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Leaders must deliver on limiting global warming, Climate action can delive
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 14 (ANI): New Climate action can be the driver for a green and equitable future for all, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said while urging people everywhere to demand that leaders deliver on their promise to limit global warming.
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UN chief says outcome of COP26 'not enough'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) said that the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, or COP26, is not enough.
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COP26 concludes with global deal on climate change
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 14 (ANI): A global deal on averting the worst impacts of climate change has been reached at COP26 in the United Nations climate change conference here on Saturday, as per a media report.
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UNESCO celebrates 75th anniversary
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 13 (ANI/VOVWORLD): World leaders, social activists, and artists marked the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at a special ceremony in UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Friday.
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Vietnam re-elected to UN International Law Commission
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 13 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnamese Ambassador to the UN Nguyen Hong Thao has become a member of the UN International Law Commission (ILC) for the 2023-2027 term.
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Belarus-Poland crisis: UN urges all parties to respect human rights
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
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Libya elections 'essential next step' towards peace, stability: Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirit of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.
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UN climate conference to continue into Saturday afternoon: COP26 president
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Alok Sharma, president of the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, said Friday that he expected the negotiations for a deal will continue into Saturday afternoon.
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Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession.
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India hopes mid-year assessment of MINUSCA will allow UN to reflect evalua
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Asserting that the Central African Republic is at an important juncture in its tenuous journey towards peace, India has said that the announcement of ceasefire a few weeks back, ongoing efforts for the national dialogue, and preparations for local elections
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India expresses concern over terrorism in African region at UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Joint Force of G5 Sahel needs sustainable, predictable and necessary support to deal with terrorist and armed groups in the vast Sahel region, said India at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on Friday (local time).
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UNSC extends peacekeeping mission in CAR for 1 year, Russia, China abstain
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday extending for another year the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), with Russia and China abstaining.
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