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Myanmar, UN ink deal to repatriate Rohingya
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar] June 7 (ANI): Myanmar and the United Nations agencies have inked an agreement which could facilitate repatriation of about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees.
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Ramdev, U'khand CM rehearse for International Yoga Day
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] June 7 (ANI): Days ahead of the International Yoga Day, Yoga guru Ramdev and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday took part in a curtain raiser event in Dehradun.
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Iran seeks boosting uranium enrichment
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 6 (ANI): Iran's atomic energy agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi on Tuesday said Iran will inform the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog in Vienna of its plan to increase the country's uranium enrichment capacity.
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Lack of peace will hamper development: UNEP chief
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): In the wake of increasing cross-border firing and ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim opined that lack of peace will hamper the development of the country.
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Six-member interim Pakistan cabinet takes oath
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): A six-member interim cabinet, led by Pakistan's caretaker prime minister Justice (retired) Nasir-ul-Mulk, took oath at the President's House here on Tuesday.
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UNEP Chief envisions plastic-free India
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim on Tuesday underscored that the aim of the top global environment authority is to make India and the world plastic-free.
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PM to address global celebrations of World Environment Day
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018 here on Tuesday.
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Bengaluru to host UN Global Compact Network India convention
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru [India], June 4 (Newsvoir): Global Compact Network India (GCNI), a local network of the United Nations Global Compact in New York, is holding its 13th National Convention on the theme of 'Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Blueprint for Action' here on June 8 at Hotel Shangri-
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Palestine, Turkey slam US veto of UN resolution on Palestinians
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jun 3 (ANI): Palestine and Turkey on Saturday lambasted the United States decision of vetoing a resolution of the United Nations Security Council calling for the protection of Palestinian citizens.
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Pak unlawfully increases army in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 31 (ANI): Pakistan in violation of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) has increased the presence of army in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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US calls emergency UN meeting over Gaza shellings on Israel
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called for an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting to discuss the recent mortar attacks fired from Gaza into Israel.
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BCCI signs Letter of Intent with UN Environment
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 28(ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) signed an agreement to promote 'green' cricket in India with the United Nations (UN) Environment.
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