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IWF urges UNSC to address atrocities against minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Indian World Forum (IWF) has sought immediate intervention of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on atrocities inflicted on minorities in Pakistan, saying they are victims of "heinous crimes" which is threatening international peace.
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We must all strive to preserve peace: UN Chief Guterres
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): A high-level meeting of the United Nations was held on Monday, marking the 75 years of the organization where the General Assembly adopted a forward-looking political declaration that would give countries a mechanism to combat terrorism, reformed multilater
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Pakistan spreading imposturous political propaganda full of disinformation
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): India at the United Nations during the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council on Monday accused Pakistan of spreading imposturous political propaganda which is full of disinformation and gratuitous references about India’s internal matters
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UNSC is committed to Afghanistan's sovereignty: Khalilzad
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): The statement issued by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Afghanistan peace negotiations highlights its commitment to Afghanistan's "sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity & national unity", said US Special Representative Zal
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Dr Kafeel Khan writes to UN experts, urges Centre to 'release human rights
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Dr Kafeel Khan has written to United Nations human rights experts in reference to their letter dated June 26, 2020, urging the Indian government to immediately release human rights defenders.
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US sanctions unlikely to hinder arms sales to Iran once UN embargo expires
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Any potential US sanctions are unlikely to prevent countries from selling arms to Iran after the United Nations (UN) embargo on the country expires on October 18, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday.
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India supports multilateralism, need to adopt speedier UNSC reforms: UN en
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 19 (ANI): India supports multilateralism in the United Nations Security Council and it is high time that the status quo should be changed and the reforms are introduced at the earliest, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said on Frida
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PM Modi to attend two debates in this year's 'historic' UNGA session: TS T
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 19 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Friday (local time) said the highlight of the "historic" UN General Assembly session this year will be the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in two debates in the high-lev
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Feel empowered, says women of Nepal's Gorkha district after reconstruction
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Gorkha [Nepal], September 18 (ANI): Radha Ramtel, once a mason during the Nepal Housing Reconstruction Project in Gorkha district, now feels empowered as the project funded by the Indian Government and undertaken by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helped her to earn and learn
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People in PoK desperate for freedom from Pakistan govt: Activist
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18 (ANI): Highlighting the atrocities comitted by Pakistan in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Amjad Ayub Mirza, an activist from PoK, told the United Nations that people in the region are "desperate" for freedom from Pakistan government and want to join the u
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President Trump not to attend UNGA session in-person: White House
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump has abandoned his plans to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in person, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters.
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UN chief calls for more efforts to address global fragilities exposed by C
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for more efforts to address the global fragilities that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed.
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