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UN: Houthi Rebels To Stop Using Child Soldiers

Yemen's Houthi rebels have agreed to rid their ranks of child soldiers, who have fought by the thousands during the…

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UN Still To Agree On Terrorism Definition And Policy: India

UN member states have failed themselves by continuing to procrastinate on concluding a comprehensive convention against international terrorism, India has…

2 years ago
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UN Chief: World Worse Now Due To COVID-19, Climate, Conflict

As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres has said the world is worse off in many…

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UN Concerned About Efforts To Exclude Afghan Women From Public

UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan to steadily erase women and…

2 years ago
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COP26: What’s At Stake For India & South Asia

South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population, and to some of the countries most vulnerable…

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Racism, Climate, Divisions Top UN Agenda As Leaders Meet

Racism, the climate crisis and the world's worsening divisions took center stage at the United Nations on Wednesday, a day…

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Taliban Ask For Participation At UNGA

The Taliban have written to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominating their spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan's new ambassador to the UN…

3 years ago
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China Will Never Seek Hegemony: Xi Jinping

Amidst escalating tension in ties with the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said that disputes among countries "need…

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Taliban Kill Folk Singer After Having Tea With Him

The family members of a folk singer north of Kabul say the Taliban killed him. The shooting of Fawad Andarabi…

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UN Human Rights Council To Hold Special Session On Af

The United Nations Human Rights Council announced on Tuesday it will hold a special session on Afghanistan on August 24…

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‘Code Red For Humanity’: UN Report On Global Warming

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that…

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‘Momentous Day’: India Assumes UNSC Presidency For August

India will always be a voice of moderation, an advocate of dialogue and a proponent of international law, External Affairs…

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Swamy’s Death A Stain On India’s Human Rights Record: UN Expert

A UN human rights expert has said that she is devastated to hear about the demise of Jesuit priest Stan…

3 years ago
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15 Dead, 400 Missing In Rohingya Camp Fire: United Nations

At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh,…

3 years ago
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All Wasted Food Packed In Big Trucks Would Circle Earth 7 Times

Seventeen percent of the food available to consumers worldwide in 2019 -- almost one billion tonnes -- was thrown away…

3 years ago
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Existing Emissions Pledges Barely Scratch Climate Targets

Pledges made so far under the 2015 Paris accord would deliver less than a 1% reduction in global greenhouse gas…

3 years ago
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UN Rights Watchdog Raises Concerns About Dubai Princess

The U.N. human rights watchdog said on Friday it has asked the United Arab Emirates for more information about the…

3 years ago
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Pak Gives UN A Dossier On India After India Submits One On Pak

Pakistan gave U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier on Tuesday accusing India of stoking terrorism in Pakistan, a day after…

3 years ago
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Pak PM Says Will Upgrade Status Of Part Of Kashmir

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday his government will give provisional provincial status to part of Kashmir, drawing…

4 years ago
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CAA Protests: UN Experts Seek Release Of Activists

In a statement published on June 26, several experts from the United Nations have called upon India to immediately release…

4 years ago
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India Elected Unopposed To U.N. Security Council

Along with Mexico, Ireland and Norway, India was elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, but the 193…

4 years ago
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African Countries Seek UN Inquiry Into U.S. Racism, Police Brutality

African countries are lobbying to set up a United Nations commission of inquiry into “systemic racism” and “police brutality” in…

4 years ago
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Trump To Cut U.S. Ties With WHO Over Coronavirus

The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over the body’s handling of the coronavirus…

4 years ago
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ILO Warns Indian States On Scrapping Workers’ Rights

The U.N. labour agency urged Indian states thinking of relaxing workers’ rights to help industry survive the coronavirus to consult…

4 years ago
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COVID-19 Pandemic: UN Warns Of Global Mental Health Crisis

A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into…

4 years ago

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