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High-profile attacks by anti-govt elements occurred across Afghanistan pri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): A new United Nations report on Wednesday revealed that high-profile attacks by anti-government elements occurred across Afghanistan prior to the Taliban takeover of major cities.
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UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter gl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to
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FIR against Afghan solidarity committee head, others for allegedly floutin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday booked the head of the Afghan solidarity committee Ahmad Zia Ghani and other refugees for allegedly not wearing masks and flouting COVID-19 norms during their protest outside United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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UN in touch with Guinea, neighbors to ensure coordinated response to crisi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is in contact with national actors in Guinea, its neighbouring countries and the international community to ensure a coordinated response to the political crisis there following a military coup, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on
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UN registers 300 unaccompanied Afghan children, some flown to Germany, Qat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 7 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) dispatched teams to Germany and Qatar to aid efforts by authorities to locate families from some of the 300 unaccompanied children from Afghanistan who were placed on evacuation flights without their parents, Executive Directo
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Hope to have constructive, fruitful discussions on global importance issue
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Vienna [Austrian], September 7 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived at the inaugural session of the Fifth World Conference of the Speakers of Parliaments (5WCSP) in Vienna, organised by the Austrian Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations.
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No protesters outside UNHCR office, issues resolved: Authorities tell Delh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Concerned authorities on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that now there are no Afghan nationals protesting outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office now.
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UN urges immediate climate action to cool 'season of fire and floods' worl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the United Nations (UN) on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to the internationally agreed goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial leve
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Almost 3/4th of Lebonan's population lives in poverty
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 6 (ANI) Poverty in Lebanon has drastically increased over the past year and now affects about 74 per cent of the population, warned the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrives at Vienna Airport ahead of World Confer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Vienna [Austrian], September 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived at Vienna International Airport on Monday ahead of the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) organised by the Austrian Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations.
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UN reaffirms to deliver humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 6 (ANI): United Nations Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths on Sunday reaffirmed the United Nations' commitment to delivering humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
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UN should prevent Taliban's onslaught in Panjshir, negotiate political sol
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI): Highlighting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Panjshir valley, former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has called on United Nations to do its utmost to prevent the Taliban's onslaught into the resistance stronghold.
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