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Persecution of Pashtuns in Pakistan highlighted in Geneva
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 13 (ANI): The European Organization for Pakistani Minorities has displayed a photo exhibition in front of United Nations office in Geneva on Pashtun Long March which took place after the killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27-year-old shopkeeper, of Pashtun origi
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Myanmar Govt permits UN to probe Rohingya abuse
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 13 (ANI): The Myanmar Government granted permission to the United Nations inspection teams to assess dozens villages and townships in the country's Rakhine State, that were home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims last year.
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UNHRC Special Rapporteur's report links inflammatory remarks by BJP leader
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in her report on 'Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia', has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been linked to
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Posters outside UN highlight issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 11 (ANI): Banners have been put up in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to highlight the grim issue of enforced disappearances in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Libya: Over 100 dead in September shipwrecks
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Sep 11 (ANI): More than 100 people, including 20 children died in early September when two rubber boats carrying scores of people wrecked off the coast of Libya.
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Ingrid Hayden named deputy special envoy for Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Ingrid Hayden of Australia as his Deputy Special Representative (Political) for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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Mohalla clinics most systematic form of healthcare: Ban Ki-moon
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the Mohalla clinic facility as the "best and most systematic form of healthcare."
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UN in India hails SC order on Section 377
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 6 (ANI): The United Nations in India welcomed the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and hoped that the ruling will be the first step towards guaranteeing full range of fundamental rights to LGBTI persons.
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UNAIDS welcomes SC decision on IPC 377, urges other countries to follow In
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 06 (ANI): The UNAIDS (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of India to annul key provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. The world agency expressed hope that this decision sets the trend and is
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US Secy of State meets Pak PM Imran Khan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep 05 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM House on Wednesday, following his meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
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India, Cyprus ink two MoUs
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], Sept 3 (ANI): India and Cyprus signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday on 'Combating Money Laundering and Cooperation' in the field of Environment, in presence of the Presidents of both the countries.
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EAM Swaraj to hold informal meeting with SAARC Foreign Ministers
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sep 01 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold an informal meeting with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood
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