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Amazon fires: UN rights chief calls on Amazonian countries to implement lo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 9 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on the South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil to ensure the implementation of longstanding environmental policies to prevent future tragedies of the scale of recen
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Geneva: Posters highlighting human rights violations in Balochistan, KP ap
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 9 (ANI): Posters and banners highlighting human rights violations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have appeared in front of the United Nations office here during the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Deeply concerned over lockdown in Kashmir: UN rights chief Bachelet
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 9 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday said that she was "deeply concerned" over the "impact of recent actions" by the Indian government on the "human rights of Kashmiris" including the detention of political leaders
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We are with PM Modi at UN: Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday slammed Pakistan over the Kashmir issue and said that the Opposition parties in India stand united with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter being taken to the United Nations.
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PM Modi takes India's remote sensing and space technology to world stage
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took India's remote sensing and space technology to the world stage by mentioning it at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
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PM stresses on India's role in promoting South-South Cooperation at COP 14
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday stressed on India's role in promoting South-South Cooperation at the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) while addressing 196 countries
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'To counter Pak at UNHRC, India must tell Art.370 was about special discri
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 9 (ANI): India must highlight how Article 370 was about special discrimination against the people of Jammu and Kashmir to win support at the 42nd session of United Nations Human Rights Convention (UNHRC) that is scheduled to begin today, said former UN diplomat Mukul S
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Pak FM leaves for Geneva to discuss Kashmir issue at UNHRC session
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep 9 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday morning embarked on a three-day visit to Geneva where he will raise the Kashmir issue at the 42nd session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) beginning today.
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PM Modi to address COP 14 to UNCCD in Greater Noida on Monday
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) being held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
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Over 3 animal species in India have gone extinct due to desertification, r
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 8 (ANI): At least three to four species of animals, such as the Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck, and the Sumatran Rhino, have become extinct due to desertification in India, researchers warned at the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations C
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Land degradation affecting livelihood, experts call for alertness at grass
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 5 (ANI): With land degradation massively affecting livelihood at the local level in all parts of the world, UNCCD has said that 122 countries have committed to set Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets so far.
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Brazil accuses UN human rights chief of meddling in state affairs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday (local time) criticised the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet for her remarks on alleged police violence and erosion of democracy in the South American country.
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