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Global refugee resettlement needs will rise steeply next year: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): More than 2 million refugees will be in need of resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2023 released on Tuesday by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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Droupadi Murmu 'surprised' to learn of her candidature as NDA presidential
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New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said she was surprised to learn about her candidature and was unable to believe it and noted that she will work according to the powers of the President enshrined in the constitution.
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Turkey to host meeting with UN, Russia, Ukraine on grain corridor: media
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Ankara [Turkey], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey is to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul next week to discuss a possible Black Sea corridor for exporting Ukrainian grains, local media reported Tuesday.
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'Palais des Nations' in Geneva becomes stage for International Yoga Day ce
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): With more than 200 members of the International community in presence, the 8th International Day of Yoga was celebrated in Geneva at iconic UN HQ, Palais des Nations, amidst the flags of UN Member States on Tuesday.
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Ruchira Kamboj appointed as India's Permanent Representative to United Nat
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New Delhi [India] June 21 (ANI): India's envoy to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer on Tuesday appointed as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
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Iran urges UN to increase aid to Syria amid Western sanction pressures
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Tehran [Iran], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's UN envoy has urged the United Nations to increase assistance to Syria amid the Western sanction pressures.
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Tirumurti hosts Yoga event at UN building in New York
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New York [US], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of 8th International Yoga Day, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti on Tuesday hosted the event at the North lawns under the UN Building.
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Security Council condemns attack against UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
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New York [US], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Security Council on Monday strongly condemned Sunday's attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, which left one peacekeeper from Guinea dead, as well as Saturday's attacks near Gao and near Bankass, in which dozens of civil
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At UN, India condemns 'cowardly' attack on Sikh temple in Kabul
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New York [US], June 21 (ANI): India on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the recent "cowardly attack" at the Sikh temple in Kabul, Afghanistan and said it's time that the UN Member States condemned hatred against non-Abrahamic religions as well.
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Baloch group holds demonstration in Geneva to highlight atrocities in Paki
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): The Baloch Voice Association organised an exhibition cum demonstration on June 20 in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva alongside the Broken Chair sculpture to highlight the atrocities being committed by the Pakistan establishment, especially
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UN envoy urges Libyan rival parties to bridge 'outstanding issues'
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Cairo [Egypt], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Libya advisor urged the rival factions in Libya to meet within 10 days at an agreed-upon location to bridge "outstanding issues" as their final round of negotiations ended in Cairo with no breakthrough on Monday.
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Beatriz Haddad Maia wins Birmingham Classic after Zhang Shuai retires in f
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Zhang's retirement in the singles meant that Shuai Zhang and partner, Elise Mertens, were unable to compete in the doubles final, meaning that Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok received a walkover to win the title.
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