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Azeem Rafiq reveals use of word 'Kevin' by Gary Ballance in racist context
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 16 (ANI): Azeem Rafiq on Tuesday in the parliamentary select committee hearing revealed how former England batter Gary Ballance used the term 'Kevin' in a derogatory manner.
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Shombi Sharp appointed as UN Resident Coordinator in India
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 16 (ANI): Shombi Sharp, who devoted more than 25 years of his career to promoting inclusive and sustainable development internationally, has been appointed as the UN Resident Coordinator in India, informed an official statement.
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Adil Rashid confirms Vaughan questioning number of players of Asian herita
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], November 15 (ANI): The racism controversy at England county Yorkshire isn't dying down and in a latest, spinner Adil Rashid has confirmed that he heard former Three Lions skipper Michael Vaughan question the number of players of Asian heritage during an incident in 2009.
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UNFPA establishes two new offices in Afghanistan to deal with humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 15 (ANI): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has established two offices in Afghanistan to scale up humanitarian response to its nationals, the agency said on Monday.
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3 million across Myanmar in need of humanitarian aid, warns UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 15 (ANI) Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
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US covered up Baghuz airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): The United States covered up the 2019 Baghuz airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Syria, a possible war crime, during the battle against the Islamic State, according to the New York Times.
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Olympics sponsors in spotlight as Beijing Winter Games loom
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 14 (ANI): Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the event, saying the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) major corporate sponsors should "explain" how they are using their leverage to address human rights abuse
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UN chief says outcome of COP26 'not enough'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) said that the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, or COP26, is not enough.
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Belarus-Poland crisis: UN urges all parties to respect human rights
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
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Libya elections 'essential next step' towards peace, stability: Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirit of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.
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Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession.
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India hopes mid-year assessment of MINUSCA will allow UN to reflect evalua
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Asserting that the Central African Republic is at an important juncture in its tenuous journey towards peace, India has said that the announcement of ceasefire a few weeks back, ongoing efforts for the national dialogue, and preparations for local elections
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