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Ban on Afghan women working for NGOs by Taliban disrupting humanitarian op
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Even while aid organisations are still on the ground providing millions of people with life-saving assistance, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the prohibition on Afghan women working for national and international NGOs had already hindered hum
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China facing large income gap between its rich, poor: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
China's Gini coefficient has grown sharply to 0.466 points in 2021, which is above the warning level set by the United Nations of 0.4. By comparison, countries such as Germany, Canada, and Japan all have estimated Gini coefficients that hover at just over 0.3.
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UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs organises panel discussion on 'Opportuniti
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The panel discussion brought together the ambassadors of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (Elected-10) to the UAE, including the Republic of Albania, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Gabonese Republic, the Republic of Ghana, Japan, the Republic of Malta,
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India advocates for collective solutions, quick humanitarian access to add
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"We welcome the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. As the Chair of the G-20 this year, India's efforts are also aimed to address the current challenges to food and energy security and ensure that humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities are served without delay," Kamboj said wh
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J-K: Govt sets up special food stall 'Millet Hub' for G20 delegates
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI Naresh Mathur, Block Program Manager JKRLM said, "This year is being celebrated as the International Year of Millets. G20 is giving us a big stage to promote millet as a source of nutrition and livelihood. Women of the Self-Help Group are managing everything, and we are pr
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National Centre of Meteorology participates in World Meteorological Congre
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva, delivered a keynote address reiterating the UAE's full support for the Early Warning Systems for All Initiative.
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Amid lack of rights under Taliban, women activists call for 'inclusion' in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As Afghan women continue to suffer under the Taliban and are deprived of fundamental rights, some women activists in Afghanistan have called for 'inclusion' in social life and urged the de-facto authorities to let them work, TOLOnews reported.
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Chaichun's Extravagant Celebration of International Tea Day
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI/PNN): International Tea Day celebrated every 21st May is a proclamation by the United Nations to recognize the history and economic significance of tea. The tea industry in India has a long history and its contribution to the economy is enormous. Ch
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World needs an economic giant like India which has future of progress: For
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Terzi said, "I believe that there is a great opportunity and it is a great contribution that India could even ensure that will happen (G7). Because there is first of all the present crisis, and there are many angles from which India has responsibilities, as a major
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PM Modi's Principal Secy participates in high-level panel in NY on reducin
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary on Friday participated in a high-level meeting in New York where he talked about scaling up resilience and reducing disaster risk in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).
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India accords high importance to disaster risk reduction issues: Principal
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In his remarks, PK Mishra said that state and local governments in India have access to about USD 6 billion for disaster risk mitigation from 2021-2025. He stated that this comes in addition to the resource worth USD 23 billion meant for preparedness, response and recovery.
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Dr Sundeep Jain, Founder of Abdominal Cancer Day, Honored with Bharat Gaur
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI/SRV): Dr Sundeep Jain, the founder of Abdominal Cancer Day, was presented with the prestigious Bharat Gaurav Award by Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha at the British Parliament in London. The award recognizes Dr. Jain's outstanding work in raising awareness about abdomi
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