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UN human rights experts call for Pakistan to halt mass evictions in Karach
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts on Friday called on Pakistan to stop evicting close to 100,000 people living along the two narrow watercourses in Karachi -- the Gujjar nullah and Orangi nullah.
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Death toll in Miami condo building collapse rises to 4; 159 people still u
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Florida [US], June 26 (ANI): The death toll following the collapse of a 12-year-old oceanfront condo building in Miami, Florida, has risen to four, while at least 159 people are now unaccounted for in the incident.
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Pak fails to effectively implement the global FATF standards, to stay on g
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 25 (ANI): Pakistan will continue to remain on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) 'grey list' for failing to effectively implement the global FATF standards and over its lack of progress on investigation and prosecution of senior leaders and commanders of UN-designa
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India, France co-host event on countering terror financing in post-Covid a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): India along with France on Friday co-hosted a virtual event focussing on countering financing of terrorism in the post -COVID landscape at the second United Nations Counter-terrorism week.
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India at UN says it promotes values of equality, social justice, democracy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India on Friday said that it promotes values of equality, social justice, and democracy through inclusive education at the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
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UN says 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): Around 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders as 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, according to the 2021 World Drug Report which was released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday.
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Indian Ambassador to UN co-hosts special event on country's efforts to ach
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): Ambassador of India to United Nations T S Tirumurti has expressed happiness over co-hosting a special event at the United Nations HLDE 2021 on India's efforts to achieve the 2030 agenda.
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India at UN expresses concern at possible renewal of conflict between Isra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed concern at the potential for renewed violence in East Jerusalem and reaffirmed its strong commitment to the establishment of an independent, viable and democratic State of Palestine.
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1 killed, 99 unaccounted for after condo building collapses in US' Florida
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Florida [US], June 25 (ANI): A large oceanfront condo building near Miami Beach partially collapsed on Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring another ten or more and prompting a massive search-and-rescue response as 99 people remain unaccounted for.
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Odisha govt joins hands with UN WFP to empower, support women through SHGs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar [India], June 24 (ANI): The government of Odisha and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives, reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help G
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British scientist from WHO team in China's Wuhan recused from UN-backed co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): In a move that has thickened the plot surrounding the lab leak theory on COVID-19 origins, Dr Peter Daszak, the British member of the World Health Organization (WHO) mission in China's Wuhan, has been recused from the UN-backed Commission work on the origins o
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Pakistan's 'Strategic Depth Policy' behind 'unbearable suffering' of Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 23 (ANI): Afghanistan diaspora in the Netherlands has blamed Pakistan 'Strategic Depth Policy' for the unbearable suffering of Afghans along both sides of the Durand Line.
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