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Facing bitter criticism from the West on Ukraine, the Russian embassy in India today welcomed India's "balanced, principled and independent approach" at the United Nations Security Council Briefing on the implementation of the Minsk…
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Four women activists in Afghanistan have been released by the country’s “de facto authorities” after going missing weeks ago, the United Nations said Sunday. “After a long period of uncertainty about their whereabouts and safety, the four…
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Working Group (WG) II report, focussing on the limits of ecosystems, biodiversity hot spots and humans adapting to climate change, is due to be released on February 28. The report…
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India on Tuesday made a veiled attack on Pakistan, saying terrorist groups in the neighbourhood have re-branded themselves as humanitarian organisations to evade sanctions, news agency PTI reported. “It is imperative that sanctions do not…
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At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday. At least 11,787…
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UN experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen's Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels continue to hold camps and courses encouraging youngsters…
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China has agreed to let the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit Xinjiang in the first half of 2022 after the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to a report in the South China Morning Post which cited unnamed sources.…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be against international law and said he was confident that it would not happen. "There should not be any military intervention. In this context, I…
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The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has said that reopening schools for girls across the country was their responsibility and not due to world pressure. The remarks were made by Acting Minister Maulaee Noorullah Muneer during his…
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India’s ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti, while addressing the issue of crime against Indian religious groups, asked the world body to recognize Hinduphobia, along with hatred against Sikhs and Buddhists across the globe.…
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