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Pakistan's Opposition accuses newly-appointed interior minister of having
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan Opposition's letter to the United Nations accusing newly-appointed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah of being "an ally of terrorist groups," may not come as a surprise to those at the world body looking at security issues and militancy management an
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UN chief calls for peaceful solution to Ukraine's crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 23 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that the world body will never give up on finding a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis.
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Amid worsening humanitarian crisis, UN chief calls for more cooperation wi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI): Amid humanitarian crisis worsening by the day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) called for more cooperation between the world body and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Afghanistan.
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Days after quite detention, Taliban free foreigners working for UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Days after their quiet detention, the Taliban freed two western citizens and their two Afghan colleagues on Friday who had been working for the UN after the world body had announced that they had been held by the Taliban for several days in Afghanistan, re
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Biennial World Cup will create extra $4.4 billion in revenue: FIFA
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], December 21 (ANI): FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday claimed staging the World Cup every two years would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body.
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'Act on principles of impartiality,' Taliban to UN on Naseer Faiq assuming
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Responding to the issue of allowing Naseer Ahmad Faiq to assume the seat of Afghanistan's permanent representative at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Taliban on Saturday urged the world body to act on principles of impartiality.
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UN chief asks for generous donations to global emergency response fund
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for generous donations to the world body's global emergency response fund.
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UNGA delays action on Afghanistan, Myanmar's bid for seats
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 7 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to defer a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
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Taliban fails to secure seat at United Nations
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] December 2 (ANI): The United Nations Accreditation Committee did not approve the Taliban's seat along with the Myanmar Military junta at the world body, local media reported on Thursday.
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Current Myanmar, Afghanistan envoys to UN to keep posts for now: Russian e
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 2 (ANI): The ambassadors of Afghanistan and Myanmar to the United Nations, appointed by the governments in those countries, will keep their posts until the UN Credentials Committee decides on the nations' representations at the world body, Russian Deputy Permanent R
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UN chief asks for 3.12 bln USD for 2022 budget
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for nearly 3.12 billion U.S. dollars as the world body's regular budget for 2022.
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United Nations must enhance its effectiveness, reliability to stay relevan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): Noting that the UN must improve its effectiveness to maintain its relevance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it is important the world body is constantly strengthened for preserving "global order, global laws and global values".
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