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UN reports surge in conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Juba [Sudan], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Cases of conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in South Sudan compared to the same period in 2021 despite an overall decrease in violence against civilians, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a report released Tuesday.
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UN rights chief urges restraint, ask authorities to start dialogue in Sri
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the severe economic crisis i
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Russia won't participate in special session of UNHRC on Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Russia has chosen not to participate in an upcoming special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Ukraine, calling the event biased.
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US announces USD 800 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has pledged to provide more than USD 800 million in new humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced in Brussels on Tuesday at an international donors conference for Syria
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Nearly 20 million facing acute hunger in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan - almost half the population - are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in an UN-backed report, published on Monday.
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Bhupender Yadav leads Indian delegation at COP15 summit on combating deser
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abidjan [Cote D Ivoire], May 10 (ANI): The Indian delegation led by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has reached Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire to attend the Conference of Parties, 15th meeting of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD COP15) from 9th to 20th May
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US envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield terms Taliban's burqa imposition 'u
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 10 (ANI): Reacting to the Taliban's burqa imposition on Afghan women, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda, Thomas-Greenfield, said "what they did today is unconscionable."
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UN not part of mediation in Moldova, but always available: Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations supports the territorial integrity of Moldova, and though it is not part of mediation there, it is always ready to offer its good offices, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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Rupee hits record low; closes 60 paise down at 77.50 against US dollar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): The Indian rupee hit a record low of 77.58 against the US dollar on Monday amid unabated outflow of foreign funds after the Federal Reserve hiked policy interest rates last week.
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Japan's Kishida calls decision to abandon Russian oil painful, yet says G7
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has made a "hard decision" to bar imports of Russian oil because G7 unanimity "matters most," Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday.
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Sirajuddin Haqqani calls for end of disputes among local tribes in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting head of Taliban's Interior Ministry, who is on the UN sanctions list as well as an FBI wanted terrorist has called for the resolution of disputes with a Pashtun tribe through negotiation.
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Justin Trudeau makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
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