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UN calls for $2.5 trillion coronavirus crisis package for developi
Updated : 2 days, 10 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 31 (ANI): With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries (excluding China) facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations is calling for a 2.5 trillion dollars package for these countries to turn expressio
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UNSC condemns terror attack on Kabul gurdwara, underlines need to
Updated : 6 days, 11 hours ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday (local time) condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack conducted by the Islamic State terrorists on the Dharamshala Sikh Temple in Kabul on March 25, which resulted in
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UN condemns Kabul Gurudwara terror attack
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the Kabul Gurudwara terror attack which killed 27 civilians, and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes to those injured.
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UN in India welcomes PM Modi's 21-day lockdown to fight COVID-19
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Renata Dessallien, on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategy of a 21-day nation-wide lockdown to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
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UN Chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid COVID-19 pand
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for an immediate halt of fighting worldwide in order to focus together on combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Half of world's student population not attending school due to CO
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 22 (ANI): Over 850 million children and youth, roughly half of the world's student population, had to stay away from schools and universities in the light of the coronavirus pandemic according to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasef
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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United Nations launches coronavirus-themed campaign for Internatio
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): As the outbreak of novel coronavirus is affecting both physical and mental health of individuals across the globe, United Nations International Day of Happiness on Friday launched the campaign theme for this year dedicated to uniting humanity and winning the
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UN asks all staff to telecommute until April 12 due to COVID-19
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
New York [US], Mar 14 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has taken a decision to ask all staff working at the headquarters complex in New York to telecommute until April 12 to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Big-B to raise awareness about Coronavirus
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): In the wake of the rising misinformation around the novel coronavirus, the Government of India and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) joined hands and roped in megastar Amitabh Bachchan to raise awareness about COVID-19.
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World Sindhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 13 (ANI): Condemning Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, World Sindhi Congress on Wednesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold Pakistan government accountable for the violation of human rights o
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Philippines Diplomat first coronavirus case at UN HQ
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 13 (ANI): A delegate from the Philippines Permanent Mission to the United Nations was tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday, making it the first confirmed case in the UN headquarters in New York.
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