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UN regional meet to focus on energy transition in Asia Pacific during Covi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], February 19 (ANI): Senior government officials and stakeholders from 53 countries including India will convene next week to discuss energy transition in the context of Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on policy solutions for a greener, more resilient, and inclusive energy futu
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UNICEF says lives of 3 mln children in Eastern DRC at risk amid militia at
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Militia violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens the future of some 3 million internally displaced children in the east of the country, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Friday.
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Chandrababu Naidu unable to digest defeat in gram Panchayat polls, says YS
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): YSRCP General Secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Thursday lashed out at Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu stating that he is unable to digest his defeat in Gram Panchayat elections, particularly in his own Kuppam Ass
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Don't jump to hasty conclusions without understanding issues: India slams
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is an "integral and inalienable part of India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday slammed the two UN Special Rapporteurs (SRs) for criticising its policies towards J-K and advised them to develop a bett
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UN chief Guterres calls for fair distribution of vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has criticised what he calls the "wildly uneven and unfair" global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines amid the pandemic.
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Delhi's premier fashion institute NIFT joins #DNAFightsRape- Save the Evid
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): A virtual discussion jointly organised by Ogilvy India and the country's leading fashion and design institute, National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Delhi, brought together subject matter experts from legal, law enforcement,
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Myanmar coup: 'Terrified' UN rights expert sounds alarm ahead of massive p
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has warned of the potential surge in violence, as protests continue against the military who overthrew the democratically elected government.
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UN chief condemns attack on school, abduction of students in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria, in which one student was killed and 27 others were abduced along with school staff and relatives, said his spokesman.
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Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received single COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to
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India to gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to UN peacekeepers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feburary 17 (ANI): India on Wednesday announced that it will gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to United Nations peacekeepers.
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UN expert urges actors with influence in Myanmar to prevent military from
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews issued a statement calling on all actors with influence in the country to convince the military to refrain from violence ahead of protests planned for Wednesday.
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UK to call for global ceasefires to vaccinate people against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab will urge the UN Security Council on Wednesday to agree a resolution for negotiated ceasefires in conflict zones around the world to enable vulnerable people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and supporting equitable
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