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India hits out at Pakistan over remarks at UNHRC, slams 'unwarranted refe
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 14 (ANI): Slamming Pakistan "for once again abusing" the United Nations Human Rights Council platform for peddling its "malicious propaganda", India has urged the Council to ask Islamabad to take credible steps to end its state-sponsored terrorism and dismantl
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India hopes to see Sudan emerge as prosperous, peaceful and stable country
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 13 (ANI): India hopes to see Sudan emerge as a prosperous, peaceful and stable country, said India's Permanent Representative at United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday, adding that India remains confident that the people of Sudan will overcome the current challenge
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Pakistan falters on four FATF-linked goals
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): Pakistan, which is on the grey list of the Paris-based international watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF), faltered on four of its goals regarding anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terror (AML/CFT).
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Pakistan comes to rescue of China over crimes against humanity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 13 (ANI): Pakistan and China have enjoyed in recent years at the United Nations a relationship comparable to one between two powerful mafia families, rescuing each other on the issue of human rights violations.
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UNICEF decides to set up mobile classes for quake-hit children in South-Ea
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has decided to set-up the mobile educational classes for children who lost their family members to the devastating earthquakes of June that shook the southeastern provinces of Afghani
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"Your voices matter, You are not alone": UN chief to survivors of 9/11 att
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday remembered the victims of the 9/11 attacks and said that the survivors of such terror acts can bring unique knowledge and new approaches to inform counter-terrorism policies on the ground and their voice matte
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Floods in Pakistan put education of 3.5 million children in jeopardy: UN R
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Following the visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Pakistan to extend support to flood victims, the United Nations released a report on Friday and said that the natural disaster had interrupted the education of nearly 3.5 million children in
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At least three months required to drain out floodwater in Sindh: CM
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Three to six months will be required to drain out rain and floodwater from submerged areas of Sindh province of Pakistan, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Sunday.
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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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'Never seen climate carnage on such scale', says UN chief after visit to f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): After accessing the situation of flood-hit Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said that he has "never seen climate carnage" on such a scale, blaming wealthier countries for the devastation.
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India calls for need to develop legal framework for fighting terrorism at
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India has been at the forefront of supporting UN efforts to promote the cause of victims of terrorism, said India's Permanent Representative at United Nations Ruchira Kamboj calling for a need to develop a legal framework for fighting terrorism at the inter
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Rights group calls for UN resolution on Afghan human rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Amnesty International on Saturday called for a UN resolution on Afghan human rights following reports of violations by the Taliban.
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