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Taliban poised to use force if negotiations fail after US withdrawal: UN r
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 7 (ANI): A new assessment based on intelligence from member states of United Nations revealed that the Taliban is poised to use force to take what they do not get through negotiations after the US and coalition troops complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Al-Qaeda chief is somewhere between Afghanistan, Pakistan: UN report
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is "probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda," according to a United Nations report.
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UN chief strongly condemns killing of over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso a
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New York [US], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the heinous attack by unidentified assailants on a village in the province of Yagha in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, which resulted in the killing of over 100 civilians, i
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World Environment Day 2021: Theme, history and significance
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New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): World Environment Day, which is celebrated annually on June 5 across the globe, is one of the biggest events organised by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about the significance of nature. The day is celebrated to tell people that nature should b
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Flooding affects 400,000 people in Somalia: UN
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Mogadishu [Somalia], June 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Flooding caused by recent torrential rains across Somalia have affected an estimated 400,000 people in 14 districts since late April, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.
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Taliban protest UN report of its continuing ties with Al Qaeda
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Taliban on Friday refuted the UN Monitoring Team's report that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned and show no indication of breaking ties and said it is compiled from "false information" provided by enemy circles and has exploited the positi
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Abstained on previous occasions too, position not new, says India on UNHRC
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New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India's decision to abstain at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the resolution to probe the Gaza conflict is not new and the country has abstained on previous occasions too, External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
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UNICEF supports 26 oxygen plants, 4,000 oxygen concentrators as India cont
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New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Continuing its emergency support to India's COVID-19 pandemic response, United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided 26 oxygen plants to India and over 4,500 oxygen concentrators and 200 RT-PCR testing machines have already been delivered
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Global food prices rise at rapid pace: FAO
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Rome [Italy], June 3 (ANI): Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade even as world cereal production is on course to reach a new record high, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations reported on Thursday.
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UNICEF reaches coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with Moderna
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Washington DC [US], June 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with vaccine manufacturer Moderna to supply their international vaccination efforts against the novel coronavirus.
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China, Russia backs aspiration of Brazil, India, S. Africa to play a great
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New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): BRICS member states on Tuesday reaffirmed the need for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, to make it more representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of the developing countries so
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India says BRICS guided by sovereign equality of all states, respect for t
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New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told BRICS leaders that the grouping has come a long way as it is based on the United Nations' charter that recognizes sovereign equality of all states and respect for their territorial integrity.
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