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Over 1.5 million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): Amid a sharp spike in the prices of food materials, more than 1.5 million Afghan children are at risk of malnutrition under the conditions of severe poverty.
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UN Chief condemns attacks on peacekeepers in Mali
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 3 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Saturday's improvised explosive device attacks against a convoy of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali near Tessalit, Kidal region, in which a peacekeeper from Egypt was killed and fou
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UN peacekeeper killed, 3 injured following mine explosion in northeastern
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], October 3 (ANI/Xinhua): A United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was killed and three were seriously injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device in the northeast of Mali, a UN official said.
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Mahatma Gandhi taught us there's nothing cowardly about non-violence: UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 3 (ANI): Commemorating Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's 152nd birth anniversary, UNGA 76the session's President Abdulla Shahid on Saturday said that he taught us there's nothing cowardly about non-violence.
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Global challenges can only be addressed through multilateralism: UNGA pres
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At his first press conference since the annual high-level week ended, UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Abdulla Shahid said on Friday that multilateralism remains the only way to tackle common challenges.
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UN rights chief calls for probe into killing of Rohingya activist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizterland], October 2 (ANI): Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for a thorough probe into the killing of a Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
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3,500 school students battle it out in India's biggest debate
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Indian Debating League is the IPL of Debating, wherein teams from 28 states and 8 UTs have been united by AugLi, a 21st-century Future Skills Academy, to put forth their points of view and address the UN SDG issues relevant for the nation.
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World should heed Mahatama Gandhi's message of peace, usher new era of tru
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 2 (ANI): United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres on Saturday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 152nd anniversary and said the world should heed his message of peace and usher in a new era of trust and tolerance.
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US, UK, France to raise N. Korea missile launches at UNSC Friday: French e
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): France, the United Kingdom and the United States are concerned about North Korea's latest missile test launches and will address the issue at the UN Security Council later on Friday, French Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere said.
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UN chief warns 'urgent' international response needed in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 1 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that an "urgent" international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a "catastrophe" in the heart of Southeast Asia and beyond.
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Bangladeshi diaspora holds anti-Pakistan protest in Geneva, demands apolog
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): Demanding an apology from Islamabad for the '1971 Bangladesh genocide', members of the Bangladeshi diaspora living in Europe held an anti-Pakistan protest on Thursday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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SV Sunil makes himself unavailable for Indian hockey camp, says 'will be a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Indian men's hockey player SV Sunil has decided to take a break from the sport as the striker has made himself unavailable for the national camp which begins next week.
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