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United Nations pushes to extend Yemen truce for six months
United Nations (UN) is pressing the warring parties in Yemen to agree to a six-month extension of the truce, which expires on Tuesday, August 2. The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans…
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Opinion: Population primacy a boon or bane for India?
Is the population primacy a boon or a bane for India, and will we be able to convert its human resources to productive use? Experts say it could be a boon, but…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis refuse to extend the truce in Yemen
The Iranian-backed Houthi group announced on Saturday evening, its refusal to extend the UN truce in Yemen, which expires on August 2, Saba News Agency reported. The Houthi militia, which has never stopped violating…
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UN experts call on Israel to free Palestine prisoner Ahmed Manasra
United Nations (UN) human rights experts have called on Israel to immediately release the Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra – who was arrested in 2015 at the age of 13. “Ahmed’s imprisonment for…
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UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring
United Nations: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India’s efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). In her message to a session on the…
- World
India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country next year: UN report
United Nations: India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population…
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Shocking! Man finds out he has ovaries, uterus after 20 yrs
Beijing: A man in China has been shocked to learn he is intersex after seeking help for a recurring urinary problem for the last 20 years. Chen Li, 33, received the shock…
- Middle East
Hamas welcomes UN demand to lift siege on Gaza
Gaza: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Friday welcomed a UN report that called for the immediate ending of the siege that Israel has been imposing on the Gaza Strip since 2007. On…
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UN warns Lebanon’s growing humanitarian crisis
Geneva: A senior UN official has provided an update on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, saying that Lebanon’s crisis is affecting everyone, everywhere across the country. Najat Rochdi, UN Resident Coordinator and…
- Middle East
Moroccan Najat Rochdi appointed as UN special envoy for Syria
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as deputy special envoy for Syria. Rochdi succeeds Khawla Matar of Bahrain, “to whom the Secretary-General expresses…
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Guterres calls for respecting all religions in aftermath of Udaipur killing
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for “full respect for all religions” in the aftermath of the killing of a Hindu man in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. “We call for the…
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India slams UN Human Rights for comments on action against Setalvad
New Delhi: India on Wednesday dismissed as “completely unwarranted” the remarks by the UN Human Rights office over the arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad and said these comments “constitute an interference”…
- Middle East
UN cuts Yemen food rations due to funding gap, Ukraine crisis
The United Nations World Food Program on Sunday said that it has further cut the ration to Yemen due to a shortage of funding and the ongoing Ukraine crisis. This move by…
- Afghanistan
Tragic quake in south-east Afghanistan kills 155 children: UN Report
Kabul: At least 155 children have died after a tragic earthquake hit south-east Afghanistan last week, stated a report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)…
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Deeply concerned by developments in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza: India
United Nations: India has expressed deep concern over developments in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza, underscoring the importance of the international community and the UN Security Council sending a “strong signal”…
