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UN peacekeepers launch probe into rocket fire, air strikes in Lebanon
Beirut: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has opened an investigation into the rocket launches and air strikes that took…
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Bottled water industry can undermine progress towards safe water for all: UN
New Delhi: The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards a key sustainable development goal: Safe water for all, says…
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Cyclone Freddy affects 500,000 people in Malawi: UN
United Nations: Malawi authorities assessing the rising devastation of cyclone Freddy report more than 500,000 people affected, including at least 326…
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Cyclone Freddy leaves 4 dead, 11,000 displaced in Madagascar: UN
United Nations: Tropical Cyclone Freddy slamming into Madagascar’s eastern coast has claimed the lives of at least four people and…
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UN admonishes France for barring Muslim woman in scarf from attending school
Paris: United Nations has slammed France for preventing a Muslim woman from attending vocational training in a public school while…
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UNSC welcomes renewal of Yemen truce
United Nations: The UN Security Council has welcomed the renewal of a truce in Yemen for another two months, till October…
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UN chief calls for action in five areas to strengthen NPT
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted five areas for action to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The first area…
Read More » PM Modi not scheduled to address UNGA this year; Jaishankar is listed
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not scheduled to be at the high-level United Nations General Assembly session in September…
Read More »UN expert speculates if becoming most populous nation strengthens India’s claim to UNSC
United Nations: A UN population expert has speculated that India becoming the world’s most populous country could strengthen its claim to…
Read More »Guterres expresses concern over recruitment of kids by ‘armed groups’ in India
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the recruitment of children by armed groups in India while…
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