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Nouryon expands office in Mumbai to support Asia Pacific growth plans
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, has expanded its office and innovation centre by doubling the office footprint in Mumbai, India, to better serve local customers and support long-term growth plans in the Asia Pa
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Sustainable recovery from COVID-19 pandemic should begin with vaccines: In
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [India], December 16 (ANI): Emphasising that following the emergence of the Omicron variant, India had immediately offered support including supplying made vaccines to the affected countries in Africa, India at the UN said that sustainable recovery from the pandemic should start wit
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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UN Secretary-General's spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said he has been tested positive for coronavirus and will quarantine himself as per medical guidelines.
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UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yeme
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen.
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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
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How China uses the UN and WHO for its own odious ends
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China uses multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and World Health Organizations to suit its nefarious ends and one unforeseen consequence of the pandemic was seeing the World Health Organization perform like China's puppet, points out a rep
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it only received 72 percent of the 164.5 million U.S. dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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Humanitarian crisis threatens basic human rights in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI): A senior UN rights official has emphasised that respect for fundamental rights and freedoms by authorities in Afghanistan is critical to ensuring stability in the country.
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Iran imposes no preconditions or new conditions in Vienna nuclear talks: E
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran does not impose any preconditions or new conditions in the negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and only wishes to see the restoration of the initial terms of the nuclear accord, Iran's Permanent Representative t
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UN needs USD 220 million per month to feed Afghans, says WFP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 15 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday said that the UN needs USD 220 million per month to feed 23 million Afghans.
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India, Brazil hold bilateral talks on UN-related issues
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], December 14 (ANI): India and Brazil held bilateral consultations on United Nations-related issues at the Director-General level here.
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