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UN Children's Fund seeks record USD 6.4bn for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking USD 6.4 billion for next year (2021), to reach 300 million people, including 190 million children, for its largest emergency funding appeal, UNICEF said in a statement on Thursday.
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UN General Assembly president calls for multilateralism in fight against C
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday called for UN leadership and multilateralism in the fight against COVID-19.
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MEA Secretary Vikas Swarup to participate in UNGA special session on COVID
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India is participating in a special session of the United Nations General Assembly in Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic that began at the UN Headquarters here on Decem
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BBL: Melbourne Stars sign Andre Fletcher to replace 'unavailable' Bairstow
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], December 3 (ANI): Melbourne Stars on Thursday announced the signing of West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher following the confirmation that Jonny Bairstow has had to withdraw from the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) after being recalled by the ECB.
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UN to open special session on coronavirus crisis, India's Secretary West l
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): A special two-day session will be held at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday with more than 100 world leaders -- some 53 heads of state, 39 heads of government and 38 ministers due to make pre-recorded video statements, including India's Secretary
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India calls on UN member states' to condemn attacks on all religions
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): India on Wednesday called out UN member states' for selective condemnation of attacks on Abrahamic religions, leaving religions-like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. At the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Indian diplomat Ashish Sha
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India slams Pak for violating UN resolution, brings up Kartarpur Sahib man
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for violating the resolution on Culture of Peace passed last year and arbitrarily transferring the management of the Sikh holy shrine - Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, from the Sikh Community body to the administrative control o
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Head of UN assistance mission in Afghanistan met with Taliban leaders in D
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Deborah Lyons, met with leaders of the Taliban radical movement on Wednesday in Doha, they reaffirmed commitment to faster progress in the crisis settlement, UNAMA said.
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Russia's permanent mission, Health Ministry to present Sputnik V vaccine a
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's permanent mission to the UN and the Health Ministry will hold a presentation, which will provide detailed information on the Russian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mission spokesman Fyodor Strzhizhovsky told Sputn
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Cypriot President confirms readiness to resume talks on Cyprus settlement
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades received the UN Secretary General's special envoy on the Cyprus dispute, Jane Holl Lute, at the presidential palace on Tuesday evening and informed her of the Greek Cypriot readiness to attend an informal confer
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JJP founder Ajay Chautala urges Centre to find quick solution to farmers'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], December 1 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi-Haryana border and central government's meeting with farmer unions, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) founder Ajay Chautala on Tuesday asked the central government to come up with a "quick and unanimous solution
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UN relief chief eyes USD 35 billion for 2021 humanitarian initiatives amid
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Tuesday said that the 2021 humanitarian budget needs USD 35 billion to cover aid for 160 million people in need worldwide.
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