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UN expert commends Bangladesh for providing safe haven to Rohingyas
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): A UN independent expert has commended Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.
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Urgent need for stabilization of banking system in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): The need for liquidity and stabilization of the banking system in Afghanistan is urgent, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, as he warned that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may "pull the e
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Afghanistan's economy in 'freefall', threatening to take entire population
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): Afghanistan's economy is in "free fall", UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may "pull the entire population with it".
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Suvendu Adhikari demands cancellation of Kolkata civic polls, likens Mamat
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed the West Bengal government over incidents of violence during the Kolkata municipal elections and compared Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to North Korea lea
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India, Central Asian countries back UN Resolution 2593, demand Afghan terr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Foreign Ministers of India and five Central Asian countries have reaffirmed the importance of UNSC Resolution 2593 (2021) which unequivocally demands that Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist ac
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UN chief says showing solidarity with migrants more important than ever
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that showing solidarity with migrants is more important than ever in his message on International Migrants Day, celebrated each year on Dec. 18.
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'Act on principles of impartiality,' Taliban to UN on Naseer Faiq assuming
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Responding to the issue of allowing Naseer Ahmad Faiq to assume the seat of Afghanistan's permanent representative at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Taliban on Saturday urged the world body to act on principles of impartiality.
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Chad to send 1,000 troops to Mali as part of UN Mission
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): One thousand of Chadian soldiers will be stationed in West-African country of Mali to strengthen its forces as part of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the Malian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Akhilesh Yadav's jibe at PM's 'upyogi' remark, says Yogi 'un-upyogi' for U
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at Prime Minister's 'upyogi' remark for Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, terming the present state government as 'un-upyogi' (useless).
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Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
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China continues to finance coal plants in Europe violating its promises on
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China-financed coal plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to thrive despite President Xi Jinping's promise to the United Nations General Assembly this September that it would no longer fund the construction of new coal-fired power plants overseas.
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Tripura Tribal areas ADC passes resolution to create its own police force
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has passed three resolutions and four Bills in the council on Friday, including a bill for the creation of an unarmed police force for the district council areas.
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