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Bangladesh: Govt rejects OHCHR's statement, says committed to ensure peopl
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing political violence in the country, the Bangladesh government has issued a response to a press briefing note issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on October 31, and said that it rejects any insinuation suggesting that the 'masked individua
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Supportive organisations call on UN to halt forced expulsion of Journalist
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Meanwhile, following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them.
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'Unanimous support for Maratha reservation', informs Maharashtra CM Shinde
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that everyone agreed on providing Maratha reservation in the all-party meeting held in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres concludes four-day-visit to Nepal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guterres departed from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on a Qatar Airways flight this morning.
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Supportive organisations urge UN to prevent forced expulsion of Afghan jou
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As Pakistan sets the deadline to expel undocumented migrants from the country, the federation issued a joint statement with international media and journalist advocacy organisations and called for collective action to prevent the expulsion of journalists and media professionals.
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International humanitarian law not an a la carte menu, cannot be applied s
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
He asserted that "international humanitarian law is not an a la carte menu and cannot be applied selectively."
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Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders, say UN expe
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a crime or brought before a court. They have not been granted access to legal representation.
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UNA to participate in 2nd Global Media Congress in Abu Dhabi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Union of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation News Agencies (UNA) will participate with a special stall in the second edition of the Global Media Congress (GMC), which will be held from November 14 to 16 in Abu Dhabi
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Malawi's Climate Change Minister praises UAE's COP28 preparations
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Malawi's Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Michael Osei has praised the UAE's exceptional work in organising COP28, especially its inclusion of small island states and donors.
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"Resolution was deeply flawed": Netanyahu on India's abstention in UN vote
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid the country's ongoing war with Hamas, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a 'humanitarian truce' deeply flawed.
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Hamas are modern-day Nazis....they are rulers of Gaza: Israeli envoy at UN
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Israel's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan has called Hamas "modern-day Nazis" and added that the terrorist group is not seeking a solution to the conflict.
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Nepal: UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for end to fossil fuel use
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In his address from the Everest region during a visit to Nepal, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the world to end the use of fossil fuels warning of climate catastrophe if this is not done.
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