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UN may close 26 aid programs in Yemen by 2021
New York: The United Nations will be forced to reduce or shut down 26 humanitarian programs in Yemen by the end of this year unless additional funding is received to…
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Important that Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine cleared by WHO: UN
New York: Any vaccine for the coronavirus disease, including Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine, must be cleared by the World Health Organization, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on…
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India contributes USD 1 million to UN Relief
Ramallah: India on Wednesday contributed USD1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East. This aid will support the Agency’s programs and services,…
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One in every 130 women is enduring modern slavery: UN Report
As many as 29 million women and girls are victims of modern slavery and are exploited by practices including forced labor, forced marriage, debt-bondage and domestic servitude, a report by…
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UN voices concern over Hathras rape; India says it’s unnecessary
New Delhi: The United Nations in India has expressed sadness and concern at the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India. In a statement issued in…
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Ahead of polls, Trump’s ‘Toxic Present’ to the UN
Talmiz Ahmad From mid-August, the US has relentlessly pursued an extraordinary diplomatic initiative which has only meant defeat, isolation and humiliation for its president, secretary of state and diplomats. On…
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UN council urges speedy halt to Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
United Nations: The UN Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to immediately halt fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions. The UN’s most…
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COVID-19 can’t crush human rights, UN gathering declares
Johannesburg: In a diminished spotlight because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics and vote, too. In many…
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India walks out of UNGA protesting Imran’s diatribe
United Nations: The Indian delegate at the United Nations General Assembly session on Friday walked out in protest when Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan began attacking India in his speech at…
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Lebanon asks world’s help ‘trying to rise from its rubble’
Beirut: Facing an economic meltdown and other crises, Lebanon’s president on Wednesday asked for the world’s help to rebuild the capital’s main port and neighborhoods that were blown away in last…
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New York: The U.N’s first virtual meeting of world leaders
UN:In this photo provided by the United Nations, the French President Emmanuel Macron’s pre-recorded message is played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22,…
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What a gift: Russia offers UN staff free virus vaccines
Moscow: What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine, for free? United Nations staff in New York and around the world are now facing that choice…
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Erdogan raises Kashmir issue at UN General Assembly
United Nations: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is vying for the leadership of Islamic nations, brought up the Kashmir issue again at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday calling it…
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China has no intention to fight either ‘Cold War’ or ‘hot war’: Xi
United Nations: China will never seek hegemony, expansion, or sphere of influence, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday and said Beijing has no intention to fight either a “Cold War” or…
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Iran strikes defiant tone at the UN under crushing US sanctions
Dubai: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech on Tuesday to the UN General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak and a…
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UN is ‘saving humanity form hell’, it should be reformed and strengthen
Kalyani Shankar The United Nations will be 75 next month. An organization can be considered to be still young but it is time for stocktaking. The UN came into being…
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UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran as the United States is demanding until he gets green light from the Security Council.…
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UN report on presence of ISIS in Kerala, K’taka incorrect: Govt in LS
New Delhi: The government on Sunday dismissed as “factually not correct” a United Nations report which suggested the presence of “significant numbers” of ISIS terrorists in Kerala and Karnataka. Union Minister…
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US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored, but world yawns
Washington: The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of the world rejects as illegal and sets the stage…
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Indian teen named by UN to 2020 Class of Young Leaders
United Nations: Udit Singhal, an 18-year-old youngster from India has been named by the United Nations to the 2020 cohort of young leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, the highest-profile recognition…
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The case of Hyderabad State before UN in September 1948
Moses Tulasi “In my Government’s view, Hyderabad is not competent to bring any question before the Security Council; that it is not a State; that it is not independent; that…
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UN: Increased warming closing in on the agreed-upon limit
United Nations: The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to…
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UN: Libya at ‘turning point’, COVID heading ‘out of control’
United Nations: The top UN official for Libya warned Wednesday that the conflict-torn North African country is at “a decisive turning point“, with foreign backers of its rival governments pouring in…
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COVID-19 will push 47M women into extreme poverty by 2021: UN
United Nations: The COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately affect women and push 47 million more women and girls into extreme poverty by 2021, reversing decades of progress to lift this demographic above…
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UN Secretary General condoles death of Pranab Mukherjee
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condoled the death of former president Pranab Mukherjee and recalled with appreciation his commitment to reform, multilateralism and support to the world organisation. Mukherjee…
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PM Modi likely to address virtual UN General Assembly on Sept 26
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the world body for the…
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Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
Washington: The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a move that will further isolate the U.S. at the United Nations, test the…
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UN crisis looms as the US readies demand for Iran sanctions
United Nations: After a resounding defeat in the UN Security Council, the United States is poised to call for the United Nations to reimpose sanctions on Iran under a rarely used…
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UN chief demands immediate release of Mali President, PM
New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) demanded “the immediate and unconditional release” of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse after they were…
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Middle East
UN chief concerned over Yemen’s abandoned oil tanker
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply concerned” about the condition of an oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen, his spokesperson has said. Built-in 1974, the FSO…
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