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UN chief urges int'l community to create conditions for cash injection in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 28 (ANI): Expressing concern over the absence of cash in Afghanistan, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to create conditions conducive to injecting liquidity into the economy of the war-torn country, said a
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India at UNSC reiterates call for cessation of violence in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 28 (ANI): India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, R Ravindra on Wednesday (local time) reiterated its call for an immediate cessation of violence and hostilities in Ukraine.
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Uyghur internment camp survivors demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): Uyghur activists, many of whom are survivors of the internment camps set up by China in the Xinjiang region on Monday demonstrated for a week outside the United Nations compound in Geneva demanding a meeting with the UN human rights chief, a media report
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UN says holding talks with Moscow, Kyiv on framework for evacuation of Ukr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is currently holding talks with Moscow and Kyiv to develop a framework for the evacuation of civilians in Ukraine, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Wednesday.
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India at UNSC reiterates looming threat posed by resurgence of terrorist g
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI): India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, R Ravindra on Tuesday (local time) raised concern over the situation in Syria and said on the security front that there is an urgent need for genuinely serious attempts towards a comprehensive natio
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Putin, UN chief meet to discuss Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin met with visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
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India expresses concern over UNGA draft resolution on 'veto power use', ca
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI): India at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday said a vocal minority of nay-sayers has held the entire process of UN Security Council (UNSC) reform hostage over the last four decades while calling for a more representative, credible and legitima
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Russia 'interested' in cooperating with UN in assisting Ukrainian civilian
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI): Russia has expressed interest in cooperating with the United Nations, in providing assistance to civilians in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov informed on Tuesday.
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500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Humanitarians seek USD 2.25 billion for Ukraine response
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], April 26 (ANI): Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine calling for USD 2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the United Nations announced on Monday.
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Pakistan: Afghan refugees protest outside UNHCR office in Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Afghan refugees protested outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Islamabad as they seek the distribution of immigration cards to expedite their registration.
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