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China opposes UN rights chief's remarks on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): The Chinese Mission to the United Nations has opposed the remarks made by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights on Hong Kong and Xinjiang-related issues at the Human Rights Council on Monday.
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EAM Jaishankar to address UNSC debate on Afghanistan today
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New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) debate on Afghanistan on Tuesday.
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UN verifies 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict in
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New York [US], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations verified at least 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict during 2020, including instances of killing, recruitment and sexual violence, a report by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed on Monday.
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Closely monitoring 'chilling impact' of National Security Law on Hong Kong
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that the United Nations is closely monitoring the impact that National Security Law had on the civic and democratic space of Hong Kong.
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UKPNP calls for UN probe into rights abuses in Pak occupied J-K, Gilgit Ba
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Bern [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Expressing deep concerns over human rights violations in Pakistan and its occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has appealed to the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission to investigate the ma
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Yoga was lifeline during COVID-19 lockdown, says UNGA President
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): On the 7th International Yoga Day, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir said that yoga was a lifeline during the COVID-19 lockdown as it helps to maintain physical wellbeing and manage the stress of uncertainty and isolation.
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Yoga emerged as a powerful tool to reduce impact of stress during pandemic
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New York [US], June 21 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday stressed on practising Yoga for physical and mental well-being on the occasion of the seventh International Day of Yoga.
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India gets $64 billion FDI in 2020: UNCTAD
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Foreign direct investments in India rose to 64 billion dollars in 2020, making it the fifth-largest recipient in the world, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday.
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Myanmar soccer goalkeeper to apply for refugee status in Japan as military
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Tokyo [Japan], June 20 (ANI): Pyae Lyan Aung, Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper, will apply for refugee status in Japan on Tuesday after expressing fear for his life for making a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in his country during a recent World Cup qualifier near Toky
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India responds to UN, says new IT rules 'designed to empower ordinary user
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): India's permanent mission at the United Nations has clarified that India's new IT rules are "designed to empower ordinary users of social media" and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeh
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EAM Jaishankar congratulates Guterres on his re-appointment as UN chief
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his re-appointment for a second term to helm the 193-member world organization.
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UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar as 900 civilians already kill
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New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1, United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the UN General Assembly.
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