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Biden reaffirms commitment to re-engagement with international institution
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, on Thursday (local time), hosted Permanent Representatives from the UN Security Council, where he reaffirmed the US commitment to values-based global leadership and re-engagement with international institutions, in particular the Unite
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Gender equality a priority focus for India; PM Modi moved nation to women-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 19 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to United Nations on Thursday said that achieving gender equality is India's priority focus, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has moved the nation from a paradigm of women's development to women-led dev
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India advocates peaceful dialogue on Crimea at UNSC meeting
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 18 (ANI): India on Wednesday advocated peaceful dialogue -- on the lines of the Arria formula -- on the situation in Crimea at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) follow-up meeting that was held earlier on March 12, 2021.
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UN chief appoints French diplomat Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 18 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed French diplomat Jean Arnault as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues.
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Urdu Bulletin: Farmers' protest, rise in COVID-19 cases reported widely
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Various Urdu newspapers in their Wednesday edition reported the farmers' appeal to United Nations Human Rights Council to interfere in the matter. Most publications also carried the news of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country.
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FIFA collaborates with United Nations to tackle menace of match-fixing
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): FIFA on Tuesday announced its collaboration with the United Nations on Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to launch the Global Integrity Programme -- a comprehensive international programme aimed at providing all 211 member associations with enhanced know
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Pakistan muzzling voices of dissent in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist inf
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): A Kashmiri political activist has urged the United Nations to take serious note on human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during his intervention at the ongoing 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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There can be no military solution to Syrian conflict: India at UN
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): India on Monday said that there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict and reaffirmed commitment to advancing a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned United Nations (UN)-facilitated political process.
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At least 138 people killed in Myanmar since Feb 1: UN
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 16 (ANI): At least 138 peaceful protesters, including women and children, have been killed in Myanmar since the violence that ensued after the military's forceful takeover on February 1, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-Gen
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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Suitable intervention strategies will enable achievement of sustainable de
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New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that suitable intervention strategies would enable the achievement of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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