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UN Security Council to hold open meeting on Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine.
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UN chief calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza, Israel
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New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement called for an immediate end to hostilities between warring parties in Israel and Gaza.
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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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UN should press China to end crimes against humanity on Uyghurs: Human Rig
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): United Nations members should press the Chinese government to end its crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday.
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UN would welcome WHO's recognition of Sputnik V vaccine, process underway:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the process of recognition by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was underway, and the UN would welcome its completion.
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India's GDP to grow 7.5 pc in 2021, outlook fragile: UN
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 12 (ANI): The United Nations has raised India's growth forecast to 7.5 per cent for calendar year 2021, marking a 0.2 per cent increase from its projection in January, but said the country's outlook for the year remains highly fragile.
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UN states, civil society organisations to discuss human rights situation i
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New York [US], May 12 (ANI): A broad coalition of UN member states and civil society organizations (CSO) is set to hold an online event on Wednesday to raise awareness and discuss the human rights situation prevailing in China Xinjiang province.
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India at UNSC expresses concern at escalating Israel-Palestine conflict
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Ambassador of India to the UN on Tuesday expressed concern at the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine and urged both the sides to avoid changing the status quo on the ground.
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Migrate World expands in India; opens offices in New Delhi and Mumbai
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Migrate World, headquartered in Dubai with offices across the world, has announced its expansion into the Indian Market by opening offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. It shall be offering a wide range of services, from Citizenship and Residency by Inves
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Upcoming UN meet on Uyghur crackdown upsets China
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Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Fuming over an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims, China has called on members of the United Nations not to attend the event, saying it "is based on sheer lies and political bias".
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Japan, UNDP join efforts to boost oxygen supply in India's north-eastern r
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New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): As India continues to battle the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Japanese government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide oxygen generation plants to the North-Eastern region of India.
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UN chief expresses deep concern over violence in East Jerusalem
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New York [US], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in East Jerusalem.
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