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Geneva: Photo exhibition highlights human rights abuses in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland) July 7 (ANI): A photo exhibition has been organised at Broken Chair, a famous icon in front of the United Nations office in Geneva, highlighting the atrocities and the human rights abuses in Pakistan's Balochistan province that have collaborated with the multi-billion do
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UN chief concerned about unrest in Eswatini
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday voiced concern over the recent developments in the Kingdom of Eswatini, notably clashes between security forces and demonstrators that have led to deaths and injuries, said his spokesman.
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Time to call out countries harbouring terrorists, giving support to terror
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI): Underlining that the threat of terrorism is "grave and universal", India on Tuesday said it is a time to call out the countries that blatantly violate global commitments by harbouring terrorists and are willfully giving support to terror entities.
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We seek more cooperative, integrated future for Indian Ocean region: India
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI): India on Tuesday (local time) said that it is seeking a more cooperative and integrated future for the Indian Ocean region through the overall development of the ocean or blue economy.
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UN chief expresses deep concern over situation in Ethiopia's Tigray
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed his deep concern over the situation in Ethiopia's Tigray.
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6 children killed in several attacks in northwest Syria
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 3 (ANI): At least six children were killed on Saturday in several attacks on three villages in the northwest of Syria, confirmed the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Almost 40 million children in Pakistan did not receive polio vaccinations:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said in an annual report that almost 40 million children in Pakistan did not receive polio vaccinations between April and June amid the COVID-19 outbreak, when all polio campaigns were suspended.
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Around 1 out of 4 people lack safe drinking water in 2020: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Around one in four people lacked safely managed drinking water in their homes in 2020 and nearly half the world's population lacked safely managed sanitation, said a joint report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
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UNICEF expresses concern over safety of school children in Libya
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over the safety of school children in Libya due to armed clashes.
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Number of international migrant workers rises to 169 million: ILO
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A new report by the United Nations (UN)-body International Labour Organisation (ILO) has highlighted that the number of international migrant workers has risen globally to 169 million, an increase of three per cent since 2017.
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US urges Russia to immediately end violence in Central African Republic, r
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States calls on Russia to immediately stop the violence allegedly perpetrated against civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) and withdraw its military personnel, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a st
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Certain countries 'leveraging' their cyberspace expertise to indulge in cr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): India on Tuesday said that certain countries are leveraging their expertise in cyberspace to achieve political and security-related objectives and indulge in contemporary forms of cross-border terrorism.
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