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Protests erupt outside UN headquarters as Muhammad Yunus addresses UNGA
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Demonstrations erupted outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York as Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's Chief Advisor, addressed the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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Muhammad Yunus at UN advocates for dignified return of Rohingyas to Myanma
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Chief Advisor to the interim Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus, emphasised the need for Rohingyas to return to their homeland, Rakhine in Myanmar, with security and rights. Yunus' remarks came while he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
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'Our Gen Z making us revisit values our people stood in 1971': Muhammad Yu
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"I stand in this parliament of nations, thanks to a transformation that Bangladesh witnessed this July and August. The power of the ordinary people, particularly our youth, presented to our nation an opportunity to overhaul many of our systems and institutions," Yunus said at the 79th sessio
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EU representative at UN reiterates concern over dire human rights situatio
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The EU representative highlighted that harassment, intimidation and surveillance are faced by human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, media workers, writers and intellectuals, including even at the transnational level.
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"No place in Iran where Israel's long arm can't reach," warns Netanyahu at
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Stressing that the war will end if Hamas lays down its arms, he said, "As far as hostages, I have a message for Hamas captors. Let them go, all of them. Those alive today, must be returned alive and the remains of those whom you brutally killed must be returned to their families. Those fa
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif once again raises Kashmir bogey at UNGA, pitches for
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He called on New Delhi to enter a dialogue with Islamabad for a peaceful resolution of the dispute.
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Civil Society Confronts Global Leaders at the UN 'Summit of the Future' De
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 27: As world leaders meet at the UN Summit of the Future on 22-23 September to forge a new international consensus, civil society groups and people's leaders representing some of the world's most marginalized communities are uniting across from UN headquarters for a
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Sergey Lavrov meets Antonio Guterres, discusses implementation of 'Pact fo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed the latest developments and issues on the Security Council's agenda.
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EAM Jaishankar meets UN Chief Guterres, discusses Pact for Future, climate
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. During the meeting, the talks focused on the Pact for the Future, reforming multilateralism, artificial intelligence, climate action, and concerns in West Asia and Ukraine.
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"UNSC has to become representative, transparent, democratic": MEA's Tanmay
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Tanmaya Lal, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, said that the UN Security Council mandated to secure international peace and security was designed eight decades ago in a different era, when three-quarters of today's UN member states were colonies and now the times have change
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"Let's make UN more effective": French President voices support for perman
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron voiced France's support for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The remarks by Macron came during his address at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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Jaishankar, Lavrov discuss bilateral cooperation, urgent international iss
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed key matters on the bilateral cooperation agenda and urgent international issues.
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