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UN: Stop weapons supply to Myanmar, rights expert urges
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
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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Afghanistan's NRF protests in front of White House opposing Taliban recogn
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 31 (ANI): About 50 supporters of the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan led by activist Nasir Sabeer and Afghan women's rights activist Khalida Nawabi staged a protest on January 30 in front of the White House to oppose any efforts for recognition of T
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UNHCR, UN Members, Partners Meeting to Assess Global Refugee Forum's Progr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/ Sputnik): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the government of Switzerland will jointly host a two-day online meeting on Tuesday to assess the Global Refugee Forum's progress.
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As China marks 50 years as UN member, Uyghurs and Tibetans continue to des
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 30 (ANI): For Uyghurs and other minority and suppressed groups like Tibetans, the celebratory claim by China's President Xi Jinping of "blazing a path in human rights development" as the country marked 50th anniversary of its membership in the United Nations is nothi
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China rejects US call for Taiwan's United Nations participation
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 27 (ANI): Taiwan has "no right" to join the United Nations, China said on Wednesday after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the UN member states to support Taiwan's "robust, meaningful participation throughout the UN system".
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Blinken urges all UN member states to support Taiwan participation
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on United Nations member states to back Taiwan's "meaningful" participation in the UN system amid China's continued efforts to limit the island's international participation.
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India at UN raises concerns on use of drones for terrorism, slams Pak for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) expressed concern at United Nations (UN) over misuse of information and communication technology for terrorist propaganda and radicalisation and called on the attention of the UN member states on the possibility of weaponised drones
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Tirumurti thanks member states after India gets into UN Economic and Socia
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to United Nations TS Tirumurti thanked all UN Member States after India got elected into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday (local time).
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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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UN states, civil society organisations to discuss human rights situation i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): A broad coalition of UN member states and civil society organizations (CSO) is set to hold an online event on Wednesday to raise awareness and discuss the human rights situation prevailing in China Xinjiang province.
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Upcoming UN meet on Uyghur crackdown upsets China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Fuming over an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims, China has called on members of the United Nations not to attend the event, saying it "is based on sheer lies and political bias".
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UN launches global program to counter terrorist threats against vulnerable
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with several other agencies, on Tuesday launched a global program on countering terrorist threats against vulnerable targets to help UN member states deal with this scourge.
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