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Xi's campaigns aim to establish his authority, drive Chinese elite class t
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 10 (ANI): Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a series of campaigns nominally about fighting corruption but aimed at eliminating political opponents and establishing his political prestige, resulting in the emigration of the Chi
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25 mn Afghans living in poverty: UN body for humanitarian affairs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a debilitating rights situation, the UN body for humanitarian affairs expressed concerns over the grave condition pointing out that 25 million people in the country are living in poverty, media reports said.
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UN General Secretary says Pakistan needs massive financial support for reh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that Pakistan needed "massive" financial support for relief, recovery and rehabilitation in the wake of the catastrophic floods that displaced more than 33 million people and are est
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Pakistan drops seven spots to 161st rank in Human Development Index
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan has dropped seven spots to 161 out of 192 countries in the latest human development rankings released on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Human rights groups call on UN to establish dedicated accountability mecha
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): Human rights groups called on the United Nations for stronger accountability in Afghanistan.
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Disaster-hit people in immediate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): As catastrophic floods and earthquakes in several provinces of Afghanistan have affected thousands of people, leaving them in immediate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thur
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Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
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UNSC members condemn terrorist attack outside Russian Embassy in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 7 (ANI): The members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack outside the Russian Embassy in Kabul on September 5.
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India, EU determine to decarbonize world: EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, who is in New Delhi to reinforce cooperation between India and the European Union in the field of green energy, said that each of the regions has a clear ambition when it comes to decarbonising our world.
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UN to pay tribute to victims of terrorism including those killed in Mumbai
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 7 (ANI): The first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism will be held from Sept 8-9 to pay tribute to victims of terrorism around the world, including the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
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UNSC: India's peacekeeping credentials need no elaboration, says ambassado
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 6 (ANI): India's peacekeeping credentials need no elaboration, said India's Permanent Representative at United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday as she underlined New Delhi's contribution to UN Peacekeeping missions since its inception.
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China's angry defense of its "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid".
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