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UNGA president calls on member states to embrace hope amid challenges
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 15 (ANI/Xinhua): As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday opened its 76th session, and UNGA President Abdulla Shahid urged member states to embrace hope and initiate a new narrative after a challenging year with climate change, conflict, and COVID-19.
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UN calls for quick release of USD 1.2 billion aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 15 (ANI): The United Nations has appealed to countries that pledged USD 1.2 billion in relief for Afghanistan to quickly release the funds to turn money into food, health care and protection for victims.
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Canadian lawmaker calls for Taiwan's UN participation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 15 (ANI): A Canadian lawmaker has voiced his support for Taiwan's participation in the UN's sustainable development projects.
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Taliban's plan to segregate classes by gender will put at risk educational
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 14 (ANI): The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday said that the Taliban's plan to segregate classes by gender will put at risk the achievements the country has made in education.
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India says it's disappointed with 'unwarranted' remarks made by UN envoy o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): India has taken note of references in the oral update by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet and expressed disappointment over her remarks on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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International assistance starts pouring in Afghanistan despite misgivings,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): International community has started extending humanitarian assistance to Taliban ruled Afghanistan and in a meet organised by the United Nations in Geneva on Monday, various countries including the US pledged nearly USD 1 billion in aid, according to re
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Uncertainty looms over women's future in Afghanistan as Taliban continues
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 14 (ANI): Uncertainty shrouded the future of Afghanistan's women as despite the Taliban assuring that they would respect women's rights and freedom, there have been several incidents of violence against them.
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$1 billion pledge a 'quantum leap' in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial USD 606 million flash appeal for the country.
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Red Cross proposes budget increase for Humanitarian programs in Afghanista
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Austria], September 13 (ANI): In the upcoming UN humanitarian conference on Afghanistan in Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will propose to boost the financing for its programs and projects in Afghanistan, said ICRC President Peter Maurer on Monday.
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UN chief to hold humanitarian conference for Afghanistan today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 13 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on Monday in response to the growing humanitarian needs in the country.
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Johnson expected to hold bilateral talks with Biden during UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to meet with US President Joe Biden at the end of this month, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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In Somalia, deputy UN chief encourages progress on women's political parti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 13 (ANI): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women's calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for timely, inclusiv
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