by the Taliban on Afghanistan flow not so much from a religious perspective as from a peculiar cultural perspective of the Pashtun culture.
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India expresses concern over Ukraine situation, reiterates path for dialog
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 12 (ANI): India once again expressed deep concern over the situation in Ukraine on Monday and called for a cessation of all hostilities while backing efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Ukraine especially encouraging talks between Kyiv and Moscow.
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UN chief calls for probe in killing of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged on Sunday to conduct an independent probe of the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv.
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Russia requests UN Security Council meet on Kyiv's 'provocation in Bucha'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 4 (ANI): Russian First Deputy Envoy to UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Sunday that Moscow has requested a UN Security Council meeting for Monday, claiming the "provocation of Ukrainian radicals" in Bucha.
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Will support real climate action, serious climate justice: India at UN mee
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) said that it will always support "real climate action" and "serious climate justice" at a UN meeting on "Climate Finance for Sustaining Peace & Security."
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Red Cross proposes budget increase for Humanitarian programs in Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Austria], September 13 (ANI): In the upcoming UN humanitarian conference on Afghanistan in Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will propose to boost the financing for its programs and projects in Afghanistan, said ICRC President Peter Maurer on Monday.
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US blocks UN meeting on Israel-Palestine conflict, says it won't support d
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) blocked a public virtual meeting of the UN Security Council to address the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine, informed diplomats.
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