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UN unanimously extends Libya's arms embargo for 1 year
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday unanimously extended the ban on the flow of weapons to Libya for another one year, even as infighting between rebel commander Khalifa Haftar's forces and UN-backed government shows no signs of abating in the s
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Angelina Jolie seeks more international support for Venezuela
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 9 (ANI): Hollywood star and special envoy for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to Venezuela, from where the number of refugees and migrants has risen to over four
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5 countries secure non-permanent member seats in UNSC in January 2020
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): The United Nations General Assembly conducted a secret ballot on Friday and elected five countries, including Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the smallest nation ever to secure a seat in the Security Council (UNSC).
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'When does the Trial start' netizens wonder as Ivanka announces she's en r
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 6 (ANI): Ivanka Trump inadvertently went viral on Wednesday with a tweet where she announced she was "en route to the Hague!," a city on the west coast of the Netherlands best known for housing the International Criminal Court and the United Nations' International Court
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On World Environment Day, school children organise 'UnPlastic Ploggers Run
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Siliguri(West Bengal) [India], June 5 (ANI): On the occasion of World Environment Day, the school going students of Siliguri in association with United Nations Environment Program(UNEP), jointly organised "UnPlastic Ploggers Run" here on Wednesday.
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India at UN marks World Bicycle Day
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], June 04 (ANI): India joined the United Nations initiative to acknowledge "uniqueness, longevity, and versatility" of the bicycle on the occasion of World Bicycle day.
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Over 90,000 displaced in Libya due to fighting in Tripoli: UN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jun 1 (ANI): More than 90,000 people have been displaced in Libya since April as a result of the armed conflict between Khalifa Haftar's army and UN-backed government forces in capital Tripoli, United Nations said on Friday.
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India must renew efforts to gain UNSC permanent seat: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for renewed efforts by India to gain permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council.
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Sri Lanka reacts to UN Special Advisers' statement on sectarian violence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): Rohan Perera, Sri Lanka's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Sunday, criticised two UN representatives for expressing alarm over the "growing acts of violence on the basis of religion," particularly in the North Western Province of the count
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UN orders Russia to release Ukrainian sailors, ships
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 26 (ANI): A United Nations tribunal on Saturday ordered Russia to immediately release three Ukrainian naval ships and two dozen sailors, who were captured during a confrontation off the Crimean Peninsula last November.
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European countries donate more than USD 5 mn to North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 22 (ANI): Switzerland donated about USD five million in humanitarian assistance to North Korea in a bid to improve the health and nutrition condition in the impoverished country that is facing its worst drought in decades, a United Nations data divulged on Wednesday.
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Think over consequences on future developments: N Korea warns US over ship
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): North Korea on Tuesday warned the United States that its "outrageous" seizure of a cargo ship could have consequences on the future of US-North Korean relations.
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