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Abstained on previous occasions too, position not new, says India on UNHRC
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New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India's decision to abstain at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the resolution to probe the Gaza conflict is not new and the country has abstained on previous occasions too, External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
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UNICEF supports 26 oxygen plants, 4,000 oxygen concentrators as India cont
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New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Continuing its emergency support to India's COVID-19 pandemic response, United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided 26 oxygen plants to India and over 4,500 oxygen concentrators and 200 RT-PCR testing machines have already been delivered
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Global food prices rise at rapid pace: FAO
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Rome [Italy], June 3 (ANI): Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade even as world cereal production is on course to reach a new record high, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations reported on Thursday.
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UNICEF reaches coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with Moderna
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with vaccine manufacturer Moderna to supply their international vaccination efforts against the novel coronavirus.
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China, Russia backs aspiration of Brazil, India, S. Africa to play a great
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New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): BRICS member states on Tuesday reaffirmed the need for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, to make it more representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of the developing countries so
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India says BRICS guided by sovereign equality of all states, respect for t
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New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday told BRICS leaders that the grouping has come a long way as it is based on the United Nations' charter that recognizes sovereign equality of all states and respect for their territorial integrity.
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Ethical Artificial Intelligence needs a global and inclusive regulatory fr
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New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/OP Jindal University): The consensus in the recently concluded two-day Dialogue on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was that plural philosophical perspectives and a global and inclusive regulatory framework could balance the risks and benefits to humanity
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UNHCR calls for orderly release of detained asylum seekers in Libya
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Tripoli [Libya], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday called for the orderly release of asylum seekers detained in Libya.
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UN boosts aid as DRC evacuates residents in fear of new volcano eruption
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Kinshasa [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) has expanded humanitarian relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the country has evacuated residents from Goma in case of another volcanic eruption.
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Jaishankar, Blinken discuss bilateral cooperation including Indo Pacific,
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Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday (local time) discussed various aspects of bilateral cooperation including Indo Pacific, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), Afghanistan, Myanmar, United Natio
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India expresses strong opposition to UNGA president's remarks on J-K
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New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India on Friday expressed its strong opposition to the "unwarranted references" made with respect to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Volkan Bozkir during his recent visit to Pakista
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Uyghurs in China, abroad targeted by 'Chinese-speaking' hackers through fa
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Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur community in China and abroad are being targeted in surveillance efforts by "Chinese-speaking" hackers through the use of fake emails from the United Nations (UN) and a human rights group, according to cybersecurity researchers.
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