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India expresses concern over UNGA draft resolution on 'veto power use', ca
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI): India at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday said a vocal minority of nay-sayers has held the entire process of UN Security Council (UNSC) reform hostage over the last four decades while calling for a more representative, credible and legitima
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Russia 'interested' in cooperating with UN in assisting Ukrainian civilian
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI): Russia has expressed interest in cooperating with the United Nations, in providing assistance to civilians in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed on Tuesday.
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500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Humanitarians seek USD 2.25 billion for Ukraine response
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], April 26 (ANI): Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine calling for USD 2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the United Nations announced on Monday.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees protested outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad as they seek the distribution of immigration cards to expedite their registration.
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UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has once again raised concerns over the closure of secondary schools for girls emphasizing that education in Afghanistan should not be a hostage to politics.
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Afghanistan: UNICEF expresses concern over violence on children
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the series of attacks that led to the deaths of over 50 boys and girls, calling it a "grave rights violations" in Afghanistan.
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UN secretary-general to visit Turkey before having talks in Russia, Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will pay a visit to Turkey on Monday before having talks in Moscow and Kiev as part of efforts to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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UN Rights body to seek probe in Afghanistan attacks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): Stressing the protection of Afghans' human rights, the newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Benn has pledged to continue monitoring, seeking investigation and accountability over the recent
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Former PM Wickremesinghe predicts food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has predicted food shortage in Sri Lanka as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May and demanded the Rajapaksa government's resignation.
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17th Edition of Asia-Europe Business and Social Forum 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 20 (ANI/PNN): 'Collaboration: The Key to Mutual Prosperity in a Post-pandemic World' was the theme of the 17th Edition of Asia-Europe Business & Social Forum 2022 Awards & Business Summit, which concluded recently at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Squa
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