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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack in the southeast, the UN's educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday.
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UN warns of harsh winter in Afghanistan, collects USD 1.5 billion to avert
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): In order to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, aggravated due to severe winter conditions, the UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) collected USD 1.5 billion for the cause.
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UN calls for restraint in Kazakhstan amid widespread protests
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations is following the unrest in Kazakhstan with concern, and calls for restraint, said a spokesman on Wednesday.
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UN Security Council plans to discuss tensions in Sudan next week: Presiden
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council plans to hold a meeting next week to discuss the political tensions in Sudan, the council's president, Norway's Ambassador to the United Nations Mona Juul, said on Wednesday.
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Lapse in security of PM Modi is unacceptable, says AAP leader Raghav Chadh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party National Spokesperson, Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said that any lapse in security of the Prime Minister is unacceptable after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed event at Ferozepur in Punjab had to be canceled owing to a 'security lapse
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Punjab polls: Cong unable to finalise candidates, list likely to be out af
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The results of the Congress screening committee meeting under the leadership of Ajay Maken, remained inconclusive as the leaders sat on names of probable candidates for the Punjab polls on Wednesday at the Congress war room in Delhi for the fifth time.
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Afghanistan's humanitarian situation worsens, UN collects USD 1.5 billion
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI): At a time when the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is worsening day by day due to the lack of concrete assistance, the United Nations has said that they have so far collected USD 1.5 billion to address the Afghan situation, a media report said.
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Five nuclear-weapon states' statement underscore need for restraint in ti
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The joint statement put out by the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council on the topic of avoiding nuclear war and an arms race underscores the need for restraint in times of tension, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesda
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India's TS Tirumurti assumes chair of United Nations Counter-Terrorism Com
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, India's permanent representative to the United Nations was named the new Chair of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on Tuesday (local time).
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Taliban holding negotiations with neighbouring countries seeking return of
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 4 (ANI): The Taliban which has been sanctioned by the UN for terrorism has started holding talks with neighbouring nations about returning Afghan planes that Afghan pilots used to flee to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the Taliban took over in August, according
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Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Amendment Bill, Teachers' University Bill 2022 passed
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The 'Delhi Sikh Gurdwara (Amendment) Bill, 2022' was passed unanimously in the House in the ongoing legislative assembly session on Tuesday.
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Sudan: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pans rising violence against
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): The United Nations' Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Monday the continued violence targeting protesters in Sudan, following the 25 October military takeover.
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