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IS-K expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, Taliban unable to stop them
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US] November 18 (ANI): Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces and the Taliban are unable to stop them, reported Sputnik.
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UN special envoy meets women religious scholars in Kabul, discusses Islami
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): A top UN Special Representative in Afghanistan on Sunday met with women religious scholars in Kabul and discussed different aspects of Islamic Law and the key issues concerning rights of girls and women in the country.
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UN envoy for Sudan discusses 'options for mediation' with Prime Minister H
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes met with ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to discuss the situation in the country.
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UN Mission meets with Afghan activists to discuss women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): A top UN Special Representative in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to respect women's rights to work and study during a meeting with Afghan female activists in Kabul on Thursday.
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UN special envoy meets with Taliban minister, discusses possible support f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons met with Khairullah Khairkhwa on Tuesday, the current Afghan Minister of Information and Culture and discussed the pressing issues concerning Afghanistan.
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UN special envoy discusses humanitarian crisis with Afghanistan's acting f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons on Monday discussed the humanitarian crisis with Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, according to a UN agency.
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UN special envoy meets Hamid Karzai, discusses humanitarian situation in A
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 26 (ANI): UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons met former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday and discussed the ongoing situation in the country.
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Lives of Afghans will depend on how Taliban will govern: Deborah Lyons
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Underlining the tough choices available in Afghanistan, UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons said continued global engagement and commitment to the country's people can help steer the situation to its best possible outcome.
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Afghanistan at dangerous turning point, says UN envoy at Security Council
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan is at a "dangerous turning point" as the Taliban has achieved significant territorial gains with over a thousand casualties in the past one month alone, United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons told the Security Council on
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Afghan Foreign Minister, UN Special Representative discuss human rights vi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 4 (ANI): Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Tuesday discussed violation of human rights by Taliban in the country.
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UN Special Representative condemns Myanmar military over sexual violence
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI): United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Friday "strongly condemned" the reports of sexual violence in detention sites by Myanmar military's and urged to cease it with "immediate effect".
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UN chief appoints Perthes of Germany as top envoy for Sudan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed Volker Perthes of Germany as his new special representative for Sudan and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the North African country.
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