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Sindhis call on UN to send fact finding team to Sindh, seek UN interventio
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 30 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), which represents the interest of the Sindhi People, has formally asked the United Nations to send a fact-finding team to Pakistan to investigate the ongoing human rights violations in Sindh province of Pakistan and to clear the
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India supports UN resolution against terror financing, makes veiled refere
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York/New Delhi [USA/India], March 29 (ANI): Welcoming the recognition in the resolution of the essential role of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in setting global standards, India's permanent representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin on Friday said the states who ar
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Jamal Khashoggi murder: Saudi's secretive trial violates human rights law,
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], Mar 29 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's secretive hearing for 11 suspects accused in the murder of Washington Post Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's is the "violations of human rights law", said a United Nations human rights expert on Thursday (local time).
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Give Israel North, South Carolina: Syria to USA over Golan Heights row
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): Syria strongly criticised the United States' decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting here on Wednesday (local time).
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US, France, UK step up fresh efforts to proscribe Masood Azhar
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], March 28 (ANI): China may have put a technical hold and prevented the listing of Masood Azhar as 'global terrorist' at UNSC earlier this month. However, diplomatic efforts are still on to get the Jaish-e-Mohammad chief proscribed.
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UN initiates probe in 'horrific' attack of central Mali
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mopti [Mali], Mar 27 (ANI): The United Nations has initiated a probe in Saturday's "horrific attack" in central Mali's Mopti region in which at least 150 people were killed, reports Al Jazeera.
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UN allows sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to N. Korea
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 25 (ANI): In a temporary relief to North Korea, the United Nations has waived sanctions to agencies providing humanitarian assistance, including food security, access to clean water and improving children's health, to enter the communist country.
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MQM leader seeks UN's help in attaining self-determination right
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 25 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder-leader Altaf Hussain has once again laid his demand for the right of self-determination and has urged the United Nations (UN) to immediately send its investigators and observers to Pakistan to look into the "genocide" of Mohaj
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Subsuming South-South cooperation into int'l aid architecture not helpful:
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina] March 22 (ANI): Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin while talking at the Second High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation at Buenos Aires said that attempts to subsume South-South cooperation into internationa
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Technology elevating financing for travel
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI/BusinessWireIndia): Given how mobile-centric the world has become, it comes as no real surprise that people are increasingly turning to technology to browse, analyse and purchase conveniently from wherever they are, regardless of location.
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Cyclone Idai one of Africa's worst disasters: UN
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): Cyclone Idai is one of the worst disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory, according to the United Nations.
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India, Sri Lanka joint exercise 'Mitra Shakti-VI' to commence from Mar 26
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Exercise 'Mitra Shakti' which is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and Sri Lanka will be conducted from March 26 to April 8 for the year 2018-19, in Sri Lanka.
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