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UN's rights chief faces flak as she concludes China visit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 29 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday wrapped up her six-day China visit amid widespread criticism after she said this trip was "not an investigation" but insisted she spoke with "candour" during her meetings with Chi
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UN rights chief wraps up China visit, urges Beijing to review its counter-
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 28 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who concluded her six-day trip to China, on Saturday said that she has urged Beijing to review its counter-terrorism policies.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population dependent on humanitarian assis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the Taliban seized power in August last year as poverty and unemployment are at an all-time high and families in Kabul are forced to move to the streets.
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Taliban dismisses UNSC's call to reverse restrictions on Afghan women
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): The call of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to lift the Taliban's strict measures on Afghan women has been dismissed by the Taliban forces who have termed it as "unfounded."
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More than half of Afghanistan's population depends upon Humanitarian assis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday said that more than half of the population of Afghanistan is dependent upon humanitarian assistance.
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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Assistance Mission in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for five months, till October 31, 2022.
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Indian Army troops, part of UN peacekeepers defend armed attack on Congole
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], May 26 (ANI): The Indian army and troops of other nationalities under the UN flag fended off an unprovoked attack by an armed group on the FARDC (Congolese Army) and the MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo) positions in Congo on May 22.
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UNSC urges Taliban to reverse policies restricting Afghan women's freedom,
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 25 (ANI): United Nations Security Council on Tuesday urged the Taliban to reverse the policies restricting the human rights and fundamental rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Quad condemns North Korea's 'destablizing' ballistic launches, calls on In
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Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI): Leaders during the QUAD summit in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday condemned North Korea's "destabilizing" ballistic missile launches and called on the international community to abide by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.
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Rajiv Ranjan's directorial debut 'Bediyan' for United Nations on women's s
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New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI/PNN): Bediyan refers specifically to superstition, blind faith, error, and misconceptions that persist despite decades of education in our society.
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UN rights chief must seize opportunity to address rights abuses in Xinjian
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): As the UN's long-awaited trip got underway, the rights group urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to address crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations when her team visits China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region this wee
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US envoy to UN in Geneva calls for Taiwan's inclusion in WHA
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 23 (ANI): United States representative to the United Nations office in Geneva on Sunday called for Taiwan's inclusion in World Health Assembly (WHA) this year.
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