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UN urges Ethiopian Government to release detained staffers
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has called on the Ethiopian authorities to release as soon as possible its staff working at the local office who were detained earlier this week, spokesman for UN secretary-general Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.
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US concerned by reports of local UN staff detained in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned by the reports of the detention of United Nations staff in Ethiopia based on ethnicity, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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Sixteen local UN staff detained in Ethiopia, six released: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 6 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 chief urges Ethiopia to provide documents on wrongdoings by expelled UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres requested that Ethiopia provide a copy of any document that the government claims had been submitted to the United Nations outlining the wrongdoings by expelled United Nations staff.
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Taliban sent letter to UN with commitments to protect UN Staff: Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he received a letter from the Taliban, in which the outfit committed to protecting UN personnel working in the country and addressing issues related to women's rights.
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UN cautions staff not to fly by Pak-registered airlines over dubious pilot
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 23 (ANI): Months after the story of dubious flying licence pilots case in Pakistan broke out, the United Nations (UN) has cautioned its agency staff not to travel by any Pakistan-registered airline over safety concerns.
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Ready to offer 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine to UN staff, offices free of c
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Russia is ready to offer its 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine free of charge for voluntary vaccination of the staff of United Nations (UN) and its offices and the country will soon hold a virtual conference for those nations keen in cooperation in the developme
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UN staff member abducted in Kabul
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 22 (ANI): A United Nations staff member and her child were reportedly abducted on Monday morning from Khair Kahan in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul.
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South Sudanese refugees take 13 UN staff hostage in DRC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
United Nations [U.S.A.], Apr 19 (ANI): A group of 100 unarmed South Sudanese refugees have taken 13 United Nations mission staff hostage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demanding to be moved to another country, a UN official said on Tuesday.
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Ban Ki-moon urges UN staff to be voice for voiceless
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 31 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at United Nations Headquarters in New York and urged them to be a voice for the voiceless.
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Three UN staffers abducted in Sudan released
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 20 (ANI): Three United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff members including two Nepalis who were abducted on November 27 from El Geneina, Sudan, have been safely released.
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