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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): Underfunding has left a "yawning gap" in the UN Refugee Agency's ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday.
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UN chief requests SCO cooperation on Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has asked for cooperation from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in support of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan's humanitarian situation 'pretty desperate', urgent aid needed
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is pretty desperate and called for urgent aid to the country, a media report said.
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10 million Afghan children need humanitarian assistance to survive: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18 (ANI): The United Nations Child Fund (UNICEF) reported that ten million Afghan children need immediate help as they lack access to sufficient food, medicine and drinking water.
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UNSC extends Afghan mission mandate for 6 months
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday voted to extend the mandate for its assistance mission in Afghanistan by six months and called on the Taliban to create an inclusive government.
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US, Australia deliberately 'defaming' us: China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 17 (ANI): Criticising the US and Australia for deliberately "defaming" China, the Chinese government on Friday urged the two countries to stop interfering in China's internal affairs and making waves in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Tirumurti briefs Climate Advisory Group about India's Disaster Resilient I
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 17 (ANI): Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti attended the Climate Advisory Group meeting and briefed about India's Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) initiative on Thursday.
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Villagers of MP's Ladhpura Khas thrilled after nomination into UNWTO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Niwari (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Villagers of Ladhpura Khas in Madhya Pradesh are ecstatic after their village was nominated in the 'Best Tourism Village' category for the United Nations World Tourism Organization Award (UNWTO).
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UN official meets Afghan interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, discusses h
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): A UN official met with Afghanistan's new interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is one of the world's most wanted terrorists, and discussed the ongoing situation of Afghanistan and humanitarian aid.
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UN official raises concern over children's security in Taliban-controlled
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Virginia Gamba, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has raised concerns over the security of children in Afghanistan saying that high levels of violence endured by children in Afghanistan are
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UNSC renews mandate of UN Mission in Libya to Sept 30, adopts Resolution 2
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 16 (ANI): United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to September 30 and adopted Resolution 2595 after voting at horseshoe table.
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UNSC to hold emergency meeting on North Korea amid latest ballistic missil
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 16 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on North Korea in the wake of the latest ballistic missile launches, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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