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UN voices grave concern over escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations remains extremely concerned about the continued escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia, including new airstrikes over the weekend in Tigray, said UN humanitarians on Monday.
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Taliban deputy PM Baradar meets UNDP director in Doha, seeks help
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26 (ANI): Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban-announced interim government's acting Deputy Prime Minister, met United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Director Achim Steiner in Doha and discussed various issues including the deteriorating economic situati
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Palestine to appeal to UN agencies, int'l courts over Israeli settlement i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine] October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestine has decided to appeal to United Nations (UN) agencies and international courts to stop the Israeli settlement plans and other measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Monday.
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FAA team begins aviation safety rating audit for DGCA team in India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA), the United Nations (UN) body for aviation safety, has initiated an evaluation of the safety rating of India's aviation, along with licensing of personnel and airworthiness of aircraft.
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Education and environment ministers laud JGU as India's 1st university to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], October 25 (ANI/OP Jindal University): On the occasion of the United Nations Day 2021, O.P. Jindal Global University released the first-of-its-kind Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Universities and Civil Society in Protecting the Environme
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UN expresses concerns over Sudan coup reports, calls for immediate release
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 25 (ANI): The United Nations on has expressed concern over reports of a military coup in Sudan and has called on the security forces of the North African country to "immediately" release those reported to have been detained.
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Fuel shortages in Haiti put lives of children, women at risk, UNICEF warns
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of women and children in Haiti are at risk of dying if the fuel shortage crisis in the country is not resolved, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.
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Multilateralism 'struggling' to solve world challenges: Deputy UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 25 (ANI): While multilateralism remains "committed to solving global challenges", deputy UN chief Amina Mohammed said on Sunday, it is "struggling to find the path to effective implementation".
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UN mission aware of Kosovo authorities' decision to 'expel' 2 Russian dipl
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) says it is aware of Pristina's decision to expel two Russian diplomats accredited with the UN Mission.
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116 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 116 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued and returned to Libya.
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Russia says UN Charter "irreplaceable"
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The goals and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations are enduring, universal and irreplaceable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
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Abdullah bin Zayed receives UN Deputy Secretary-General at Expo 2020 Dubai
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 24 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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