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Long-term displacement remains unresolved in Myanmar: Top UN official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Highlighting the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has said there are now more than 3 million people in the country who need life-saving humanitarian aid because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19 and a failing
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Merkel says Afghanistan situation "regrettable", women unable to pursue dr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 9 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel, termed the situation in Afghanistan as "very regrettable" and stated that an order could not be created in the country for women's dreams to be pursued peacefully despite the "best intentions", reported local media.
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Tens of thousands of needy Afghans receive relief aid: UN humanitarian off
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 9 (ANI): Tens of thousands of Afghans have received relief assistance as the aid agencies scaled-up effort to provide assistance to more people before the winter in the Asian country, a UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday.
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UNSC meet on Ethiopia: India urges all sides to exercise restraint, reiter
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): India, during a United Nations Security Council's meet on Ethiopia on Monday, urged all sides to exercise restraint and reiterated commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ethiopia.
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Conflict in Tigray region of Ethiopia reaches disastrous proportions: UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 9 (ANI): A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday, issuing a warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and st
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Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disabil
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
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Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, 'world is watching' UN rel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
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Success of multilateralism depends on success of General Assembly: India a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) said that the success of multilateralism principally depends on the success of the General Assembly as the world is facing challenges related to sustainable development, security, migration, health and climate change.
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UN Under-Secretary seeks 385 million USD to fund Myanmar humanitarian resp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has urged the international community to fund the humanitarian response for Myanmar by providing 385 million dollars amid the deteriorating situation in the
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Afghanistan facing worst humanitarian crisis on earth: UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Director of United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley has called the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan "the worst crisis" on earth, local media reported citing his interview with a broadcasting company.
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UN Security Council condemns drone attack against Iraq Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council has issued a statement condemning the terrorist attack targeting the Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa-al-Kadhimi.
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Austria concerned about refugee crisis on Polish-Belarusian border
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk's use of illegal migration in its own interests is completely unacceptable, Vienna stands for a common EU position against such an approach, the Austrian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
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