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Deployed nearly 3000 police officers in 24 UN peacekeeping operations: Ind
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): India has paid tribute to all women and men peacekeepers, including the 14 police officers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty, said the country's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, R Ravindra.
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UN hopes new Special Representative to visit Cyprus soon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will focus on getting the newly-appointed Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Colin Stewart of Canada to visit the island as soon as possible, UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-
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UN Chief condemns attacks on peacekeepers in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 3 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Saturday's improvised explosive device attacks against a convoy of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali near Tessalit, Kidal region, in which a peacekeeper from Egypt was killed and fou
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India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Me
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their in
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UNSC not holding discussions on sending UN peacekeeping mission to Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council (UNSC) is not engaged in any discussions regarding the possibility of sending a UN peacekeeping mission to Afghanistan following the Taliban's (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) takeover, a UNSC source told Sputnik.
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Jaishankar proposes four-point framework for securing UN peacekeepers agai
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 18 (ANI): Proposing a four-point framework to lay architecture for securing UN peacekeepers against contemporary threats, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that 21st-century peacekeeping must be anchored in a strong ecosystem of technology and
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Jaishankar reaches New York to chair two high-level UNSC meetings
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reached New York to preside over two high-level meetings of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on UN peacekeeping and on terrorism.
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UN peacekeeping chief expresses concern over alleged Russian human rights
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix said he was very concerned by the allegations of human rights violations perpetrated by Russian military personnel in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday's attack against a temporary position of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which resulted in the death of one Malawian blue helmet.
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Indian peacekeeper, who died in line of duty last year, honoured at UN mem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): An Indian UN peacekeeper Yuvraj Singh, who died in line of duty in 2020, was honoured during the UN annual Memorial Service on Thursday.
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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'Made in India' vaccines reach Denmark for UN Peacekeeping personnel
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 28 (ANI): A flight carrying a consignment of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines landed in Denmark for UN Peacekeeping personnel on Sunday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed.
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