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Afghanistan's displacement crisis one of the most protracted: UN Official
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 27 (ANI): Following the Taliban takeover, numerous Afghans drifted away from Afghanistan, a country which has now the third-largest refugee population and the region's largest displaced population, with 2.7 million refugees scattered across 98 countries.
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Activists in Nepal demonstrate at UN Office against execution of four pris
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], July 26 (ANI): Human rights activists and advocates have demonstrated in front of the United Nations Nepal Office against the execution of four prisoners in military-ruled Myanmar.
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UN working with US on issue of visa refusal to top Kremlin cyber official:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is in close contact with the United States on the issue of visas for delegations to UN events, including with regard to Washington's refusal to issue a visa to top Kremlin cyber official, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sputnik on Tuesday
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Two BSF personnel killed during violent protest in Congo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on a UN peace-keeping mission in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo on Tuesday succumbed to fatal injuries they had received during violent protests.
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1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
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US urges China to put pressure on Myanmar military after junta executes de
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): The United States has asked China to increase pressure on Myanmar after the military junta executed four democracy activists which drew condemnation from the United Nations.
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India raises concern over resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) raised concern over the resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
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India contributes USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 25 (ANI): India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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Is the Ukraine-Russia grain deal a "beacon of hope" or an illusory dream?
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia[Cyprus], July 25 (ANI): Are the two separate agreements signed in Istanbul last Friday by Russia and Ukraine with the United Nations and Turkey that pave the way for the export of 22 million of Ukrainian grain which remained blockaded in three Black Sea ports, as well as the export o
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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