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Humanitarians distribute aid in Afghanistan, one of world's greatest emerg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations and its partners are conducting needs assessments while distributing aid across Afghanistan, one of the world's greatest emergencies, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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US to join gender equality pact at WTO ministerial meeting: US Trade Repre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will join the World Trade Organization's (WTO) gender equality pact at the organization's ongoing ministerial meeting in Switzerland, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced.
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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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Gita Gopinath to become IMF's first deputy managing director early next ye
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Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): IMF's First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto will resign next year, and Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will replace him, the fund announced on Thursday.
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UN seeks to render financial assistance for vulnerable Afghans, addressing
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is planning to amplify its Afghan focused programs citing the humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Taliban expect foreign embassies to open in Kabul until end of year: Spoke
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday said that it expects that the embassies of a number of foreign countries will open in Kabul until the end of the year.
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Flight bans amount to travel apartheid, says UN Secretary General amid Omi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described widespread travel bans imposed on southern African countries over threats of the Omicron variant as "unacceptable," likening the restrictions to apartheid.
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Taliban fails to secure seat at United Nations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] December 2 (ANI): The United Nations Accreditation Committee did not approve the Taliban's seat along with the Myanmar Military junta at the world body, local media reported on Thursday.
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Current Myanmar, Afghanistan envoys to UN to keep posts for now: Russian e
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI): The ambassadors of Afghanistan and Myanmar to the United Nations, appointed by the governments in those countries, will keep their posts until the UN Credentials Committee decides on the nations' representations at the world body, Russian Deputy Permanent R
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UN chief sounds alarm about how international community is dealing with Af
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New York [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday raised the alarm regarding the way the international community is dealing with the African continent regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, urging putting an end to "injustice."
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Afghanistan's nominal GDP likely to contract by 20 pc within a year: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 1 (ANI): Afghanistan's nominal GDP is likely to contract by 20 per cent within a year, from USD 20 billion in 2020 to a figure of USD 16 billion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday.
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US must block International efforts to recognise Taliban in Afghanistan: r
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] December 1, (ANI): As Taliban rulers are trying hard for international recognition of their reinstated Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden must act that the group does not get credentialing at the UN, US media report said.
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