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UNGA President welcomes ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 26 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday (local time) welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying the two countries stated commitment to achieving
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Positive step: UN Chief hopes India-Pak pact to provide opportunity for fu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by India and Pakistan's decision to strictly observe all agreements on a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and hopes that the "positive step" would "provide an opportunity for further di
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India, Ireland hold consultations on UNSC issues
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): India and Ireland held bilateral consultations on United Nations Security Council issues on Thursday congratulating each other on their election to the Security council.
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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EcoEx launches India's first of its kind digital marketplace to facilitate
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): EcoEx, a start-up in the plastic waste management sector, has launched India's first digital marketplace to facilitate exchange of plastic credit certificates and strengthen the plastic recycling infrastructure.
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Prakash Javadekar uses Sanskrit for first time at UNSC on climate change
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change.
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US senate confirms Thomas-Greenfield's nomination as UN ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The Senate on Tuesday (local time) confirmed US President Joe Biden's nominee, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as US ambassador to the United Nations.
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Human rights agenda continues to face severe challenges, most of all from
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Noting that terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and India is at the forefront of the fight against it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there is a need for clear realisation in bodies dealing wi
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India at UNHCR: Terrorism can never be justified nor its perpetrators be e
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and a crime against humanity, which violates the most fundamental human rights namely the right to life, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday in his address to the United
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UN envoy to Libya holds discussions with Libyan parties, reiterates commit
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Jan Kubis held discussions with a wide range of interlocutors in various parts of the country and stressed the UN's commitment to the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), the UN Support Mission in
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US State Secretary expresses condolences for Italian envoy killed in Congo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) expressed condolences for the Italian envoy killed in a terror attack on a United Nations convoy in Congo.
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Sri Lanka seeks India's support ahead of UNHRC session
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka has sought India's support ahead of the March session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva during which Colombo's record in human rights and related accountability will be probed.
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