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UNGA President expresses condolences to families of 35 UN staff members wh
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"I join the Secretary-General in expressing my deepest condolences to the families of the 35 UN staff members who have lost their lives in the noble cause of humanitarian service," the UNGA President said while addressing the tenth Emergency Special Session of the UNGA in New York.
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Stop the bombs and save lives: Palestine envoy at UN
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyad Mansour, Palestine's permanent observer to the United Nations, on Thursday said while the world body was holding a meeting, fellow Palestinians in Gaza were living in fear of bombs.
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"This is not a war with Palestinians but Hamas": Israel envoy at UNGA
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Israel's permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said his country was not waging a war "with Palestinians" but with Hamas, adding that the terrorist organisation does not care about Palestinian people, peace or dialogue.
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Jordan's Queen criticises "double standard" of West on Israel-Hamas confli
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Meanwhile in a press conference on the sidelines of Tuesday's United Nations Security Council's open debate on the situation in the Middle East, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi emphasised that the lives of Palestinians are no less valuable than the lives of I
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UNGA President to convene Emergency session on October 26
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
This comes after the Hamas attack on Israel in which more than 1,400 Israelis were killed, mostly in the initial Hamas attack. In addition, 203 people were believed captured by Hamas during the incursion and taken into Gaza, the Israeli military has said.
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Taliban's restrictions on women in Afghanistan receive global criticism at
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The restrictions imposed on the Afghan women under the Taliban regime received heavy criticism from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Tolo News reported on Thursday.
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UNGA President calls for "immediate release" of hostages, aid to civilians
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a post on X, Francis has echoed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' appeal for the "immediate release" of hostages from Israel.
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"India's G20 marked a historic Milestone"; says UNGA President Dennis Fran
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"India's recent G-20 presidency centred around the theme of Vasudeva Kutumbhakam, marked a historic Milestone and echoed the message of one earth, one family, one future. It was under this theme that India has reminded us of the one very singular world that we call home and of our respons
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Israel-Hamas conflict: "Violence not pathway to resolution," says UNGA Pre
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel has begun its retaliation after a surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday morning which led to the death of as many as 700 Israelis.
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African Union's inclusion in G20 "master stroke", India "voice of Global S
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The African Union was made a full member of the Group of Twenty under India's presidency of the G20.
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Afghanistan earthquake: UNGA President offers condolences to victims' fami
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Herat and surrounding regions were shaken by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks on Saturday. The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025.
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80 countries call diktats against Afghan women 'systematic discrimination'
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Around 80 countries condemned the diktats issued by the Taliban on Afghan women putting restrictions on them since the group returned to power in 2021 and urged them to reverse the orders passed by them.
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