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UN decries surge in tribal violence in South Sudan
Updated : 2 hours, 53 min ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations on Thursday expressed concern over the escalating communal violence in South Sudan which it said has left several people dead and others injured.
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Shocking toll on children in Myanmar, says UN rights expert
Updated : 3 hours, 16 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February's coup, a top independent Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said.
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Iran should drop demands that go beyond JCPOA: US Deputy Envoy to UN
Updated : 3 hours, 18 min ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States believes Iran should drop demands that go beyond the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action if it wants to the revive the 2016 nuclear deal, Deputy Permanent Representative Richard Mills said on Thursday.
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UN body to hold debate on Afghan women's rights on July 1
Updated : 3 hours, 29 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Libya constitutional talks end without breakthrough
Updated : 3 hours, 44 min ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), a new round of High-Level Meeting on the Libya Constitutional Track concluded here on Thursday.
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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
Updated : 8 hours, 54 min ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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Israeli parliament dissolves, Yair Lapid to become PM
Updated : 9 hours, 30 min ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 30 (ANI): Israeli lawmakers on Thursday unanimously voted to dissolve the parliament, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition government lost its majority in the parliament, triggering an unprecedented fifth election in less than four years.
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BE OPEN celebrates winners of DESIGN TO NURTURE THE PLANET, competition to
Updated : 14 hours, 39 min ago IST
London [UK], June 30 (ANI/PRNewswire): Design to Nurture the Planet student competition in support of the United Nations SDG Programme, announces the winners of its three core prizes.
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MEA rebukes OHCHR interference regarding legal action against Teesta Setal
Updated : 1 day, 10 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rebuked the UN Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) for Human Rights interference against Teesta Setalvad and two other persons as "completely unwarranted."
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'Regrettable and un-Islamic': AIMPLB condemns Udaipur tailor murder
Updated : 1 day, 15 hours ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) condemned the cold-blooded murder of a tailor in Udaipur saying that "taking law into your own hands is highly condemnable, regrettable and un-Islamic".
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Urban refugees demonstrate at UNHCR office in Kathmandu seeking asylum
Updated : 2 days, 3 hours ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 (ANI): Urban refugees on Monday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the UN refugee agency-UNHCR, seeking 11-point demand that as per them would make their stay in Nepal easier.
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Tuvalu's foreign minister withdraws from UN conference after China blocks
Updated : 2 days, 3 hours ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 28 (ANI): Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe has pulled out of the UN Oceans Conference after China blocked Taiwan's delegation from participating.
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