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Days after quite detention, Taliban free foreigners working for UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Days after their quiet detention, the Taliban freed two western citizens and their two Afghan colleagues on Friday who had been working for the UN after the world body had announced that they had been held by the Taliban for several days in Afghanistan, re
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India signs MoU with UN World Food Program to distribute food grains insid
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 12 (ANI): India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations World Food Program to distribute food grains to Afghanistan, according to the Indian Embassy in Rome.
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UN 'encouraged' by US decision to use Afghan assets funds for humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 12 (ANI): The United Nations is encouraged by the US decision to split USD 7 billion of the frozen Afghan assets fund between humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, media reported quoting spokesman Stephane Dujarri
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Russia strongly condemns US troop transfer to Europe, says could cause cri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia strongly condemns the deployment of US' and its allies' troops as the steps into the wrong direction that have the potential to lead to crises, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sputnik.
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Russia not ruling out West preparing provocation in Donbas: Deputy envoy t
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said he does not rule out that the West is preparing to stage a provocation in Donbas to use as a pretext to accuse Russia of an invasion, but hopes it will have enough p
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Khan of Kalat asks UN to hold referendum in Pakistan-Occupied Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): Accusing Pakistan law enforcement agencies of forcefully disappearing thousands of Baloch people, Khan of Kalat in Balochistan province has demanded the help of the United Nations to end Pakistan's Occupation.
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One million Afghan children could die if urgent actions not taken: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if "urgent actions" are not taken.
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Taliban asks UN to surrender Afghanistan's seat to Islamic Emirate
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The Taliban has asked the United Nations to surrender Afghanistan's seat in the organization to the Islamic Emirate.
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Pak's South Punjab region most deprived in the province: UNDP report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): Pakistan's South Punjab is the most deprived region of Punjab Province, in terms of basic facilities, said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in a new report.
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UN again voices concern about women's safety in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 9 (ANI): The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern about the women's safety in the country.
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UN's first tranche worth USD 32 mln arrives in Kabul amid crippling humani
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): To prevent the collapse of Afghanistan's economy, the first tranche worth USD 32 million sent by the United Nations in cash arrived in Kabul on Tuesday, said Afghanistan's Central Bank-Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).
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North Korea using cyberattacks to speed up missile development despite san
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], February 8 (ANI): A United Nations panel examining sanctions on North Korea said that Pyongyang has been dodging sanctions and has upgraded its capability to produce nuclear fissile materials by obtaining money through cyberattacks.
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