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World Sindhi Congress organises protest at UNHRC headquarters, demands hal
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The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an organisation involved in Sindh rights advocacy organised a protest outside the United Nations Human Rights Council headquarters in Geneva, to highlight the atrocities of the Pakistan administration on the people of Sindh.
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Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
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The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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"UNSC reforms should be facilitated": Belarussian FM backs India's bid of
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Joining the chorus for reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik, who is currently on a visit to India, said Minsk would support India's call for a permanent seat in the world body.
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World Trade Centers Association Reveals Global Winners of 3rd Biennial Cha
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 13: World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) -- an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries -- announced the winners of the 3rd Biennial Champions Awards duri
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Baloch human rights activists urge UNHRC to intervene in deteriorating rig
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A Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) delegation, during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), submitted a memorandum highlighting the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan and urging the international organisation to intervene.
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ICRIER and UN-ESCAP Presents 1st Asia Pacific E-Commerce Policy Summit
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New Delhi [India], March 13: The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), is hosting the '1st Asia Pacific E-Commerce Policy Summit'. Set to take plac
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EAM Jaishankar discusses UNSC reforms, global issues with New Zealand coun
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a 'productive' meeting with New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, on Tuesday, discussing cooperation in Commonwealth and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms.
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India questions 'Veto' blocking terrorist listings at UNSC, citing doubles
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"Let us turn to the subsidiary bodies inhabiting a subterranean world with their own custom-made working methods and obscure practices which do not find any legal basis in the charter or any of the council's resolutions. For instance, while we do get to know of the decisions of these committ
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India brought in new global vision through philosophy of 'Vasudhaiva Kutum
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"Had a freewheeling discussion on various topics with the heads & representatives of @UNmissions & agencies in India. I underscored the way forward for the association between UN & India," Union Minister Puri said in a post on X.
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Iran condemns UN's report on protest crackdown, calls it "false and biased
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Iran has condemned the United Nations report stating that Iran's violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, reported Al Jazeera.
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Canada, Sweden resume UNRWA funding after pause over terror allegations ag
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In a statement on Friday, Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen said the government is "resuming its funding to UNRWA so more can be done to respond to the urgent needs of Palestinian civilians."
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UN Security Council calls for ceasefire, humanitarian response in Sudan du
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According to the report, fourteen countries on the 15-member council on Friday backed the resolution proposed by the United Kingdom, with only Russia abstained on the vote that called on "all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue."
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