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India slams Pakistan for ‘baseless & deceitful narratives’ on Kashmir at UNGA

June 26, 2024 admin

Pratik Mathur. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy made references to Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA.) “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise,” Minister in India’s Permanent…

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Israel May Have Violated Laws Of War In Gaza: UN

June 19, 2024 admin

Israel’s air and ground offensive has killed more than 37,400 people in Gaza (File) Geneva: Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. Separately, the head of a UN inquiry accused the Israeli…

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Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict: UN expert Irene Khan

May 23, 2024 admin

“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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Watch | What are India’s worries over foreign interference in elections?

April 29, 2024 admin

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Clearing Gaza Debris Could Take 14 Years: UN Official

April 26, 2024 admin

At least 34,305 Palestinians have been killed in the war so far. (File) The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on Friday. Israel’s military campaign against Gaza’s ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has…

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Will Make Israel “Regret Its Action” If Force Used: Iran At UN

April 18, 2024 admin

Iranian minister said its actions were “limited and proportionate”. United Nations: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday warned that Tehran would make Israel “regret” any attack on his country in response to the Islamic republic’s weekend barrage of missiles and drones. Tehran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel over the weekend came in the wake…

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Israel Gaza War, Teens In Gaza Hoping To Be Killed To End Their Nightmare: UN

March 26, 2024 admin

Israel-Gaza war has been going on since October 7 (File) Geneva, Switzerland: The situation in war-ravaged Gaza is so desperate that teenagers are now saying they hope to be swiftly killed to escape the “nightmare”, a spokesman for the UN children’s agency said Tuesday. “The unspeakable is regularly said in Gaza,” said James Elder, spokesman…

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2023 Broke Every Single Climate Indicator: UN Weather Agency

March 19, 2024 admin

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said the world has no time to spare. Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, and sea level rise all reached record highs in 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released on Tuesday. The report, titled “State of the Global Climate 2023”,…

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UN Says 5 Million At Risk Of Starvation In Sudan

March 16, 2024 admin

The UN on Friday called for more financial support for aid operations in Sudan. United Nations, US: The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan’s battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming “catastrophic” hunger. Some five million Sudanese could face calamitous food insecurity in coming months as a nearly yearlong war…

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UN After Thousands Break Into Aid Centres In Gaza

October 29, 2023 admin

UN warned that “civil order” was starting to collapse in Gaza Palestinian Territories: The United Nations warned Sunday that “civil order” was starting to collapse in Gaza after thousands of people ransacked its food warehouses. The UN relief agency for the Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said wheat, flour and other basic supplies had been pillaged at…

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