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UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 25 (ANI): The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has once again raised concerns over the closure of secondary schools for girls emphasizing that education in Afghanistan should not be a hostage to politics.
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Afghanistan: UNICEF expresses concern over violence on children
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the series of attacks that led to the deaths of over 50 boys and girls, calling it a "grave rights violations" in Afghanistan.
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UN secretary-general to visit Turkey before having talks in Russia, Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will pay a visit to Turkey on Monday before having talks in Moscow and Kiev as part of efforts to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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UN Rights body to seek probe in Afghanistan attacks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 24 (ANI): Stressing the protection of Afghans' human rights, the newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Benn has pledged to continue monitoring, seeking investigation and accountability over the recent
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17th Edition of Asia-Europe Business and Social Forum 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 20 (ANI/PNN): 'Collaboration: The Key to Mutual Prosperity in a Post-pandemic World' was the theme of the 17th Edition of Asia-Europe Business & Social Forum 2022 Awards & Business Summit, which concluded recently at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Squa
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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 20 (ANI): India on Tuesday (local time) stressed on the importance of the United Nations Guiding Principles of Humanitarian Assistance and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and hostilities in Ukraine.
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UN Human Rights condemns blasts targeting schools in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights on Tuesday condemned the attacks near a boys' school in Kabul that killed over 20 people and called for an investigation into the incident.
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UNHRC special rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan said on Sunday that he will closely examine allegations of torture, disappearances, killings of former government employees and detentions under the Taliban
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Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) while emphasizing the water issues which plagues the country.
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Afghanistan's envoy to UN condemns Pak airstrikes
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations condemned Pakistani airstrikes in the Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan, launched on Saturday, April 16, which killed over 40 people, including women and children, the Permanent Mission of
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Tajikistan readies camps for fleeing Afghans, UNHCR calls for support
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], April 17 (ANI): Even after eight months of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, Afghan citizens continue to take dangerous steps to flee the country, seeking shelters across nations, while the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the world to l
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UNAMA 'deeply concerned' over civilians casualties in Pak airstrikes in Af
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed its deep concern about reports of civilian casualties in Pakistan's airstrikes in Khost and Kunar provinces of Afghanistan.
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