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  ‘Vaccine apartheid’: Africans tell UN they need vaccines

  World | September 24, 2021 8:32 IST

   As of mid-September, fewer than 4% of Africans have been fully immunized and most of the 5.7 billion vaccine doses administered around the world have been given in just 10 rich countries.

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  India to take up issues like terrorism, vaccines, climate change at UNGA: Ambassador Tirumurti

  India | September 20, 2021 11:38 IST

  On climate change, Tirumurti said India is the only G-20 country which is on course to meet the Paris Targets.

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  Dilemma over SAARC foreign ministers meeting continues, who will represent Afghanistan?

  World | September 19, 2021 8:17 IST

  During the SCO meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the new regime in Afghanistan is non-inclusive and does not have representation of all sections of Afghan society, minorities and women.

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  PM Modi to address 76th UNGA session on September 25 in New York: MEA

  India | September 14, 2021 8:24 IST

  Modi's name was also mentioned in the provisional list of speakers released by the UN, sometime back.

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  UN adopts first resolution on vision, aims to help 1 billion

  World | July 24, 2021 8:22 IST

  UNGA approved its first-ever resolution on vision Friday, calling on its 193 member nations to ensure access to eye care for everyone in their countries.

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  UNGA President-elect Abdulla Shahid meets PM Modi

  India | July 24, 2021 7:29 IST

  India is the first country Shahid is visiting in his official capacity after he was elected to the post on June 7.

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  India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Myanmar

  World | June 19, 2021 6:39 IST

  India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, saying its views have not been reflected in the draft resolution.

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  India walks out of UN General Assembly protesting Imran's Khan diatribe

  India | September 26, 2020 8:41 IST

  First Secretary Mijito Vinito, who was sitting on the second seat in the first row of the Assembly chamber, stood up and left as soon as Khan turned on India by focusing on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

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  74th session of UN General Assembly opens

  World | September 18, 2019 7:17 IST

  Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the 74th session of the General Assembly, declared the opening of the 2019-2020 session of the most representative body of the UN, Xinhua reported.

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  UN General Assembly President condoles loss of lives due to floods in India

  World | August 14, 2019 8:22 IST

  President of the 73rd session of UN General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa has expressed solidarity with India over floods wreaking havoc in southern and western parts of the country.

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  PM Modi to address annual UN General Assembly session on September 28

  India | August 01, 2019 10:00 IST

  Modi had also attended the UN Peacekeeping Summit hosted by the then US President Barack Obama. In the summit, Modi had announced that India will contribute an additional battalion of 850 troops for UN peacekeeping operation.

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  UN Security Council reform process "contentious" issue: General Assembly President

  World | March 09, 2019 14:46 IST

  India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for an urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.

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  ‘Unresolved dispute’ between India, Pak impacting peace efforts: Qureshi rakes up Kashmir issue at UNGA

  World | September 30, 2018 6:43 IST

  Pakistan's foreign minister further described Pakistan as a victim of terrorism and said his country is willing to sit with India to discuss all issues, including terrorism.

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  ‘Maybe someday in future’, says Trump on meeting Rohani at UN

  World | September 26, 2018 7:55 IST

  Iranian leader Hassan Rohani on Monday said the conditions were not right to hold a meet after Trump had withdrawn the US from the 2015 nuclear deal.

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  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes history, brings three-month-old daughter to UNGA

  World | September 25, 2018 16:47 IST

  Ardern who brought her daughter Neve to the hall was seen cuddling and kissing her, with her partner Clarke Gayford sitting beside her.

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  Sushma Swaraj to hold 30 bilateral meetings including SAARC, BRICS on sidelines of UNGA meet

  World | September 24, 2018 14:38 IST

  Suhsma Swaraj's early engagements included a meeting Sunday with World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss global health issues.

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  128 nations, including India, defy Trump’s threats to reject US decision on Jerusalem

  World | December 21, 2017 23:35 IST

  The UNGA on Thursday adopted by a decisive vote of 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, a motion rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

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  US President Trump threatens to withdraw aid from countries backing UN Jerusalem vote

  World | December 21, 2017 8:49 IST

  The UN General Assembly will meet for a rare emergency session to discuss the status of Jerusalem on Thursday after the US vetoed earlier an Egypt-drafted request asking Washington to withdraw its decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital.

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  UNGA adopts resolution on disaster reduction

  World | June 04, 2015 12:31 IST

  United Nations: The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on disaster reduction, endorsing the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, media reported on Thursday.According to the resolution, the assembly

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  Terrorism threatens to engulf world: India to UN

  World | May 06, 2015 12:26 IST

  New York: The international community should not spare any effort to defeat terrorism which threatens to engulf the world in a carnage similar to the one witnessed during the two World Wars, India has told