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Omicron: School closures must be 'avoided whenever possible', says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Despite the rise in the cases of COVID-19 due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible, said Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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UN to consider resolution to extend mandate of terror monitoring team set
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): United Nations Security Council has decided to consider a resolution to extend the mandate of the monitoring team set up to assist the UNSC 1267 and 1988 committees, which deal with terrorism.
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World cannot defeat pandemic in uncoordinated way: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Arguing that the world "cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries "must take concrete action in the coming days" to vaccinate 40 per cent of the world's population by the end of t
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Morocco's extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite an Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.
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Venezuela violated jurist's rights, says UN Human Rights Committee
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 17 (ANI): Venezuela violated a jurist's right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
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Leena AI recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner Market Guide for
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Leena AI, the company that's revolutionizing enterprise employee experience, today announced that it was listed as a Representative Vendor in 2021 Gartner's Market Guide for Integrated HR Service Management Solutions1 for the second consec
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Sustainable recovery from COVID-19 pandemic should begin with vaccines: In
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [India], December 16 (ANI): Emphasising that following the emergence of the Omicron variant, India had immediately offered support including supplying made vaccines to the affected countries in Africa, India at the UN said that sustainable recovery from the pandemic should start wit
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US' Cornell University reports over 900 COVID-19 cases, many infections a
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ithaca [US], December 16 (ANI): Cornell University has reported 903 COVID-19 cases among students from December 7-13, and varsity officials have said that a "very high percentage" of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, reported CNN.
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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UN Secretary-General's spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said he has been tested positive for coronavirus and will quarantine himself as per medical guidelines.
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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
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