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ICRIER and UN-ESCAP Presents 1st Asia Pacific E-Commerce Policy Summit
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13: The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), is hosting the '1st Asia Pacific E-Commerce Policy Summit'. Set to take plac
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EAM Jaishankar discusses UNSC reforms, global issues with New Zealand coun
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a 'productive' meeting with New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, on Tuesday, discussing cooperation in Commonwealth and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms.
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India questions 'Veto' blocking terrorist listings at UNSC, citing doubles
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Let us turn to the subsidiary bodies inhabiting a subterranean world with their own custom-made working methods and obscure practices which do not find any legal basis in the charter or any of the council's resolutions. For instance, while we do get to know of the decisions of these committ
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India brought in new global vision through philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutum
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Had a freewheeling discussion on various topics with the heads & representatives of @UNmissions & agencies in India. I underscored the way forward for the association between UN & India," Union Minister Puri said in a post on X.
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Iran condemns UN's report on protest crackdown, calls it "false and biased
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Iran has condemned the United Nations report stating that Iran's violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, reported Al Jazeera.
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Canada, Sweden resume UNRWA funding after pause over terror allegations ag
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a statement on Friday, Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen said the government is "resuming its funding to UNRWA so more can be done to respond to the urgent needs of Palestinian civilians."
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UN Security Council calls for ceasefire, humanitarian response in Sudan du
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the report, fourteen countries on the 15-member council on Friday backed the resolution proposed by the United Kingdom, with only Russia abstained on the vote that called on "all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue."
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"Quarter century has passed, the world cannot wait...": India emphasises o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking during the 78th session's informal meeting of the plenary on the reforms of the Security Council, Kamboj expressed frustration over the prolonged discussions, highlighting that nearly a quarter century has passed since world leaders committed to comprehensive reforms at the Mille
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US made 'rigorous' preparations for potential Russian nuclear strike in Uk
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Biden administration has been concerned over the possibility of Russia deploying a tactical or battlefield nuclear weapon in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Five killed, several injured as parachute fails to open during aid drop in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After a humanitarian airdrop's parachute failed to open, a pallet crashed into a group of civilians queuing for food north of Gaza City's Shati refugee camp, killing five and injuring several others on Friday, according to Al Jazeera.
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UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva urges Taliban to end constraints on women and
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The head of the UN Deputy Mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to abolish the restrictions placed on women and girls as the world observes International Women's Solidarity Day on March 8.
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Baloch Human Rights Council schedules events on sidelines of 55th UNHRC se
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Khurshid Ahmed, the information secretary of the BHRC, stated in a press statement, "The BHRC will organize and participate in various events to highlight the grave situation in Balochistan, where Pakistani security agencies are perpetrating gross human rights violations with impunity. Durin
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