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UNGA President expresses condolences to families of 35 UN staff members wh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"I join the Secretary-General in expressing my deepest condolences to the families of the 35 UN staff members who have lost their lives in the noble cause of humanitarian service," the UNGA President said while addressing the tenth Emergency Special Session of the UNGA in New York.
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"Women are agents of social change and social cohesion": India at UNSC
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Yojana Patel also highlighted India's contribution in the matter and noted that as the UN's fifth largest troop contributor, India created history in 2007 by deploying the first-ever all-female Formed Police Unit (FPU) for UN Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia.
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Stop the bombs and save lives: Palestine envoy at UN
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Riyad Mansour, Palestine's permanent observer to the United Nations, on Thursday said while the world body was holding a meeting, fellow Palestinians in Gaza were living in fear of bombs.
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"This is not a war with Palestinians but Hamas": Israel envoy at UNGA
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel's permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said his country was not waging a war "with Palestinians" but with Hamas, adding that the terrorist organisation does not care about Palestinian people, peace or dialogue.
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Israel President Herzog condemns UN chief remarks, says root cause of conf
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Condemning the recent remarks of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres where he said Hamas's murderous October 7 onslaught "didn't occur in a vacuum", Israel President Isaac Herzog has said that he "absolutely reject" his words and added that the problem with the conflict is t
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Green Warrior Olympiad: A Fresh Start for a Sustainable Future
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], October 26: The Green Warrior Olympiad (GWO), a collaborative initiative between the Association of Indian Principals (AIP) and CREST Olympiads, stands as a groundbreaking initiative with a profound vision: to cultivate young environmental advocates and sow the see
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UN chief doubles down on Hamas remarks, decries 'misrepresentations'
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In remarks that especially outraged Israel, he had said it was important to "recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum" as the Palestinians have been "subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation."
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Russian drone raid on western Khmelnytskyi targeted area's nuclear power s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The attack shattered windows at the plant and injured 20 people. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, said blasts from the drone attack did not affect the plant's operations or its connection to the grid.
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India slams Pakistan for raising Kashmir issue during Israel-Hamas Debate
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
R. Ravindra, India's Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) to the United Nations on Wednesday before concluding his remarks at the forum called that the remarks from the Pakistan side as unworthy of a response and not dignifying it.
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"If any of your countries endured similar massacre...": Israel's UN envoy
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After Russia and China vetoed the US-authored draft resolution condemning the terror attacks by Hamas on Israel, Gilad Erdan, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, said had these countries endured a similar massacre, they would have acted with much greater force than his nation. Read More
UNICEF delivers medical supplies to Herat earthquake victims
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that at least 80 tons of medical assistance have arrived in Kabul to aid families affected by earthquakes in Herat, according to Khaama Press.
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Israel denies Visas to UN officials as furore over Guterres' remarks escal
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Guterres angered Israelis during a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday when he said, "It is important to also recognise the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum," claiming that "The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation."
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