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UNGA President discusses UN reform, vaccines situation, climate change wit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 10 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid has met Minister of State for External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and discussed UN reform, vaccines, sustainable recovery from COVID-19 and Climate change.
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IOC, UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], November 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the cooperation between the two organisations in fighting corruption and crime in
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UNSC meet on Ethiopia: India urges all sides to exercise restraint, reiter
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): India, during a United Nations Security Council's meet on Ethiopia on Monday, urged all sides to exercise restraint and reiterated commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ethiopia.
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Afghanistan facing worst humanitarian crisis on earth: UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Director of United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley has called the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan "the worst crisis" on earth, local media reported citing his interview with a broadcasting company.
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MOEFCC Secretary launches COP26 Charter of Actions prepared by TERI in Gla
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], November 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Discussions on climate action must start with those people and areas which are going to have greatest of the impact from climate change," said Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government
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COP26 participants use flawed greenhouse gas emissions data as States unde
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The participants of the ongoing 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow are using flawed data on greenhouse gas emissions, as many countries underreport their emissions to the United Nations, The Washington Post reported.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan situation with UN Food Programme chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): The Taliban's interim government's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with David Beasley, the Chief of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul and discussed the Afghanistan situation, Sputnik reported citing Taliban spokesperson
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UN condemns assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister 'in the stronges
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI): The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following a drone attack overnight on Sunday, aimed at his house in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone
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UN warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'
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New York [US], November 8 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million as acute hunger spikes around the world.
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UN chief condemns attack on Iraqi Prime Minister, called for investigation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the home of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and called for punishing those responsible, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday.
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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Iraqi Interior Ministry qualifies attempt on Prime Minister as terrorist a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi Interior Ministry qualified Sunday's attempt on the life of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as a terrorist attack, the Iraqi News Agency reported.
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