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India supportive of Africa's greater role at UN, multilateral forums: EAM
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
He further stressed that India is supportive of a greater role for Africa in the United Nations and other multilateral forums and invited the African countries to join the International Big Cat Alliance.
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Leading Diamond Crafter, SRK, joins UN Global Compact, the World's Largest
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], June 25: Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK), a leading natural diamond crafting and exports company, is proud to announce its membership in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). This voluntary initiative enables companies all over the world to adopt and implement su
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UNGA President honours India's Hansa Mehta on International Day for Women
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Hansa Mehta is widely credited for successfully arguing against references to "men" as a synonym for humanity, and succeeded in changing the phrase, "All men are born free and equal" to "All human beings are born free and equal" in Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
UAE contributes USD 25 million to UN World Food Programme for Humanitarian
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide emergency food assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Sudan and South Sudan.
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Nearly 2 million Bangladeshis stranded after second wave of floods
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Villagers in the hardest-hit low-lying areas of Sylhet could be seen wading through chest-deep water and heaping their belongings into piles to protect them from the muddy waters.
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India at UN's objective is to establish peace, security, stability in Afgh
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Deputy Permanent Representative at United Nations Security Council, Ambassador R Ravindra, delivered India's statement at the briefing on the recent situation in Afghanistan and stated that India's objective is to establish long-term peace, security and stability for Afghan people.
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UAE reaping fruits of visionary leadership's forward-looking approach: Al
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Al Zeyoudi pointed out that the UNCTAD data on FDI inflows and outflows confirms that the UAE continues to make steady and confident progress on the path towards economic diversification and sustainable growth.
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UAE contributes to FAO of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Sudan
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
FAO has received USD5 million in funding from the UAE, which will be directed towards the project titled 'Mitigating Famine in Sudan - Support to Conflict-Affected Vulnerable Smallholder Farming and Pastoralist Households'.
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One out of twenty-six Uyghurs imprisoned: Director for Global Advocacy Zum
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
While speaking at an event titled, What's Next After China's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Thursday, the activist claimed that the situation in the Xinjiang region has not improved but has gone from bad to worse.
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Global Environment Facility approves USD 70 million to support FAO project
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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has helped 28 countries unlock USD 70 million in financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to address urban sustainability, groundwater management, biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation.
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Geneva: Global spiritual leader Ravi Shankar leads Yoga Day celebrations a
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Art of Living also led the celebrations along with the Ministry of Ayush at many locations across India.
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TERI-UNOPS Initiative Empowered 27000 School Children in Uttar Pradesh on
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New Delhi [India], June 21: A TERI-UNOPS (The Energy and Resources Institute - United Nations Office for Project Services) collaborative initiative on "Capacity Building Programme Targeting School Children on Climate Change, Health, and Hygiene across 11 Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India", c
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