Search For "un"
India-France dialogue on UNSC, multilateral issues held in Paris
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): India and France on Tuesday held the consultations on UN Security Council and agreed to strengthen ongoing cooperation at the multilateral platform on issues of mutual interest, according to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Read More
Pakistan "unapologetically close" to China in strategic ties, says Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday said that the country was "unapologetically close" to China in a strategic partnership which was growing.
Read More
BE OPEN launches #BEOPENCleanEnergy open call to support UN's SDG7: Afford
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], August 31 (ANI/PRNewswire): BE OPEN, a creative think-tank founded by the international entrepreneur and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is launching its next global open call across social media. With open calls, by asking the participants to share their vision in the most graph
Read More
Afghan Envoy to UN calls country's future "bleak and opaque"
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 31 (ANI): Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Charge d'Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, said that the prospects for a prosperous and secure Afghanistan are "bleak and opaque", local media reported.
Read More
Ukraine to request UNESCO cultural protection for Odesa port
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine is set to request the UN's cultural watchdog to add the historic port of Odesa to its world heritage list of protected sites, according to Al Jazeera.
Read More
UN rights chief slams Israel's failure to grant visas for staff in West Ba
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday denounced Israel's refusal to issue or extend visas for UN staff to monitor the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Read More
UN Chief Guterres to visit Pakistan amid devastating flood situation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan to take stock of the catastrophic flood situation, the one described by country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as "the worst in history."
Read More
Assam BJP MLA appeals to state govt to 'strictly' monitor funding of unaut
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 30 (ANI): Assam BJP MLA Diganta Kalita on Tuesday appealed to the state government and state police to strictly monitor the "unauthorised and suspicious madrasas" in the state and their funding.
Read More
US announces USD 30mn in humanitarian aid for flood response in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced an additional USD 30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan.
Read More
UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
Read More
UN launches USD 160mn response plan as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The "2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)" was jointly launched on Tuesday by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said
Read More
"Pakistan facing monsoon on steroids," UN issues flash appeal amid devasta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United Nations issued a flash appeal on Tuesday for USD 160 million to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods that have killed over 1,000 people and affected millions of lives.
Read More