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UN chief underlines importance of engaging Taliban, aiding Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
United Nations [US] September 11 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said engaging the Taliban and providing humanitarian aid to the Afghan people are crucial for avoiding both a humanitarian catastrophe and an economic meltdown.
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Winni ropes in media veteran Vivek Satya Mitram as Executive Vice Presiden
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Panchkula (Haryana) based Winni, an emerging online gifting and bakery retail chain has roped in journalist turned renowned Brand PR and Communications strategist Vivek Satya Mitram as Executive Vice President - PR and Communications who has be
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India chairs meet on Libya Sanctions Committee
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 11 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Friday chaired UNSC meet on Libya Sanctions Committee and reported on activities of SCR 1970 Committee relating to Panel of Experts deliberations, assets freeze, an arms embargo, travel b
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MP village nominated for UNWTO award
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 11 (ANI): Ladhpura Khas village of Madhya Pradesh's Orchha has been nominated for the 'Best Tourism Village' category in the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) award.
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Taliban must stop violence on demonstrators, reporters, says UN rights age
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): The Taliban must stop resorting to violence and the persecution of peaceful demonstrators and reporters covering rallies in Afghanistan, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday.
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'We must fight terrorism together', says Tirumurti on 20th anniversary of
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Washington [US] September 10 (ANI): On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack, India's Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time) said the world must fight against terrorism together as there are no bad or good terrorists.
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Afghan territory should not be used to attack any country: Tirumurti at UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US] September 10 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to United Nations TS Tirumurti on Thursday said that Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts by the Taliban.
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UN should not recognise govt formed by Taliban: Afghan envoy to UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 10 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai on Thursday urged that the United Nations (UN) should not recognise the caretaker government formed by the Taliban which ousted the democratically elected government in the country.
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97 per cent of Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid-2022: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): As much as 97 per cent of Afghanistan's population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country's political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released by the United Nations Development P
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UNGA President calls for halt to nuclear tests
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): The President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, on Wednesday called for an end to nuclear tests, saying these tests have long lasting health and environmental consequences
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'New Delhi Declaration': BRICS calls for instilling new life in discussion
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Members of BRICS countries on Thursday adopted a declaration calling for reforms of the principal organs of the United Nations including instilling new life in the discussions on the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi meets 76th UNGA President-elect, discusses
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday met Abdulla Shahid, President-elect of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and discussed issues like COVID-19 vaccines, gender, youth, human rights and
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