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Italian envoy killed in terror attack on UN convoy in Congo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 22 (ANI): Luca Attanasio, Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was killed in a terrorist attack on a United Nations convoy, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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WHRPC' doctorate for N&H Research Park's Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian chapter of the World Human Rights Protection Commission (IWHRPC) organized by WHRPC with the British Council (UK), United Nations (USA) and other international organizations had taken place in New Delhi on 21st of Februa
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Abducted UNHCR aid worker pleads for his rescue in video released by Boko
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI): An aid worker of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who has been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from a major highway in northeast Borno State, has pleaded the authorities to rescue him in a video released by the Boko Haram terr
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UN thanks India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 21 (ANI): United Nations on Saturday thanked India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepers and appreciated efforts to strengthen COVAX Facility for ensuring equitable access to vaccines for all.
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Myanmar coup: UN chief condemns use of deadly violence in Mandalay
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) condemned the use of "deadly violence" in Myanmar, which left two people dead and several injured.
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Jammu Municipal Corporation signs MoUs with IPCA, UNDP to make Jammu plast
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) to make Jammu plastic-free.
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'Plight of missing persons have increased': NGO highlights issue of enforc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC), an NGO, had a virtual meeting with the United Nations Working Group on Involuntary or Enforced Disappearances, wherein they agreed to make a more concerted efforts to raise the International Community's understanding of the
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UN 'encouraged' by steps to preserve Iran nuclear deal after US proposes t
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations welcomes all steps to preserve the Iran nuclear deal in light of the United States' announcement of its readiness to return to diplomacy with Tehran and is reviewing the details of the US proposal, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sput
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India at UNSC calls for immediate end to hostilities in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 19 (ANI): India at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday called for an immediate end to the hostilities in Yemen and a peaceful political settlement through broad-based dialogue and consultations, taking into account the legitimate concerns and aspira
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12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the total number of people on the brink of hunger to a record 12.4 million.
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Widely unfair: UN says 130 countries haven't received single COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to
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UK witnesses India's ambitious work on renewable energy ahead of COP26 sum
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 18 (ANI): Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), witnessed India's ambitious work on renewable energy, and held vital discussions with government leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, businesses and civil society dur
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