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Three UN staffers abducted in Sudan released
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 20 (ANI): Three United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff members including two Nepalis who were abducted on November 27 from El Geneina, Sudan, have been safely released.
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UN envoy urges all Afghans, including Taliban to enter peace process and r
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 20. (ANI): The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto has called on the Taliban to participate in peace talks with the national government, stressing that the conflict in the country has no military solution and the only path to a meaningful p
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UNSC approves monitors for Aleppo evacuation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 20. (ANI): Alarmed at the "devastating" humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, where perhaps thousands of civilians remain trapped, the Security Council has requested the United Nations and other relevant institutions to carry out "adequate, neutral moni
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Ban Ki-moon condemns assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 20 (ANI): Strongly condemning the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov in Ankara, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council emphasized that there is no justification for targeting diplomatic personnel and civil
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India warns Pakistan at UN, says "what you sow will bear fruit"
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.20 (ANI): A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filled a charge sheet against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar in the Pathankot attack, India took on Pakistan at the United Nations and cal
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Israelis and Palestinians must 'rebuild trust in each other': Ba
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 17 (ANI): Calling on the international community to spare no effort in revive the waning support for the long-sought two-state solution for Middle East peace, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the United Nations Security Council that "ultimately, it is up
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Myanmar handling northern Rakhine, a lesson in how to make 'bad situa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 17 (ANI): Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar's northern Rakhine, the top United Nations human rights official warned that the Government's "short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous" approach to the handling of the crisis
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Aleppo now synonym for hell, we have failed Syria: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 17 (ANI): In his last press conference as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon delivered stark warnings at the forefront of international concern that "the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience."
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Gambia: UN chief 'dismayed' at military takeover of electoral co
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 15 (ANI): Expressing dismay at the takeover of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) premises by the military in Gambia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the security forces to immediately vacate the Commission and to refrain from any
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Security Council 'strongest when united,' says Ban Ki-moon as he
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 15 (ANI): In its farewell to the outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Security Council acknowledged his contribution to international peace, security and development, in particular his exceptional efforts to solve international problems in
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Aleppo: US envoy asks Syria and its allies - 'Are you truly incapable
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 15 (ANI): United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power, in a scathing attack on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies, has questioned their consciousness over ongoing bloody battle in Aleppo where reports of mass executions by pro
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Cabinet approves India's approach to Climate Change Negotiations to U
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has given its ex-post facto approval to the nation's approach to Climate Change Negotiations at the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim
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