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Time-critical programmes' in Afghanistan suffer due to ban on women staff:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN agencies in a joint statement urged the Taliban to reverse the decision banning women from working in NGOs and barring them from attending schools and universities.
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Blinken calls on Taliban to reverse ban on women working in NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Antony Blinken urged Taliban to reverse their decision of barring women from working in NGOs.
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"Work in the UN will go on...we will continue to lend our voice," Kamboj o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Work in the UN will go on even as we exit the Security Council as we have several important bodies which deal with critical issues where we will continue to lend our voice, Ruchira Kamboj said on Wednesday on how India will shape its roadmap in the year ahead at the United Nations.
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"Consistently called for cessation of hostilities": Kamboj on India playin
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India's Permanent Ambassador to United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Wednesday underscored New Delhi's position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and said that India has consistently called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to the violence.
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India was voice of entire Global South, reinforced commitment to multilate
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Highlighting India's two-year tenure at the United Nations Security, which is coming to an end on December 31, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj on Wednesday said New Delhi was the voice of the entire Global South, and reinforced commitment to multilateralism and
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India raised profile of UNSC counter-terrorism committee: Kamboj
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India raised the profile of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) as the chair of this committee, said Permanent Ambassador to United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Wednesday, as she summed up New Delhi's tenure at the UN high table.
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"Deeply alarmed": UNSC on Taliban's suspension of access to universities f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday said that it is "deeply alarmed" by the reports that the Taliban have prohibited women and girls from attending universities, and it reiterated its serious concerns regarding the Taliban's decision to close all schools up to and includ
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India lauded for UNSC's December Presidency by member states
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The UN Member States on Friday (local time) heaped praise on India as it's United Nations Security Council December's presidential term comes to a close on December 31.
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India wraps up UNSC Presidency with focus on terrorism, Global South and m
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India on Thursday (local time) wrapped up its December Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with a special focus on terrorism, Global South and maritime security.
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UN expert on Myanmar says UNSC resolution not strong enough on 'gross righ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In response to the adoption of the Security Council's first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the "carnage" would only worsen without "strong, coordinated action"
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India working with international partners against terrorism: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The special meeting of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee was held in Mumbai and Delhi on October 28 and 29.
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India, China abstain on first UNSC resolution on Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which has been under military rule since February 2021.
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