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UN stands against nuclear rhetoric as North Korea readies forces
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is against any rhetoric involving threats to use of nuclear weapons, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Thursday after North Korea warned it is ready to mobilize its nuclear forces.
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UN working with US on issue of visa refusal to top Kremlin cyber official:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is in close contact with the United States on the issue of visas for delegations to UN events, including with regard to Washington's refusal to issue a visa to top Kremlin cyber official, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sputnik on Tuesday
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UN condemns violence in Papua New Guinea elections
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN team in Papua New Guinea condemns a recent escalation of violence across the Highlands region during the current election period, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
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Violence displaces over 17,000 in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado: UN
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Humanitarian Air Service is flying in aid supplies for some of the 17,000 people fleeing attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado in the past week, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
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Two Egyptian peacekeepers killed, 2 others injured in Mali: UN
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the killing of two Egyptian members of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, a UN spokesman said.
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UN welcomes first commercial flight from Sanaa airport to Cairo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the first commercial flight from Yemen's Sanaa airport to Cairo earlier in the day, a UN spokesman said.
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UN chief condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian sites
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemns the recent Houthi-claimed attacks on civilian targets in Saudi Arabia, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
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UN, partners ramp up relief work for Cyclone Batsirai victims in Madagasca
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and partners delivered initial aid to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar while the organization's Humanitarian Air Service conducted needs assessment, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
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At least 114 children killed by Myanmar military since 2021 coup: UN Spoke
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 8 (ANI): The Myanmar security forces have killed at least 114 children since the military takeover a year ago, including 18 children killed in January alone, United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Monday.
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Top UN envoy for Libya resigns
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The top UN envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, has resigned, one month before crucial elections in the war-torn country, a UN spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
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Sixteen local UN staff detained in Ethiopia, six released: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 16 local UN staff are currently being detained in Ethiopia, while six others have been released, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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UN Yet to resume flights into Ethiopia's Mekelle amid safety concerns
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mekelle [Ethiopia], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has still not resumed humanitarian flights into Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, after a security incident last week forced the organization to suspend air service, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said on Thursday.
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