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Johnson to attend COP26 in Glasgow later on Wednesday: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson later on Wednesday plans to make a second visit to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) currently being held in Glasgow, his office told Sputnik.
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NSAs meet in Delhi: Countries stress on continuous presence of UN in Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): India and seven other countries that participated here in the 'Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan', stated that the United Nations plays an important role in the country and said that the UN presence in the country must be maintained.
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PNG withdraw from ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 10 (ANI): Papua New Guinea has withdrawn from the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe as they are unable to send a team due to several members of the squad testing positive for COVID-19.
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Thousands fleeing DR Congo due to fighting: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 10 (ANI): Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency,
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US concerned by reports of local UN staff detained in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned by the reports of the detention of United Nations staff in Ethiopia based on ethnicity, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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UNGA President discusses UN reform, vaccines situation, climate change wit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 10 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid has met Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and discussed UN reform, vaccines, sustainable recovery from COVID-19 and Climate change.
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Sixteen local UN staff detained in Ethiopia, six released: Spokesman
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 16 local UN staff are currently being detained in Ethiopia, while six others have been released, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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Ensured that assistance does not create indebtedness, says India; pitches
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 10 (ANI): Noting that reformed multilateralism with the reform of the UN Security Council at its core is crucial for dealing with the complex challenges of today's world, India said on Tuesday that the international structure for maintaining peace and security and pe
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UNAMA's Mette Knudsen meets Taliban representative, discusses justice, equ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 9 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen on Tuesday met Taliban representative from Ministry of Justice, Sheikh Abdul Hakim Shar'i and discussed the importance of ensuring fairness, justice and equality for all people of Afg
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US House Speaker urges COP26 to advance gender equality in climate action
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to quickly address gender inequality in climate action as she noted that 80 per cent of people displaced worldwide by global
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Pelosi says Congress still plans on passing USD1.75 trillion reconciliatio
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Congress still intends to pass the $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill that funds social welfare and climate change efforts next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday during a press conference at the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow
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Russia's Lavrov urges western States to stop 'sabotaging' return of Syrian
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the Western countries on Tuesday to cease undermining the return of Syrian refugees to their home country by flouting the UN mandate to create the conditions for repatriation.
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