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UN lauds India's decision to ratify Paris Agreement
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept. 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday lauded India for its swift action over the decision to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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UN chief condemns Uri attack, extends condolence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept. 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack on the Indian Army base in Uri which killed 17 soldiers yesterday.
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'Impartial' Rakhine Commission will not police human rights: Kof
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Sept. 9 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, who is to head the Rakhine State Advisory Commission in Myanmar, has assured the people that he will assuage concerns over the potential partiality of the commission, saying its mandate is to take on boar
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Sharif says Modi's Balochistan remarks "unwarranted"
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 2 (ANI): Pakistan has called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks as unwarranted in a letter written to United Nations Secretary General Ban ki Moon while apprising him on the Kashmir issue.
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UN chief, Lankan PM hold close-door discussions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sep. 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, who is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka, met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during which the duo held close-door discussions.
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Kofi Annan to visit Myanmar amid demand to abolish advisory commission
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Sep. 1 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, who was recently appointed to head the Rakhine State Advisory Commission, will pay a visit to Myanmar next week even as nationalists demanding to abolish the commission led by him.
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Kofi Annan to head advisory commission to solve communal violence in Rakhi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, Aug. 25 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will head the advisory commission aimed at finding a long-term solution to solve the communal violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
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UN not doing well in fighting causes of extremism, says frontrunner Helen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, July 21 (ANI): One of the frontrunners for United Nations Secretary General and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has said the UN must do a better job at combating the root causes of violent extremism and global insecurity.
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UN chief says military interference in Turkey unacceptable
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York, July 16 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon while condemning the Turkey coup, which has so far killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds, said military interference in the affairs of any state is unacceptable.
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UN chief's office diplomatically fends off 'bulldozing' Pak
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York, July 14 (ANI): Responding to repeated attempts by Pakistani journalists to bulldoze press briefings at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and to twist statements related to both India and Pakistan to suit Islamabad's agenda, the office United Nations Secretary Genera
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