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Prakash Javadekar uses Sanskrit for first time at UNSC on climate
Updated : 3 days, 10 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Tuesday used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change.
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US senate confirms Thomas-Greenfield's nomination as UN ambassador
Updated : 3 days, 18 hours ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The Senate on Tuesday (local time) confirmed US President Joe Biden's nominee, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as US ambassador to the United Nations.
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Human rights agenda continues to face severe challenges, most of a
Updated : 3 days, 23 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Noting that terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and India is at the forefront of the fight against it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that there is a need for clear realisation in bodies dealing wi
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India at UNHCR: Terrorism can never be justified nor its perpetrat
Updated : 4 days, 2 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind and a crime against humanity, which violates the most fundamental human rights namely the right to life, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday in his address to the United
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UN envoy to Libya holds discussions with Libyan parties, reiterate
Updated : 4 days, 8 hours ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Jan Kubis held discussions with a wide range of interlocutors in various parts of the country and stressed the UN's commitment to the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), the UN Support Mission in
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US State Secretary expresses condolences for Italian envoy killed
Updated : 4 days, 15 hours ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) expressed condolences for the Italian envoy killed in a terror attack on a United Nations convoy in Congo.
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Sri Lanka seeks India's support ahead of UNHRC session
Updated : 4 days, 23 hours ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 22 (ANI): Sri Lanka has sought India's support ahead of the March session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva during which Colombo's record in human rights and related accountability will be probed.
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Italian envoy killed in terror attack on UN convoy in Congo
Updated : 5 days, 2 hours ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 22 (ANI): Luca Attanasio, Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was killed in a terrorist attack on a United Nations convoy, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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WHRPC' doctorate for N&H Research Park's Dr Hemachandran Ravik
Updated : 5 days, 5 hours ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian chapter of the World Human Rights Protection Commission (IWHRPC) organized by WHRPC with the British Council (UK), United Nations (USA) and other international organizations had taken place in New Delhi on 21st of Februa
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Abducted UNHCR aid worker pleads for his rescue in video released
Updated : 6 days, 4 hours ago IST
Maiduguri [Nigeria], February 21 (ANI): An aid worker of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), who has been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from a major highway in northeast Borno State, has pleaded the authorities to rescue him in a video released by the Boko Haram terr
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UN thanks India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Pe
Updated : 6 days, 10 hours ago IST
New York [US], February 21 (ANI): United Nations on Saturday thanked India for offering 200,000 COVID vaccine doses for UN Peacekeepers and appreciated efforts to strengthen COVAX Facility for ensuring equitable access to vaccines for all.
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Myanmar coup: UN chief condemns use of deadly violence in Mandalay
Updated : 6 days, 11 hours ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 21 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) condemned the use of "deadly violence" in Myanmar, which left two people dead and several injured.
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