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UN chief calls for global partnership for green growth
World | May 31, 2021, 07:04 AM ISTTackling climate change head-on will help protect the most vulnerable people from the next crisis while sustaining a job-rich recovery from COVID-19, the UN chief said.
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At UNSC, India condemns rocket attack that killed Indian nurse
India | May 17, 2021, 08:59 AM ISTThe Council met in a virtual session as the situation in the Israel-Palestine-Gaza region spiralled into a violent crisis, with reports that before the session, Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 40 people, some of them children.
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UN raises global economic forecast to 5.4 per cent growth in 2021
Business | May 12, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTOne of the key drivers of economic recovery has been investment, he said, with some countries like the U.S. seeing only a 1.7 per cent drop in investment last year while some developed countries saw investment drop by 4 per cent of GDP or even more.
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Top US, China and Russia diplomats to speak on cooperation
World | May 07, 2021, 10:24 AM ISTTop American, Chinese, and Russian diplomats, as well as other ministers, will attend a Security Council meeting on Friday
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China's UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war
World | May 04, 2021, 09:32 AM ISTChina's UN ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb.
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UN agencies procuring 7,000 oxygen concentrators, Covid-19 testing machines, PPEs for India
India | Apr 29, 2021, 10:45 AM IST"Our team there, led by Resident Coordinator Renata Lok Dessallien, is supporting the authorities’ response to the pandemic by providing equipment and supplies, including to local governments,” spokesperson Farhan Haq said
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COVID-19 pandemic lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief
World | Apr 06, 2021, 09:29 AM IST"Within countries, illness and death from Covid-19 has been higher among people and communities that contend with poverty, unfavourable living and discrimination," said Guterres.
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UN: 4 UN peacekeepers, 23 attackers killed in Mali
World | Apr 06, 2021, 07:45 AM ISTUN spokesman Stephane Dujarric reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' salute on Friday to the bravery of Chadian peacekeepers who defended their camp in Aguelhok in the Kidal region, and his tribute to the four Chadians who lost their lives in the attack.
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UN renews mandate of North Korea experts, asks missile probe
World | Mar 27, 2021, 06:49 AM ISTThe UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of UN experts monitoring sanctions against North Korea hours after members met to discuss Pyongyang's latest test firings of banned ballistic missiles.
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India calls for direct peace talks between Israel, Palestine based on global consensus
World | Mar 26, 2021, 11:16 AM ISTUrging Israel to cease the advancement of all settlement activity immediately, Wennesland reiterated that settlements have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law.
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United Nations thanks India for offering 2 lakh COVID vaccine doses for peacekeepers
India | Feb 21, 2021, 09:21 AM ISTIndia on January 16 began its mammoth coronavirus vaccine rollout by administering 207,229 shots on the first day with the help of hundreds of thousands of health workers who were trained and assisted by the UN agencies.
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EXPLAINER: UN vaccine plan for poor countries nears rollout
World | Feb 16, 2021, 12:30 PM ISTWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said last week that over 130 million doses of vaccine have been deployed globally — three quarters of them in only ten countries.
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Farm union's legal cell writes to UN on farmers' illegal detention
India | Feb 09, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTThe Internet has been snapped at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri protest sites to "maintain public safety and for averting public emergency".
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Greta under attack for using her 'bully pulpit' to wade into political issues
World | Feb 09, 2021, 07:54 AM ISTInternational child rights activist Greta Thunberg has come under attack for using her "bully pulpit" to wade into political issues, such as the farmers' protest in India.
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Biden reverses another Trump-era move, US set to rejoin UN Human Rights Council
World | Feb 08, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTDonald Trump pulled out of the world body's main human rights agency in 2018 due to its disproportionate focus on Israel
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UN Chief strongly condemns detention of political leaders, transfer of powers to military in Myanmar
World | Feb 01, 2021, 11:24 AM ISTUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced concern over the transfer of powers to the military, calling it a serious blow to democratic reforms in the country.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres receives COVID-19 vaccine in New York
World | Jan 30, 2021, 08:51 AM ISTThe 71-year-old UN secretary-general was eligible to receive the vaccine on the basis of his age: New York residents over the age of 65 are included in the current phase of vaccinations in the city, which also includes school workers, first responders, public transit workers and grocery workers, said the report.
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Indian economy estimated to contract by 9.6% in 2020, grow at 7.3% in 2021: UN
Business | Jan 26, 2021, 11:19 AM ISTIndia's economy is projected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2021, even as it is estimated to contract by 9.6 per cent in 2020 as lockdowns and other efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic slashed domestic consumption, the UN has said.
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India at UN raises voice for global peace, safeguarding religious minority
News | Jan 23, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTIndia at the United Nations has pushed for global peace and end of violence. It slammed Pakistan and urged the UN to safeguard religious sites the world over.
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Islamabad can't hide behind UN resolution: India hits out at Pakistan over Hindu temple vandalism
World | Jan 22, 2021, 12:42 PM ISTThe United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on 'Promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religious sites.