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Yoga emerged as a powerful tool to reduce impact of stress during pandemic
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], June 21 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Monday stressed on practising Yoga for physical and mental well-being on the occasion of the seventh International Day of Yoga.
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India gets $64 billion FDI in 2020: UNCTAD
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Foreign direct investments in India rose to 64 billion dollars in 2020, making it the fifth-largest recipient in the world, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday.
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Myanmar soccer goalkeeper to apply for refugee status in Japan as military
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Tokyo [Japan], June 20 (ANI): Pyae Lyan Aung, Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper, will apply for refugee status in Japan on Tuesday after expressing fear for his life for making a three-finger salute in protest at the military coup in his country during a recent World Cup qualifier near Toky
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India responds to UN, says new IT rules 'designed to empower ordinary user
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): India's permanent mission at the United Nations has clarified that India's new IT rules are "designed to empower ordinary users of social media" and that they were finalised after the government held broad consultations with civil society and other stakeh
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EAM Jaishankar congratulates Guterres on his re-appointment as UN chief
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New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his re-appointment for a second term to helm the 193-member world organization.
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UN special envoy decries violence in Myanmar as 900 civilians already kill
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New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 900 civilians have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military takeover on February 1, United Nations Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told the UN General Assembly.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Guterres appointed UN Secretary-General for second term
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New York [US], June 18 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was on Friday appointed for a second term to helm the 193-member world organization.
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UN rights experts 'extremely alarmed' by forced organ harvesting of minori
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged 'organ harvesting' that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are currently in detention in China
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World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) launches Project One
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New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI/Heylin Spark): World Constitution and Parliament Association (WCPA) is glad to launch its pilot program" Project One World One Education" on 23rd June 2021 at 6.30 PM, on the occasion of United Nations Public Service Day, through the Center for Global Educatio
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UN alarmed by recent Myanmar violence, calls for accountability
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Yangon [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday said it was alarmed by the latest wave of violence in Myanmar in the wake of the February 1 military coup and called for all those responsible, including senior commanders, to be held accountable for violations.
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Union Labour and employment ministry signs Statement of Intent with UNICEF
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New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Santosh Gangwar, on behalf of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, signed a Statement of Intent with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.
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