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MoS Muraleedharan receives credentials from UN Resident Coordinator in Ind
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Monday said he has been received credentials from Shombi Sharp, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in India.
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EU, P5 nations invited to OIC meeting on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): European Union and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have been invited for a meeting on Afghanistan.
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UN extends mandate for int'l forces fighting piracy off coast of Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday renewed for an additional three months its authorization for states and regional organizations cooperating with Somalia to use all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of the East African coun
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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvati
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.
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India's trade growth accelerated both in goods, services in 3rd quarter: U
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): India's trade growth accelerated both in goods and services in the 3rd quarter even as overall trend showed a stronger COVID-19 recovery for goods than services, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Friday.
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UN General Assembly adopts Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The resolution entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal" was adopted on Friday by consensus and co-sponsored by 173 Member States at the 76th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) in New York.
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Humanitarians distribute aid in Afghanistan, one of world's greatest emerg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations and its partners are conducting needs assessments while distributing aid across Afghanistan, one of the world's greatest emergencies, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur genocide is nev
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of providing the names of Chinese government opponents and activists to the Chinese government, has called for an ext
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UN seeks to render financial assistance for vulnerable Afghans, addressing
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is planning to amplify its Afghan focused programs citing the humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Taliban ban on women can cost economy USD 1bn
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban's move to stop women from working could cost the Afghan economy nearly USD 1 billion, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, that portrays the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Taliban fails to secure seat at United Nations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] December 2 (ANI): The United Nations Accreditation Committee did not approve the Taliban's seat along with the Myanmar Military junta at the world body, local media reported on Thursday.
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Current Myanmar, Afghanistan envoys to UN to keep posts for now: Russian e
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI): The ambassadors of Afghanistan and Myanmar to the United Nations, appointed by the governments in those countries, will keep their posts until the UN Credentials Committee decides on the nations' representations at the world body, Russian Deputy Permanent R
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