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Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help mitigate the impact of the worsening drought in the country.
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Innovana Thinklabs reports strong earnings in the first half of current fi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI/PNN): Innovana Thinklabs Limited, a leading domestic innovative technological solutions provider, has posted unaudited financial results for the first six months of the ongoing financial year.
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UN rights chief condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 19 (ANI): At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the October 25 military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
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Madagascar: 'World cannot look away' as 1.3 million face severe hunger, sa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, a top UN aid official said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding.
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Smart, sustainable maritime transport critical to global recovery: UNCTAD
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 19 (ANI) Although the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on maritime trade last year was less severe than expected, the knock-on effects will be far reaching and could transform the sector, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in its latest report, published
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Vietnam calls for comprehensive political solution to Afghanistan's humani
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): Counsellor Phan Ho The Nam, political coordinator of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) on Friday called for a comprehensive political solution to the situation in Afghanistan, reported VOV World.
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Cryptocurrencies, digital crowdsourcing enabling terror groups, says India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): Emphasising that the new financial and payment technologies methods including cryptocurrencies and digital crowdsourcing are enabling terror groups for collecting and transferring funds, India at UN on Thursday (local time) urged member states to strengthen
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US Senate approves Congressional Gold medals for troops killed at Kabul Ai
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): The US Senate has unanimously approved to award Congressional Gold medals for the 11 Marines, a soldier, and a navy corpsman killed in an outside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport in August, a media report said.
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Expansion of terror groups challenging, India asks int'l community to call
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): Emphasising that continuous expansion of terrorist groups is challenging for all, India at the UN Security Council meeting has asked the international community to call out the states who wilfully provide financial assistance, safe havens to terrorists and h
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Pak Parliament's passing of over two dozen bills in a day raises concern:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): The passing of the 33 bills in Pakistan by a joint session of Parliament on Wednesday has raised concerns as all aspects of the bills remained unaddressed and a usual process which is required to be followed during the passage of bills to examine it thoroughly
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UN raises concern over expansion of Islamic State across Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The UN special envoy on Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday raised concern over the expansion of the Islamic State (ISIS) across Afghanistan, which used to be only active in the capital Kabul.
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Vietnam calls for comprehensive political solution to situation in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Counsellor Phan Ho The Nam, political coordinator of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, has highlighted the importance of dialogue seeking a comprehensive political solution to the situation in Afghanistan.
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