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Violence erupts in PoGB over Ayatollah Khamenei's death; UNDP office torch
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Demonstrations in Gilgit and Skardu turned violent, with multiple government and international offices set ablaze and casualties during clashes between protesters and security forces.
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7 killed as protests over Khamenei's death rock Gilgit-Baltistan; UN offic
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
In Gilgit and Skardu, angry protestors set fire to local offices of the United Nations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Gilgit.
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"Blasphemy laws protect political power, not religion": Baha'i Representat
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
At a UNHRC event in Geneva, Simin Fahandej, Representative of the Baha'i International Community's UN Office, warned that blasphemy laws in Asia are often used to "protect political power" and "silence religious minorities." She noted these frameworks "frequently contradict international gua
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India, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs to host second UNSC 1540 capacity
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
India, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is organising the second edition of the annual Capacity Building Programme on the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific and African countries at the National Aca
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Alleged nuclear tunnels in Sindh mountains prompt calls for international
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a formal letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the groups claimed that multiple underground tunnels and chamber systems had
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China faces criticism as Uyghur families still suffer, 3 years after UN Xi
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International has raised fresh alarm that Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang remain under relentless repression, three years after the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its landmark assessment on 31 August 2022. That report concluded that serious
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Iran urges WHO Chief to condemn "deliberate" military attacks on civilians
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In a letter addressed to Ghebreyesus on June 27, the Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva detailed the casualties that occurred in Iran during 12 days of the ongoing conflict.
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India to host first capacity building event with UN Office for Disarmament
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The government of India, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is organizing the first-ever Capacity Building Programme of its kind on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific States at National
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Indian High Commission in Cyprus and UN Office honour General KS Thimayya
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Indian High Commission in Cyprus along with the United Nations (UN) Office organised an event to honour India's most distinguished military leader, General KS Thimayya who passed away in 1965 in Cyprus while serving as the Force Commander of UN Cyprus.
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Geneva: Protest held outside UN Office against atrocities against minoriti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Protestors across different faiths--Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and Ahmadi Muslims--were joined by Swiss nationals who demonstrated solidarity with the cause.
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South Sudan floods displace over 3,00,000 people, surge in malaria cases:
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Flooding in South Sudan has displaced more than 3,00,000 people, according to the United Nations. This situation has been worsened by a surge in malaria cases.
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Geneva: Balochistan, Sindh activists protest in front of UN Office against
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Residents of the Balochistan province of Pakistan continued to witness state-backed brutalities at the hands of Pakistani defence forces
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