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Taliban Told To “Include Women” In Public Life At Their First UN Meet

July 2, 2024 admin

The head of the Taliban delegation said that diplomats should avoid confrontation and find other ways. Doha, Qatar: Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha. Rights organisations have strongly…

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“Yoga Is Powerful Metaphor For United Nations Itself”: UNGA President

June 22, 2024 admin

United Nations: Yoga symbolises the strivings of the world organisation for global unity, according to its leaders celebrating the International Day recognising the ancient discipline. UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis said on Friday that Yoga is “a powerful metaphor for the United Nations itself”. “Just as yoga brings together various aspects of the human…

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UN Political Mission In Iraq To End By 2025 After Over 20 Years

May 31, 2024 admin

The mission was established by a UN Security Council resolution in 2003. (Representational) United Nations: At the request of Baghdad, the UN Security Council unanimously decided Friday that the United Nations political mission in Iraq would leave the country at the end of 2025 after more than 20 years. Earlier this month, in a letter…

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Gaza Has Become A “Graveyard” For Thousands Of Children: UN

October 31, 2023 admin

The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the UN said. (File) Geneva: The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it feared the prospect of more dying of dehydration. Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on…

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US Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution On Israel-Hamas War

October 18, 2023 admin

12 out of 15 Council members voted in favor of the resolution put forward by Brazil. (Reprsentational) United Nations, United States: The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a “humanitarian pause” in the raging Israel-Hamas conflict as the text did not respect Israel’s right to defend itself, the US…

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For First Time In 30 Years, UN Mission Arrives In Karabakh

October 1, 2023 admin

Nearly all of Karabakh’s estimated 120,000 residents fled the territory. Baku: A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the breakaway enclave. An Azerbaijani presidency spokesman told AFP that a “UN mission arrived in Karabakh on Sunday morning” — mainly to assess…

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