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UN provides life-saving aid for refugees, migrants in Mexico, as numbers s
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): Hoping for a better life in United States, people have been migrating from Mexico but as number of people transiting has continued to grow, the UN in close coordination with the Mexican authorities, is ensuring that they receive life-saving aid, UN News report
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UN chief condemns violence against Sudan protesters: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the violence against demonstrators in Sudan protesting the military takeover of power and urged security forces to show utmost restraint, Sputnik reported citing UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric statement on Mon
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UNGA President welcomes P5 States statement on nuclear war prevention: Spo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid welcomed a statement issued on Monday by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council affirming that nuclear war cannot be won, his spokesperson Paulina Kubiak told Sputnik.
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Delhi Assembly passes resolution to form Committee to resolve stray cattle
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New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): The Delhi Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution that a committee would be formed to resolve stray cattle menace in the national capital.
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2022 will be the year of a life-and-death struggle: N Korean leader Kim Jo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Emphasizing that 2021 was the year of a huge victory of his compatriots, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his address on Saturday said that 2022 will be the year of a "life-and-death" struggle, the Korean Central News Agency (KSNA) repo
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People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview published on Friday by United Nations Office for the Co
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Enforced disappearances remain a taint on Pakistan's human rights record:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): Pakistan mocks the United Nations concern over enforced disappearances, which continues to be practised with impunity in the country, according to a Canada-based think tank, which says that these practices remain a taint on Islamabad's human rights reco
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France slams Iran for space launch as nuclear talks progress
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Paris [France], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The French foreign ministry said on Friday that Paris was upset about Iran's recent space launch, all the more so because it came at a time when nuclear talks with Tehran were showing signs of progress.
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Car bomb blast in Central African Republic injures 3 UN Peacekeepers
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangui [CAR], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): A car carrying UN peacekeepers was blown up in the southwest of the Central African Republic (CAR), injuring three workers, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said.
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Indian Railways launches drive to curb unauthorized vending
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): In another step towards improving passengers' safety, the Indian Railways has started a massive drive to curb unauthorized vending in trains and directed the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Zonal Railways to expedite their inspections to deal with the
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UN welcomes dialogue between US, Russia after Putin-Biden call
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New York [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations welcomes the dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden on security and strategic issues, UN associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino told Sputnik.
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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF
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New York [US], December 31 (ANI): Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout 2021 across the world, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), warned on Friday.
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