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Stand in solidarity with Sri Lankan people, calls for dialogue: UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands in solidarity with the Sri Lankan people and calls on all stakeholders to engage in dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of government and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, his spokesperson said
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India to surpass China as world's most populous country: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 11 (ANI): India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, as per a report by the United Nations on World Population Day.
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BE OPEN names the last winner of DESIGN TO NURTURE THE PLANET, internation
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], July 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): BE OPEN's latest competition DESIGN TO NURTURE THE PLANET aimed to bring the talent and creativity of the global community to focus on SDG2: Zero Hunger. Under the umbrella of zero hunger, SDG2 is not only about ending hunger, but also achieving food se
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US, UK, France veto Russian UNSC resolution to extend cross-border aid mec
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States, the United Kingdom, and France on Friday vetoed a Russian UN Security Council resolution to extend the mechanism that allows cross-border aid deliveries into northwest Syria through Turkey.
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UNHRC calls for restraint ahead of Sri Lanka protest
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Sri Lankan authorities to show restraint in the policing of assemblies and ensure every necessary effort to prevent violence.
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Protesters shout anti-Pakistan slogans before UN vehicle in PoK
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], July 8 (ANI): The residents from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir stopped the United Nations' vehicle and shouted "Pakistani forces go back go back", "We want freedom" and "Stop killing in Kashmir."
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Haryana women enter quarter-finals on Day 2 of National Boxing C'ships
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Living up to the expectations, Tamanna registered a resounding win over Manipur's Bandana Kayenpaibam by unanimous decision in the 50kg Last-16 bout that ended as a one-sided affair.
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India has made rapid strides in improving malnutrition rates: UN
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Rapid strides have been made by India in improving malnutrition rates said the UN recently and added that stunting in children below five years has declined from 48 percent to 38 percent in the country between 2006 and 2016.
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Afghanistan: Thousands displaced in Sar-e-Pul province due to fighting ove
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): Tens of thousands of people have been displaced following recent fighting between Taliban and locals in the district of Balkhab in the Sar-e-Pul province of Afghanistan for the control of the cash-rich coal mines.
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UN envoy meets Hamid Karzai to discuss pressing issues affecting Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): UN deputy representative to Afghanistan Potzel Markus met former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Thursday to discuss pressing issues affecting the people of Afghanistan.
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Sri Lanka's crisis should be warning to us all: UNDP
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): With the war in Ukraine dragging on, countries already under pressure from the knock-off effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk seeing the same economic crisis as Sri Lanka, the UN said on Thursday as it advised the international community to introduce radical fin
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Jordan calls for continued support for UN's Palestinian refugee agency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Amman [Jordan], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Thursday underlined the importance to continue mobilizing political and financial support for UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
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