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UN Security Council extends sanctions oversight on Taliban for another yea
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
However, despite their opposition to the sanctions against the Taliban, China and Russia did not call for a review of the sanctions on the group. Moscow and Beijing did not veto the continuation of the monitoring team's work.
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US expands investments in Africa, seals USD 14.2 bn in deals to counter Ch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This initiative aims to counteract the increasing influence of China on the continent. The 547 new agreements, a 67 per cent surge from 2022, signify a significant commitment to fostering economic and strategic partnerships, according to British Robinson, coordinator for the Prosper Africa t
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Need for more balanced, representative, democratic UNSC: UNGA President
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis has said there is need for a UN Security Council (UNSC) that is more balanced, more representative, more responsive, more democratic, and more transparent.
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UNGA to resume emergency session on Gaza after US veto blocks ceasefire re
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This decision follows the United States' veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Friday, which had called for a humanitarian ceasefire.
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President Tokayev signs landmark decree advancing human rights in Kazakhst
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This action was taken ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10 and the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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"Gaza's health system is on its knees, collapsing," says WHO chief Tedros
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the healthcare system in Gaza is "on its knees and collapsing" and expressed regret at the failure to pass a resolution in UN security council calling for a ceasefire, CNN reported on Sunday.
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"Complicit in brutal massacre": Russia slams US after it vetoes UN ceasefi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Russia's UN Ambassador accused the US of authorizing a ground offensive in Gaza by Israel. In a statement to the council, Russia's diplomat accused Washington of being "complicit in Israel's brutal massacre."
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US tells UN it does not support calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Robert A Wood, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, said that his country does not support calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as it "would only plant the seeds for the next war."
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In rare move, UN Secretary-General Guterres invokes Article 99 amid Gaza w
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter and formally referred the situation in Gaza to the UN Security Council, urging its members to "avert a humanitarian catastrophe" in the besieged enclave, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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UNSC to hold meeting on Afghanistan this month
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has said that it will convene for its quarterly open briefing on Afghanistan in December, TOLO News reported.
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Israel on alert on explosive northern front as Hezbollah lurks
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As Israel prepares for the strong possibility of a resumption of war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Forces is also currently in a heightened state of alert and preparedness along the border with Lebanon, responding to the continuous threats posed by Hezbollah.
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More than 5,300 Palestinian children killed in 46 days of Gaza conflict
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund has named the Gaza Strip as the most dangerous place" in the world to be a child, reports CNN.
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