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  UN lauds Indian for efforts in improving sanitation facilities

  World | May 03, 2016 12:48 IST

  United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has lauded efforts of four social activists including an Indian for their leadership and fresh thinking, and working towards improving sanitation facilities. K C Mishra, 56, Co-founder of

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  UN appeals to US, Russia to help Syria peace talks

  World | April 28, 2016 11:18 IST

  Geneva: The U.N. envoy for Syria appealed to the U.S. and Russia to intervene to help revive Syrian peace talks that sputtered to a pause Wednesday, saying a recent spike in fighting has overshadowed the

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  ‘Hope of an end in sight’ for Syria war: UN investigators

  World | March 15, 2016 20:30 IST

  ‘Hope of an end in sight’ for Syria war: UN investigators

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  Problems facing Nepal cannot be solved by force: India to Nepal

  India | November 04, 2015 23:58 IST

  Geneva: Amid political turmoil in Nepal, India today called on its neighbour to consolidate Constitution building by accommodating "all sections" andemphasised that problems facing it cannot be resolved through force.In its statement here at the

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  24 killed in two suicide attacks in Baghdad

  World | October 04, 2015 6:28 IST

  Baghdad: At least 24 people were killed and 61 injured in two suicide car bomb attacks here, a police source said late Saturday."The latest reports said that 24 people were killed and 61 others wounded

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  200,000 refugees need relocation in Europe: United Nations

  World | September 04, 2015 17:04 IST

  Geneva: It is necessary to relocate 200,000 refugees who have arrived in Europe, while the continent failed to find "an effective common response to the crisis that only benefited the networks of traffickers", the UN

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  United Nation mission slams deadly attack in Kabul

  World | August 08, 2015 9:12 IST

  United Nations: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned what it called “ indiscriminate attack” in Kabul, which has killed at least eight civilians and injured more than 200 others, a UN spokesman

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  Vyapam scam: UN body calls for probe into death of TV reporter Akshay Singh

  India | July 18, 2015 15:42 IST

  United Nations: The head of a UN agency mandated to defend freedom of expression has called on Indian authorities to investigate the mysterious death of TV reporter Akshay Singh while covering the Vyapam scam in

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  RK Pachauri quits as Chief of UN environment Panel IPCC after charges of sexual harrassment

  India | February 24, 2015 17:10 IST

  New Delhi: Environmentalist RK Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment, today quit the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). IPCC is a United Nation's climate change panel.It is worth a mention that a 29 year old

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  Ukraine supports peace, but ready for war: Poroshenko

  World | November 05, 2014 9:40 IST

  Kiev: Ukraine remains committed to a peace process with pro-Russian separatists, but is rearming and prepared for war should they attempt to launch a new offensive, President Petro Poroshenko said today.Speaking at the start of

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  UN's snub to Pakistan a great diplomatic triumph for Modi Government: BJP

  Politics | October 14, 2014 18:48 IST

  Jammu: BJP today hailed the United Nation's snub to Pakistan on raising Kashmir issue, as a diplomatic triumph for the Narendra Modi Government.  “The refusal of UNGA to take cognizance of the nasty letter of

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  UN extends its mission in Liberia

  World | October 02, 2014 6:29 IST

  Monrovia: The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) till September 15 next year keeping in view the Ebola outbreak in the country, a senior UN official

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  #ModiAtUN: Narendra Modi pitches for India's permanent UN Security Council Seat

  World | September 28, 2014 6:54 IST

  United Nations: Strongly pitching for India's permanent membership of the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more

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  Venezuela's Maduro calls for shakeup at UN

  World | September 25, 2014 9:32 IST

  UNITED NATIONS: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is calling for a “re-founding” of the United Nations in his debut at the annual General Assembly of world leaders.The socialist president took the podium late Wednesday to demand

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  Barak Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS 'network of death'

  World | September 25, 2014 7:57 IST

  UNITED NATIONS: Confronted by the growing threat of Middle East militants, President Barack Obama implored world leaders at the United Nations Wednesday to rally behind his expanding military campaign to stamp out the violent Islamic

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  Ozone layer on track to recovery: UN

  World | September 11, 2014 8:32 IST

  Geneva: The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades, thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, said a UN report on Wednesday.The conclusion was made

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  100,000 sheltering in UN Mission's bases in South Sudan

  World | July 04, 2014 11:50 IST

  United Nations: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reported that nearly 100,000 people are seeking protection in its bases across the country, and the number is likely to remain high, a spokesperson said

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  U.N. chief welcomes India-Pak talks

  World | October 01, 2013 10:33 IST

  United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the talks between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan held on the sidelines of the General Assembly here as he stressed the importance of India's role

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  United Nation offers support against 'cyber-terrorism'

  October 23, 2012 12:23 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 23: The United Nations has published a report offering guidance and support to countries on tackling "terrorists" who use the Internet to plan attacks, recruit and disseminate propaganda."Just as Internet use among