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357 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that 357 illegal immigrants were rescued and returned to Libya.
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UN lauds courage of Afghan journalists, calls for end to crimes against th
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 3 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has paid tribute to the Afghan reporters for their courage and said that the impunity for crimes against journalists should be ended, reported TOLOnews.
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UN condemns blasts at Kabul hospital
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 2 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday condemned the horrific blasts at a hospital in Kabul and said attacks targeting medical personnel and civilians seeking treatment are violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
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92 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said that 92 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya.
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PM Modi meets UNGA President Abdulla Shahid on sidelines of COP26
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met United Nations General Assembly's President Abdulla Shahid on the sidelines of COP26 Summit.
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Enough of treating nature like a toilet, UN Chief Guterres at COP 26
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 1 (ANI): Underlining concerns over the world's addiction to fossil fuels and climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said the world faces a stark choice warning world leaders to stop "treating nature like a toilet".
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COP26 begins as countries plan future actions on climate change
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], October 31 (ANI): The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland.
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UNICEF delivers fuel to 3 Haitian hospitals, more supplies expected Sunday
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has delivered 6,000 gallons of fuel to three hospitals in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, on Friday and Saturday and more support is expected on Sunday, UNICEF Haiti's Chief of Communications Ndiaga Seck
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As China marks 50 years as UN member, Uyghurs and Tibetans continue to des
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 30 (ANI): For Uyghurs and other minority and suppressed groups like Tibetans, the celebratory claim by China's President Xi Jinping of "blazing a path in human rights development" as the country marked 50th anniversary of its membership in the United Nations is nothi
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Kosovar leader says 2022 budget plan envisages over USD 115 Mln for defenc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The prime minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said on Saturday that the state 2022 budget plan embraces allocation of 100 million euros (USD 115.5 million) for the Kosovar armed forces for the first time.
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Afghanistan experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises: UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with the health system and social services at a breaking point, said United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi.
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High schools for girls in most Afghan provinces remain closed
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 30 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi has said that the agency is waiting to see whether the Taliban will allow girls' access to education in the country as high schools for girls in most provinces in Afghan
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