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Quality of aid will be affected: UN on ban on female employees at NGOs by
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As the Taliban banned female employees from working at NGOs, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths said that the quality of the UN aid will be impacted to quite an extent if Afghan women cannot go to work in the country, TOLOnews reported on Thu
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All Indian women platoon land in Abyei for UN peacekeeping mission
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said he is pleased to see the largest contingent of women peacekeepers from India arriving in Abyei where they will be serving for peace with UNISFA.
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Misuse of technologies by terrorists undermine global peace, security: UN'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The challenges, Vladimir Voronkov said, include identifying, monitoring, investigating, and prosecuting terrorist activities involving the use of new technologies.
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Erik Solheim meets former Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa in Colombo, discusses eco
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 12 (ANI): Former Under Secretary General of the UN, Erik Solheim met with the former prime minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday in Colombo to discuss the economic crisis in the nation.
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MEA Secretary Sanjay Verma discusses India's contribution with UN peacekee
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs, Sanjay Verma had a fruitful discussion with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix on India's contributions to UN Peacekeeping on Thursday in New Delhi.
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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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UN humanitarian chief tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Ukraine talks i
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of meetings on the situation in Ukraine scheduled to take place in Turkey later this week, Griffiths said.
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UN Under-Secretary-General to visit Moscow, Kyiv to discuss Ukraine situat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will visit Moscow on April 3 and then will visit Kyiv to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine and a potential for a ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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UN undersecretary general calls on Russia, Ukraine to allow safe passage o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Martin Griffiths, the Undersecretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs on Monday called on both parties of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas with active hostilities.
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At UNSC, India says humanitarian action should not be politicised amid Ukr
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Raising concern about the worsening situation in Ukraine, India on Monday stated that humanitarian action should not be politicised amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict which has led to a pressing humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed expeditiously.
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UN welcomes Russia-Ukraine talks, hopes agreements to be implemented witho
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 5 (ANI): The United Nations has welcomed Russia-Ukraine talks and expressed the hope that all agreements will be implemented without delay.
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Russian military operation forced over 5 lakh people to leave Ukraine: UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 5,00,000 people have left Ukraine since the start of Russia's military operation and about 1,60,000 have become internally displaced, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the
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