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Record number of heads of State to address UNGA next week: UN
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The General Debate week of the UN General Assembly will see the largest number of leaders delivering their national messages this year, the President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, said after assuming the leadership o
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UNGA adopts resolution recognising COVID-19 as one of greatest challenges
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN General Assembly said in a new resolution the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic represents one of the greatest challenges since the establishment of the United Nations.
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PM Modi likely to address UNGA session virtually, no official confirmation
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) through video conference scheduled to be held later this month. However, there is no official confirmation yet.
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India demands tangible action for UNSC reforms
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept 1 (ANI): India has demanded tangible action for UN Security Council reforms in line with Common African Position and not let the process be held hostage.
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Former Malaysian PM says his contentious remarks at UNGA affected palm oil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Aug 9 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday said he was not offering apologies for the impact of his contentious remarks on the Kashmir at UN General assembly though he was sorry that it impacted Malaysian palm oil export to India.
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UN top official postpones visit to Pakistan due to technical flight proble
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 26 (ANI): President-elect of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir on Sunday said that he has postponed his upcoming visit to Pakistan due to "technical flight problems".
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Kenya defeats Djibouti to secure non-permanent seat at UN Security Council
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 19 (ANI): Kenya on Thursday (local time) defeated Djibouti to clinch the last African seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after the UN General Assembly (UNGA) failed to choose between the two candidates during first round.
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India's election at UNSC is recognition of PM Modi's global role: Ambassad
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): India's election as a non-permanent member at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is a recognition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global role and his strong engagement across countries, TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
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Turkey's Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir to be its president ahead of the 75th General Debate in September.
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US greets India's UNSC win, looks forward to strengthen strategic ties
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The State Department congratulated New Delhi for securing a successful victory at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and said it looked forward to work on issues of international peace and security -- a natural extension of the US-India comprehensive gl
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UNGA adopts resolution in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on fighting COVID-19. UNGA also called for intensified international cooperation to against the pandemic.
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UN disarmament commission's session postponed to 2021 over COVID-19: UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has pushed back the organizational session of the UN Disarmament Commission to 2021 in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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