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International pressure needed on Myanmar for safe return of Rohingyas: Ban
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Bangladesh government has reiterated its call for sustaining the international pressure on Myanmar for safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape atrocities.
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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over Sri Lankan political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York City [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the growing constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka and has urged the government to ensure peace and safety of all citizens.
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India calls for 'reform and reinvigoration' of Security Council
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York (USA), Nov 10 (ANI): India's Ambassador to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin called for a reform and reinvigoration of the UN Security Council, and focused on the role of strengthening multilateralism- an organising principle for international cooperation.
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India reaffirms commitment for 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], Nov 10 (ANI): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday met United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay in Paris and reaffirmed India's commitment for 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development, most importantly in t
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Sri Lanka to hold general elections on Jan 5
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in the country, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament with effect from Friday midnight and announced that the general elections in the country would be held on January 5, 2019.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans jointly hold anti-China protest rally outside UN
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 6 (ANI): A large number of exiled Uyghurs and Tibetans living in Europe on Tuesday carried out a massive anti-China protest rally here. They shouted slogans and labeled China a "terrorist nation".
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ISIL's legacy of terror: 200 mass graves found in Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 6 (ANI): More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas formerly controlled by ISIL in Iraq, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The report highlights the legacy of ISIL's relentless campaign o
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Lanka: Tamil National Alliance to support no-trust motion against Rajapaks
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 4 (ANI): The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Tamil minority, has decided to back the no-confidence motion brought by the United National Party against newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Priyanka talks about 12 years of association with UNICEF
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): For more than a decade, Priyanka Chopra has been actively working as a Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
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Heather Nauert offered US ambassador to UN job
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Nov 02 (ANI): State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has been offered the job of the US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
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Centre approves moving of resolution for amending ISA Framework Agreement
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 1 (ANI): The central government has given ex-post facto approval for moving a resolution in the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for amending its Framework Agreement to enable membership for all member countries of the United Nations (UN). Read More
PM Modi, Italian PM call on UN members to implement Global Counter-Terrori
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart, Giuseppe Conte, on Tuesday strongly condemned terrorism and called upon all United Nations (UN) member countries to effectively implement the UN-Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy during their meetin
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