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India welcomes adoption of UNSC resolution recommending Antonio Guterres 2
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI): India on Tuesday welcomed adoption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution recommending a second term to Antonio Guterres as UN Secretary-General.
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UNICEF expresses concern over deaths of Pakistani children in explosions
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): After a series of blasts in Pakistan that killed and injured children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed serious concern over the fatalities and said no child should fall victim to the explosive remnants of war.
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Act Now organizes world's longest environment online event, Peace Is Green
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Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): On the occasion of World Environment Day and launch of "Decade of Restoration" by United Nations Environment Programme, Act Now, an Indian NGO, working for environmental awareness and climate action, organized a unique 24-ho
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Tirumurti thanks member states after India gets into UN Economic and Socia
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New York [US], June 8 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to United Nations TS Tirumurti thanked all UN Member States after India got elected into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday (local time).
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India backed Maldives over Afghanistan for UNGA presidency due to prior co
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New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): India's prior commitment to Maldives was the reason it supported the island country over Afghanistan for the presidency of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, said sources.
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Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid wins presidency of 76th UN General Assembly
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Male [Maldives], June 7 (ANI): The Maldives on Monday won the election to the post of the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), during the elections held at the UN headquarters in New York.
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Taliban poised to use force if negotiations fail after US withdrawal: UN r
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New York [US], June 7 (ANI): A new assessment based on intelligence from member states of United Nations revealed that the Taliban is poised to use force to take what they do not get through negotiations after the US and coalition troops complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Al-Qaeda chief is somewhere between Afghanistan, Pakistan: UN report
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is "probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda," according to a United Nations report.
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UN chief strongly condemns killing of over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso a
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New York [US], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the heinous attack by unidentified assailants on a village in the province of Yagha in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, which resulted in the killing of over 100 civilians, i
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World Environment Day 2021: Theme, history and significance
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New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): World Environment Day, which is celebrated annually on June 5 across the globe, is one of the biggest events organised by the United Nations (UN) to generate awareness about the significance of nature. The day is celebrated to tell people that nature should b
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Flooding affects 400,000 people in Somalia: UN
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Mogadishu [Somalia], June 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Flooding caused by recent torrential rains across Somalia have affected an estimated 400,000 people in 14 districts since late April, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.
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Taliban protest UN report of its continuing ties with Al Qaeda
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Taliban on Friday refuted the UN Monitoring Team's report that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda remain closely aligned and show no indication of breaking ties and said it is compiled from "false information" provided by enemy circles and has exploited the positi
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