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UN Refugee Agency deplores violence at demonstration outside its main offi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 7 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday deplored violence that broke out during a demonstration outside its main office in Tripoli, Libya, in which at least three persons were attacked, with one person taken to hospital.
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55 per cent of Afghan population face food insecurity: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): Nearly 55 per cent of the Afghan population are estimated to be in a crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and March of next year, a UN agency report has revealed.
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UNICEF to begin country-wide polio vaccination in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has announced that they will launch the first country-wide polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday.
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Ukraine receives almost 3 mln doses of Moderna vaccine under COVAX
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) delivered nearly 3 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine as part of the COVAX international shot-sharing mechanism, the country's ministry of health said on Sunday.
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Iraqi Interior Ministry qualifies attempt on Prime Minister as terrorist a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi Interior Ministry qualified Sunday's attempt on the life of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as a terrorist attack, the Iraqi News Agency reported.
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Widespread, systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar, reveals UN fact fin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): An United Nations fact-finding body has found evidence of a "widespread and systematic" attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup in February, which it said amounts to crimes against humanity.
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UN Mission in Iraq condemns assassination attempt against Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Mission in Iraq on Sunday condemned the assassination attempt targeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and called for calm and caution.
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Delhi govt extends free ration scheme for next six months
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Stating that inflation in the country is 'at its peak', many people are unable to manage even two meals a day and many lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that the Delhi government has exte
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UN hopes new Special Representative to visit Cyprus soon
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will focus on getting the newly-appointed Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Colin Stewart of Canada to visit the island as soon as possible, UN Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-
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Senior Russian Diplomat calls adoption of US-Russia draft on ICT in UNGA '
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia considers the adoption of its joint with the United States draft resolution on the peaceful use of information and communications technology (ICT) in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly as a "serious victory," Russian Representative
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COP26: 40 countries including Vietnam agree to phase out coal-fired power
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 6 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is witnessing strong commitments to protect the planet.
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UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 6 (ANI): The 15-membered United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed 'deep concern about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia' and urged the warring sides to negotiate a "lasting ceasefire".
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