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UN calls for inclusive govt in Afghanistan, says country faces curtailment
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Strengthening call for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan, the United Nations has said that the country is facing curtailment of women's and girls' fundamental rights under the Taliban, reported Sputnik.
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IS-K expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, Taliban unable to stop them
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US] November 18 (ANI): Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces and the Taliban are unable to stop them, reported Sputnik.
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Phasing coal 'out' to 'down': India received criticism because it read out
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], November 17 (ANI): Noting that "phase down" of unabated coal was not India's language at COP26 held in Glasgow earlier this month, sources said on Wednesday that present in the conference said the term already existed in the draft of the agreement.
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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Following pandemic-driven school closures, five UN agencies threw their strong support behind an international coalition to improve the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world.
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Ahamdis' persecution intensifying since Imran Khan govt came to power: Ahm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): Highlighting the state-sponsored persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat wrote to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, informing that Imran Khan-led government have banned over 20 websites affiliated with the Ahmadiyya Mus
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Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in "clear contravention of international law".
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India, France discuss Afghanistan, threats posed by LET, JEM, Daesh, other
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 17 (ANI): In a counter-terrorism meeting in Paris, India and France on Tuesday shared their assessment of the evolution of the terrorist threat on their respective territories and in their regional environment. They also underlined the need to ensure that Afghan t
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UN special envoy meets Taliban representative to address various challenge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 17 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen on Tuesday met Taliban representative Mawlvi Qudratullah Hamza and discussed the needs and challenges of the people in Balkh province.
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India slams Pakistan at UNSC, asks it to vacate illegally occupied areas o
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Underlining that Pakistan has misused platforms provided by the UN to propagate falls and malicious propaganda against New Delhi, India at United Nations Security Council slammed Islamabad for raking up the Kashmir issue and called upon Pakistan to immedi
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UN Security Council to hold meeting on Afghanistan situation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 16 (ANI): The United Nation's Security Council (UNSC) will hold a meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday, said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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Ethiopia: UN announces USD 40 million in aid relief for victims 'living on
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 16 (ANI): As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia's conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that USD 40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations.
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