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Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Somalia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], Dec 8 (ANI): The UN food agency has said that the northeastern parts of Somalia are experiencing extreme weather conditions since the past two days as a tropical storm made landfall in the eastern coast of Africa in the weekend.
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No substitute for professional competence: India calls for making UN peace
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): India on Friday underscored the need for making the selection of United Nations peacekeepers more stringent and suggested a series of measures in this regard to make the process more effective.
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France, Germany, UK accuse Iran of developing nuclear-capable ballistic mi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Dec 6 (ANI): European signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) have written to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, accusing Iran of developing "nuclear-capable ballistic missiles," which, they say, are "inconsistent" with a UN resolution
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Sweden Queen participates in seminar on human trafficking
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 05 (ANI): Swedish Queen Silvia Renate Sommerlath, who is here on a state visit, has visited United Nations office in the national capital to attend a seminar on human trafficking in India and South Asia.
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World AIDS Day: Antonio Guterres commits on ending HIV/AIDS in a decade
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Dec 1 (ANI): Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, took a step forward on the occasion of World AIDS Day to spread awareness against the disease which affects around " 38 million people".
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UN Secy Gen calls for community-led approach to curb AIDS
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for a continuous and collaborative community-led approach to fight against AIDS.
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India slams Pak at UNHRC over its 'malicious propaganda' on Ayodhya verdic
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 28 (ANI): India on Thursday lambasted Pakistan over its statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case and asked the country to rather work constructively and positively for education and upliftment of
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Elected representatives should have leading voices in deciding Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): Elected representatives in Afghanistan should have the leading voices in deciding the future of the country, India has stressed, adding that it believes that any solution towards achieving peace should have a "constitutional legitimacy" and a "political mandate"
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IIT gold medalist awarded Karmaveer Chakra by iCONGO and United Nations
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Noida (Delhi NCR) [India], Nov 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Rahul Adhikari, Founder of International Changemaker Olympiad and an IIT Gold-Medalist, was conferred with the prestigious Karmaveer Chakra Award and REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship at the REX CONCLiVE here in Noida on November 27.
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Cabinet clears India's stance for next week's UN climate meet
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the negotiating stand of India at the forthcoming 25th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Dutch Queen Maxima arrives in Pakistan on 3-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 25 (ANI): Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a three-day visit in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for inclusive finance for development.
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India calls for galvanized international cooperation to secure cyberspace
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York (US), Nov 22 (ANI): Highlighting that exposure to the digital environment is reshaping childhood by creating both opportunities and unprecedented risks, India at United Nations on Thursday called for "galvanized international cooperation'' to safeguard children from inappropriate co
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