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UAE, international organisations meet to discuss joint humanitarian respon
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], Oct 10 (WAM/ANI): Saeed Al Kaabi, United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Humanitarian Operations Director for Yemen, has met with representatives from a number of relief organisations working in Yemen at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the
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Ivanka rules herself out of UN envoy role
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, has refuted speculations that she will replace Nikki Haley as the new US ambassador to the United Nations.
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Nikki Haley won't run for President in 2020
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Oct 09 (ANI): Following the announcement of her resignation, United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that she will not be running for President in 2020.
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Nikki Haley resigns as UN ambassador
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 09 (ANI): United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as United Nations (UN) ambassador.
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Rapid, far-reaching changes needed to cap global warming at 1.5°C
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Incheon [South Korea], Oct 8 (ANI): Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a new assessment.
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Pankaj Sharma appointed India's Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 05 (ANI): Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.
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Russia-India trade up by 20%, continues to grow: Putin
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and India intend to increase coordination, including in the United Nations, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the G20, as well as in the fight against terrorism, Russian Presid
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Jacqueline Fernandez goes to UN against animal testing
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York, [USA] Oct 5 (ANI): Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez visited the United Nations (UN) headquarters on World Animal Day with a petition against animal testing containing 8 million signatures.
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Diamond Empowerment Fund grants $130,000 to Botswana Top Achievers Program
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 05 (BusinessWire India): The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) donated USD 130,000 to the Botswana Top Achiever Program, during a dinner reception with Botswana President Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi, on the eve of the opening of the 73rd Session of the United Natio
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Bangladesh PM earns praise for sheltering Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 4 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has earned praises for hosting over 1.1 million forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims, whereas Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been facing criticism for not protecting the rights of its citizens.
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ICJ to hear Kulbhushan Jadhav case from Feb 18
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Oct 03 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial branch of the United Nations, will hold a public hearing in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case from February 18 to 21, 2019, in The Hague, the seat of the Court.
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ICJ orders US to lift Iran sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Oct 3 (ANI): The United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday directed the United States to lift the sanctions imposed on humanitarian goods and civil aviation against Iran.
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