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Afghanistan: FAO warns of severe locust outbreak across 8 provinces
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about a widespread Moroccan locust outbreak across eight provinces in Afghanistan's wheat-growing north and northeast region, Khaama Press reported.
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UNICEF warns of critical funding gap for treatment of malnutrition in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Thousands of malnourished children in Afghanistan face severe consequences because of a critical funding gap, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Melanie Galvin, UNICEF's Chief of Nutrition, said on the organization's official Twitter account on Thursday that it urgent
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Taliban has imposed 'severe restrictions' on movement of female UN employe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The measures will have disastrous effects on Afghanistan's prosperity, stability, peace, and future, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said in its report
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UAE launches Special Cultural Heritage Exhibition at UN Offices in Switzer
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Arab Emirates this week launched a new exhibition focused on its traditional cultural heritage at the Palais des Nations, the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland.
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UN Security Council to discuss Israel-Gaza tensions
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the situation in Gaza as widely-expected Palestinian rocket fire failed to materialize on Tuesday night.
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China finally has a rival as the world's factory floor, India: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India is making a concerted push to be the plus one. Only India has a labour force and an internal market comparable in size to China's. India's population may be the world's largest, according to the United Nations, Wall Street Journal reported.
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India witnessed highest African participation under its G20 presidency
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Africa's participation in the ongoing G20 presidency under India has been the highest ever, stated the Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj.
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Maximising product and minimising waste with innovative packaging: Invento
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The United Nations estimates that approximately 36 per cent of all plastics produced are used in packaging, including single-use plastic products for food and beverage containers. Approximately 85 per cent of these packages end up in landfil
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UN calls on Taliban to halt flogging, executions in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Human Rights Chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Fiona Frazer, in a statement said the Taliban's corporal punishment is against international law.
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UN Commission On International Trade Law head calls on Indian special secr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Athita Komindr, Head @UNCITRAL_RCAP called on Special Secretary(ER), Prabhat Kumar. A broad range of issues pertaining to various Working Groups of UNCITRAL, including Investor-State Dispute Settlement reforms, Arbitration, E-Commerce were discussed," Ministry of External Affairs Spokespers
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US slams UN's decision to operate without female staff in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Some US House of Representatives members have criticized the UN's position to continue operating in Afghanistan without its female staff. They called the continuation of humanitarian aid only for men, a serious punishment for Afghan women and girls, who have been completely erased from publi
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Taliban ban on women work: Afghan staff to continue working from home, say
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The UN has 3,300 Afghan staff, of whom about 400 are female, while about 600 international staff in the country are not affected by the ban. The UN had said it would review its operations and keep Afghan staff home until May 5.
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