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Hope Palestine's Application For UN Membership Will Be Reconsidered, Endorsed: India
India has voiced hope that Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the US last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed.
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UN General Assembly President's 3-Day India Visit Begins Tomorrow
President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Korosi will arrive in India on a three-day visit on Sunday, during which he is expected to discuss with his Indian interlocutors ways to deal with various challenges facing the globe.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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India Must Shed 'World's Largest Arms Importer' Tag: Defence Official
The secretary in the department of defence production (DP) Ajay Kumar today said India has overtaken China as the world's largest arms importer and should shed the tag.
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For Increasing Good Hygiene Facilities In Schools, UN Lauds India
India has made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools, the United Nations said in a report, noting that the proportion of schools without any sanitation facility has decreased at a fast pace in the country.
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President Donald Trump Believes The Climate Is Changing, Says US Envoy Nikki Haley
US President Donald Trump "believes the climate is changing," US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Saturday after Trump's decision to take the United States out of the Paris climate accord sparked dismay across the world.
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Tulsi Gabbard Meets Donald Trump Amid Speculation On Her Cabinet Prospect
Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, today met president-elect Donald Trump amidst speculation that she is being considered to be made the American Ambassador to the United Nations.
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India, China 'Most Affected by Weather-Related Disasters': UN Report
India and China are among the countries most affected by weather-related disasters with the two nations accounting for more than three billion disaster-affected people between 1995 and 2015, a new UN report has said ahead of the crucial Paris climate conference.
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Kashmir Must be Demilitarised, Says Pak PM Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly session today.
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Yaks, Helicopters Race Against Time to Feed Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Eleven days after a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal, UN officials are scrambling to get aid to remote mountain regions, deploying yaks, goats and old Russian helicopters to carry rice and high-energy biscuits to 1.4 million hungry people.
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India Elected to Four Key Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations' Agency on Economic and Social Issues
India has been elected to four key subsidiary bodies of the United Nations' agency on economic and social issues, continuing its impressive record of winning elections at the world body.
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Rihanna named new face of Gucci's UNICEF range
R&B star Rihanna has been appointed the spokesmodel for fashion house Gucci's new campaign for The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Krishna, Qureshi have "chance encounter" at UN
Foreign Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi met on Thursday in a "chance encounter" at the UN for a few minutes in the parking lot while coming out of two separate meetings.Both ministers greeted each other warmly and made inquiries about their stay in New York so far, a senior Indian diplomat told PTI.Krishna th...
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Hope Palestine's Application For UN Membership Will Be Reconsidered, Endorsed: India
India has voiced hope that Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the US last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed.
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UN General Assembly President's 3-Day India Visit Begins Tomorrow
President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Korosi will arrive in India on a three-day visit on Sunday, during which he is expected to discuss with his Indian interlocutors ways to deal with various challenges facing the globe.
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Philippines UN Envoy New Foreign Secretary As President Revamps Cabinet
The Philippines' ambassador to the United Nations was named the country's new foreign secretary on Friday, the first of several cabinet changes expected ahead of mid-term elections next year.
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India Must Shed 'World's Largest Arms Importer' Tag: Defence Official
The secretary in the department of defence production (DP) Ajay Kumar today said India has overtaken China as the world's largest arms importer and should shed the tag.
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For Increasing Good Hygiene Facilities In Schools, UN Lauds India
India has made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools, the United Nations said in a report, noting that the proportion of schools without any sanitation facility has decreased at a fast pace in the country.
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President Donald Trump Believes The Climate Is Changing, Says US Envoy Nikki Haley
US President Donald Trump "believes the climate is changing," US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Saturday after Trump's decision to take the United States out of the Paris climate accord sparked dismay across the world.
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Tulsi Gabbard Meets Donald Trump Amid Speculation On Her Cabinet Prospect
Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, today met president-elect Donald Trump amidst speculation that she is being considered to be made the American Ambassador to the United Nations.
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India, China 'Most Affected by Weather-Related Disasters': UN Report
India and China are among the countries most affected by weather-related disasters with the two nations accounting for more than three billion disaster-affected people between 1995 and 2015, a new UN report has said ahead of the crucial Paris climate conference.
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Kashmir Must be Demilitarised, Says Pak PM Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly session today.
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Yaks, Helicopters Race Against Time to Feed Nepal Earthquake Survivors
Eleven days after a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal, UN officials are scrambling to get aid to remote mountain regions, deploying yaks, goats and old Russian helicopters to carry rice and high-energy biscuits to 1.4 million hungry people.
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India Elected to Four Key Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations' Agency on Economic and Social Issues
India has been elected to four key subsidiary bodies of the United Nations' agency on economic and social issues, continuing its impressive record of winning elections at the world body.
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Rihanna named new face of Gucci's UNICEF range
R&B star Rihanna has been appointed the spokesmodel for fashion house Gucci's new campaign for The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Krishna, Qureshi have "chance encounter" at UN
Foreign Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi met on Thursday in a "chance encounter" at the UN for a few minutes in the parking lot while coming out of two separate meetings.Both ministers greeted each other warmly and made inquiries about their stay in New York so far, a senior Indian diplomat told PTI.Krishna th...
