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Population growth of Han faster than ethnic minority Uygur in China's Xinj
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 15 (ANI): The Han population in China's western region of Xinjiang grew faster than the ethnic minority Uygur population over the last decade, according to a report in South China Morning Post.
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135 Indian peacekeepers receive UN medals for outstanding service in South
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): As many as 135 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations (UN) mission in South Sudan have received UN medals for outstanding service in Jonglei State and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.
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UK will continue working closely with India, including on path to COP26: B
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): United Kingdom will continue to work with India as a joint force on various global issues including in the run-up to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, that is slated to be held later this year, acting British High Commis
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Rebeca Grynspan appointed as UNCTAD's Secretary General
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica will be the new head of UNCTAD, the United Nations trade and development body.
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PM Modi to address virtual high-level UN meet on desertification, land deg
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a virtual high-level United Nations' dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought on Monday.
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Thousands of 'invisible children' in Pakistan still susceptible to polio:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): George Laryea-Adjei, the Regional Director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said there are still hundreds of thousands of 'invisible children' who are susceptible to polio and must be vaccinated.
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UNDP lauds India's Aspirational Districts Programme, recommends replicatio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Saturday lauded India's Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) as 'a very successful model of local area development' that should serve as a best practice for other countries where regional disparities in de
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UN: India desires 'normal neighbourly' relations with Pakistan, says issue
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI): India on Friday said it desires "normal neighbourly relations" with Pakistan and the onus is on Islamabad to create a conducive atmosphere by taking "credible, verifiable" action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross terrorism.
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WHO, UNICEF declare end of polio outbreak in Philippines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) hailed the Philippines on Friday for ending the polio outbreak almost two years after the highly infectious disease re-emerged in the Southeast Asian country.
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India needs to achieve zero new transmission of HIV to end AIDS: Harsh Var
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New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India has ably demonstrated that strong political leadership is most critical to address inequalities and gaps in epidemic response, said Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday as he emphasised on the need to achieve zero new transmission of HIV
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India, EU have common interest in ensuring security, prosperity in multi-p
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Thursday affirmed that India and the European Union (EU) have a common interest in ensuring security, prosperity and sustainable development in a multi-polar world and said that the bloc was
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Namibian tribes file petition to UN over genocide deal with Germany
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Windhoek [Namibia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of Namibian Ovaherero and Nama tribes on Thursday petitioned the United Nations (UN) to intervene over what they called an "unfair and botched" deal struck by the Germany and Namibian governments on the genocide between 1904 and 1908.
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