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UN-run school in Gaza attacked
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been attacked, the UN confirmed on Saturday. A top UN official described it as a "horrifying" incident, CNN reported.
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Israel denies Visas to UN officials as furore over Guterres' remarks escal
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Guterres angered Israelis during a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday when he said, "It is important to also recognise the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum," claiming that "The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation."
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Japan should take China to WTO over ban on Japanese seafood imports: Forme
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A former senior UN official has said Japan should take China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Beijing's decision to ban imports of Japanese fishery products following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Kyodo News reported.
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UN official calls on Taliban to “reverse draconian policies” on women
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennet, called on the Taliban to reverse the “draconian, misogynist policies” against women and allow them to work and run businesses, Tolo News reported.
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UN official lauds ERC's humanitarian, developmental role in Syria
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Muhannad Hadi, United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syrian Crisis, commended the humanitarian and developmental efforts of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) in Syria, especially in response to the effects of the earthquake that hit the c
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First-ever exhibition on 1971 genocide in Bangladesh hosted at UN
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Liberation War Museum to commemorate the National Genocide Day on 25 March, was opened by Foreign Secretary Ambassador Masud Bin Momen with the presence of the Ambassadors, UN officials, eminent persons from the Bangladesh community includi
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School in PoK raided by assailants while President was busy meeting senior
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The assailants attacked the school staff and then molested school girls in the incident that shook the entire community already reeling under a severe food crisis and power breakdown.
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Each country is monitored by UN even after FATF delisting: UN official on
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Answering a question on how the UN ensures compliance on countering terrorism in countries like Pakistan, Svetlana Martynova said, "Each country is monitored by us for its compliance with UNSC resolutions on all topics, including countering the financing of terrorism, assessment and its comp
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"Efforts on for Hindi's inclusion in UN official languages" Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said efforts are on to get Hindi recognized as the official language at United Nations.
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Corruption plagues flood relief efforts in Pakistan: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A UN official has expressed concerns regarding the use of flood assistance in Pakistan, amid the country's continuing struggle to procure sufficient aid to recover from losses from the unprecedented disaster.
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MoS Muraleedharan to embark on visit to USA, likely to meet UN officials
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan will pay a four-day official visit to the US, starting today.
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Former UN official held over 6 years in Iran allowed to leave, son freed f
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 3 (ANI): Baquer Namazi, an Iranian-American and the former United Nations official imprisoned in Iran on charges of spying and cooperating with the US government, has been released, according to local media citing officials.
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