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UN holding two meetings on Monday on Russia's attack on Ukraine
World | Feb 28, 2022, 12:04 PM ISTBoth meetings follow Russia's veto on Friday of a Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops. The vote was 11-1, with China, India and the United Arab Emirates abstaining.
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UNSC to vote on resolution condemning Russian invasion in Ukraine; US says expect Moscow to veto
World | Feb 25, 2022, 11:53 AM ISTRussia has launched a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukraine. According to Ukrainian officials, Russian troops have rolled into the country from the north, east and south.
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Russia-Ukraine news: United Nations gives $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid
World | Feb 25, 2022, 10:31 AM ISTSecy-General Antonio Guterres made the announcement saying the UN and its humanitarian partners “are committed to staying and delivering, to support people in Ukraine in their time of need ... regardless of who or where they are.”
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Russia-Ukraine war: 'Saddest moment in my tenure' as UN chief, says Guterres as Putin announces war
World | Feb 24, 2022, 12:56 PM ISTIn a televised address, Putin said Russia's move to launch a special military operation in Ukraine came in response to threats emanating from that country. He also warned other countries that if they attempted to interfere with the Russian military operation they would see “consequences they have never seen”.
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Russia-Ukraine news: China urges all parties involved in Ukraine issue to exercise restraint
World | Feb 24, 2022, 12:32 PM ISTHowever, it is not clear whether Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to UN, made the statement after Russian Prez Vladimir Putin on Feb 24 announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it's intended to protect civilians.
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'Stop your troops from attacking Ukraine' and 'give peace a chance': UN chief Guterres urges Putin
World | Feb 24, 2022, 11:22 AM ISTGuterres addressed an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine late Wednesday night, the second meeting this week and the fourth since January 31 as tensions escalated between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier in the day, the UN chief had addressed the UN General Assembly meeting on Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine news: Biggest global peace crisis in years, says UN chief Antonio Guterres
World | Feb 23, 2022, 07:14 AM ISTAntonio Guterres said Russia’s unilateral actions also “conflict” with the UN Charter and are “a death blow to the Minsk Agreements” aimed at restoring peace to eastern Ukraine.
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UN expert criticises China, Russia for alleged arms sales to Myanmar
World | Feb 22, 2022, 05:42 PM ISTTom Andrews, a special rapporteur working with the UN human rights office, called on the UN Security Council, where China and Russia are permanent members, to hold an emergency meeting to discuss a possible ban on sales of arms used by Myanmar's military against civilians.
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Russia's Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine
World | Feb 22, 2022, 03:52 PM ISTThe U.S. called Putin's moves a pretext for a further invasion, many members condemned his violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity, and even close ally China urged diplomacy and a peaceful solution.
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Consequences of Russia's actions will be dire across globe: US
World | Feb 22, 2022, 12:13 PM ISTWorld leaders are making another diplomatic push in hopes of preventing a Russian invasion of Ukraine, even as heavy shelling continues in Ukraines east.
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Russia-Ukraine News: India says 'can't afford military escalation', calls for restraint on all sides
World | Feb 22, 2022, 09:50 AM ISTIndia said that the immediate priority is de-escalation of tensions taking into account the legitimate security interests of all countries and aimed towards securing long term peace and stability in the region and beyond.
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Russia welcomes India's position for 'quiet and constructive diplomacy' on Ukraine situation
World | Feb 18, 2022, 04:46 PM ISTThe reaction came a day after India said at the UN Security Council that "quiet and constructive diplomacy" is the need of the hour and that any step that could escalate the tension should be avoided.
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Terror groups enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan than any time in recent history: UN report
World | Feb 09, 2022, 01:34 PM ISTThe report says the dreaded Islamic State terrorist group aims to position itself as the “chief rejectionist force” in Afghanistan, expands into neighbouring Central and South Asian countries and is viewed by the Taliban as its primary armed threat.
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United Nations ready to assist Tonga after volcano eruption, tsunami
World | Jan 16, 2022, 03:04 PM ISTTsunami warnings have been issued in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the US, reports Xinhua news agency.
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India votes against UNSC draft resolution that attempted to securitise climate action
India | Dec 14, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTIndia is second to none when it comes to climate action and climate justice, but the Security Council is not a place to discuss either issue, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said.
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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvation
World | Dec 04, 2021, 09:31 AM ISTUNHCR has assisted some 7,00,000 displaced people across the country in 2021, the majority since mid-Aug. Every week, the agency is helping nearly 60,000 people, according to the statement.
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UN headquarters cordoned off as armed man seen outside
World | Dec 03, 2021, 12:22 AM ISTUnited Nations (UN) headquarters have been cordoned off after an armed man was seen outside, AFP reported on Thursday.
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Global vaccination plan only way to stop pandemic: UN Chief
World | Dec 01, 2021, 09:41 AM ISTThe B.1.1.529 Covid variant or Omicron, first detected in South Africa last week, was designated by the World Health Organisation as a 'variant of concern', the health body's top category for worrying coronavirus variants.
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres urges countries to keep promise to deliver health, sanitation to all
World | Nov 20, 2021, 09:18 AM ISTWorld Toilet Day, which falls on Nov 19 annually and has been commemorated since 2013, aims to break taboos and make sanitation for all a global development priority, Xinhua news agency reported.
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India re-elected to UNESCO for 2021-25 term
India | Nov 18, 2021, 09:28 AM ISTThe election of members of UNESCO's executive board took place on Wednesday. In Group IV Asian and Pacific States, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cook Islands and China also were elected.