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UN expresses its concerns over Myanmar's dire humanitarian situation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The UN expressed its concerns over Myanmar's dire situation as armed conflict and insecurity since February 1st have led to the displacement of more than 210,000 people in various parts of the country.
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1 billion children at high risk due to climate change: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The UNICEF on Thursday said in a report that nearly one billion children all across the world are at high risk of the impacts of the climate crisis.
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UNDP alarmed over 'current trajectory' of Afghan conflict
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has raised alarm over the ongoing situation in Afghanistan after Taliban took over the country after a swift offensive.
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'Dune,' 'French Dispatch' added to NY Film Festival lineup
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): The 2021 New York Film Festival has added Denis Villeneuve's highly anticipated 'Dune' and Wes Anderson's star-studded latest 'The French Dispatch', to its lineup. They have added screenings of both the titles as part of its Spotlight section.
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Nearly 1Bln children at 'extremely high risk' globally because of climate
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US] August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): One in two children around the world live in conditions exposing them to the extremely harmful effects of climate change, with those in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau jeopardized the most, the UN Children's Emerge
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Rafael Nadal to miss rest of 2021 season due to foot injury
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 20 (ANI): Rafael Nadal on Friday announced he will miss the rest of the 2021 season including this month's US Open due to a left foot injury that has been troubling him for a year.
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IS poses steady threat globally, says UN counter-terrorism chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) to international peace and security has remained significant and steady over the past six months, raising serious international concerns, said the UN counter-terrorism chief on Thursday (local time).
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12.2 million people in Afghanistan acutely food insecure: UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 20 (ANI): UN humanitarians on Thursday said that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure.
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Renowned Afghan institute's head hits out at Islamic world over Taliban's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 20 (ANI): A renowned Afghan institute's head hit out at the Islamic world for remaining passive over the Taliban's recent takeover of Afghanistan during a UNSC session on Thursday.
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UN Security Council members express concern at expansion of ISIL in many r
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): The members of UN Security Council on Thursday expressed concern over the alarming expansion of ISIL (Da'esh) in many regions, including in Africa, and acknowledged that the growing influence of ISIL may have far-reaching implications for the peace, security,
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Undercutting finances of terrorist organisations is effective way to defea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): Referring to the continuous ISIS threat in Africa, US Ambassador to United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Thursday (local time) said undercutting the financing of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist organisations is one of the most
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Some countries seek to subvert collective resolve to fight terrorism, need
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 19 (ANI): Noting that there are also some countries who seek to undermine or subvert collective resolve to fight terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called on the United Nations Security Council to call out doublespeak "when we see state hos
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