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India's election at UNSC is recognition of PM Modi's global role: Ambassad
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): India's election as a non-permanent member at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is a recognition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global role and his strong engagement across countries, TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
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Turkey's Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir to be its president ahead of the 75th General Debate in September.
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US greets India's UNSC win, looks forward to strengthen strategic ties
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The State Department congratulated New Delhi for securing a successful victory at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and said it looked forward to work on issues of international peace and security -- a natural extension of the US-India comprehensive gl
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India, Ireland, Mexico secure temporary seats on UN Security Council, Cana
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): With a comfortable victory of 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly, India on Wednesday was elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the 15 member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term.
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India secures UNSC seat, sails through with 184 out of 192 valid votes pol
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) secured a comfortable victory in the United Nations Security Council elections to join the powerful 15-nation body as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term.
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Counting begins for UNSC non-permanent member seat, India set for comforta
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): Voting began on Wednesday morning (local time) for the five non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term, one of which is assured for India with the unanimous backing of the Asian Pacific group.
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UN chief expresses concern over violent India-China border clashes, urges
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New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern on the reports of violent clashes between India and China on Line of Actual Control and urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint.
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India says UNHRC's UPR mechanism a visible instrument for rights protectio
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India has termed the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) an effective and visible instrument for the promotion and protection of human rights.
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India slams Pak for raising Kashmir at UNHRC, asks it to 'introspect' its
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of "effecting a state-sponsored genocide."
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United Nations Global Compact and Russell Reynolds Associates study identi
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New York [USA], June 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): The United Nations Global Compact today launched the "Leadership for the Decade of Action" report in collaboration with Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading leadership advisory and search firm.
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India's presence in UNSC will bring Indian ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 13 (ANI): Ahead of June 17 elections to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), India has said that its presence in the world body will help to bring the ethos of 'Vasudev Kutumbakam' (the world is one family) to the world.
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UN Panel demands US take immediate reforms to eliminate structural racism
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Washington D.C. [US], June 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The US government should implement immediate reforms to eliminate structural discrimination by police, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a statement on Friday.
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