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German envoy bats for India's permanent UNSC seat
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): India with a population of 1.4 billion people should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council as its absence will hurt the world body's credibility, said German Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner here on Tuesday.
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Hold is not block, we are optimistic: India on Azhar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Undeterred by the recent setback at the UN Security Council (UNSC), India will continue pushing for the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the world body.
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Haven't received requests to launch criminal probe into Khashoggi's murder
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that the world body has not received requests from other countries to initiate a criminal investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Tasting India Symposium launches it's 3rd Edition Tasting India- EAT RIGHT
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (NewsVoir): For the first time in the country, one platform will bring together experts from around the world to discuss ways to actualise the United Nations Sustainability Goals using the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) Eat Right Movement and
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PM Modi receives UN's 'Champion of the Earth' award
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' award, the world body's highest environmental honour, from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Wednesday.
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PM Modi, Macron conferred with 'Champions of the Earth' award
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 26 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been recognised in the Policy Leadership category of the United Nation's Champions of the Earth award, the world body's highest environmental honour, for their pioneering work in champion
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Michelle Bachelet to be next UN human rights chief
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 9(ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the next human rights chief of the world body.
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Pakistan's 'fake photo episode' miffs UNGA Prez Miroslav Lajcak
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], Sep 27 (ANI): Incorrect use of a photograph by Pakistan at the United Nations has miffed Unite Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President. He has assured that he would "certainly think" about how to deal with incorrect use of pictures by nations from the world body's platfor
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UN should only see Pak doesn't encourage terrorism: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday categorically said that there is no scope for the United Nations' mediation in Kashmir issue and the world body should see that Pakistan doesn't encourage terrorism.
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UN evades question on Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr. 13 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday declined to comment on the death sentence awarded to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, citing the world body was not in a position to judge the case.
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The pressures to reform the UN will grow, says Foreign Secretary Jaishanka
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.18 (ANI): Putting pressure on the world body for a permanent seat for India in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar on Wednesday said that "The pressures to reform the UN will only grow with each passing day".
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Secretary-General Guterres cites multilateralism, teamwork as critical to
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 4 (ANI): On his first day in office, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for teamwork, telling staff at the world body's New York Headquarters that it is not enough to the "do the right thing, we need to earn the right to do the r
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