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UN Chief condemns 'deplorable' attack on airport in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 31 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the deadly attack on Aden airport in Yemen, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement on Wednesday.
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UNDP provides help for Fiji's schools affected by tropical cyclone Yasa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is helping Fiji reach out to communities severely affected by the tropical cyclone Yasa in order to ensure schools are ready to open in January 2021.
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Envoy Abhay Kumar meets UN resident coordinator for Madagascar, discusses
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], December 29 (ANI): Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar met Issa Sanogo, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Madagascar, during which they exchanged views on various issues of interest including the drought situation in the south of the island nation.
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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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Baloch human rights council seeks UN Secy General intervention in Karima B
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): Requesting the United Nations to intervene in the mysterious death of Baloch activist Karima Baloch in Toronto, Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) in a letter has said that Pakistan has "responded violently to the genuine demands of the Baloch peopl
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Baloch rights council urges UN to ensure probe into activist's death
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 27 (ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded the United Nations' intervention to ensure a fair probe into the death of activist Karima Baloch which is shrouded in mystery.
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3 UN peacekeepers killed, 2 injured in attack in Central African Republic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 26 (ANI): Unidentified gunmen attacked United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Thursday, killing 3 officials and injuring two, UN Secretary spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, said in a statement.
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UN welcomes prisoner swap between Libyan parties
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the exchange of prisoners between rival parties.
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Killing of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend, UNHRC needs to wake up, s
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 26 (ANI): The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that needs to be stopped and multilateral agencies such as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) also need to wake up to the
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Sharp declines in trade but A-Pac performs better: ESCAP
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Bangkok [Thailand], Dec 24 (ANI): Despite facing a sharp decline in trade, Asia and the Pacific is expected to perform better than rest of the world during 2020, according to a new brief by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP).
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Aurobindo Pharma, Covaxx to develop Covid-19 vaccine for India, UNICEF
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 24 (ANI): Aurobindo Pharma and US-based Covaxx have entered into a license agreement to develop, commercialise and manufacture a vaccine to fight Covid-19 for India and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) agency.
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Experts question China's underhanded influence after ICC rejected call for
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Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Experts have questioned China's underhanded influence on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and said "the international legal system suffers from a double standard" after the court rejected a
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