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US, UN welcome ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan, call it a ‘positive step’

United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying the two countries stated commitment to achieving sustainable peace through addressing each other`s core issues setting "an example" for other countries. "I wholeheartedly welcome today`s ceasefire agreement between #India and #Pakistan. Their stated commitment to achieving sustainable peace through addressing each other`s core issues and concerns sets an example for other countries and demonstrates #UNGA values," Bozkir tweeted. Earlier on…
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Pandemic in future will be deadlier and more frequent, warns UN panel

A United Nations' biodiversity panel on Thursday warned that pandemics in future will be deadlier and frequent if humans do not change the way they treat nature. The panel said pandemic like COVID-19 will happen more often, kill more people and create even more damage to the global economy unless there is a fundamental shift in treating nature with respect. The panel known as IPBES warned that there are up to 850,000 viruses which, like the novel coronavirus, exist in animals and may infect people. It said pandemics represented…
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India to participate in global aid conference for Rohingya refugees

India has been invited for a conference calling for global aid for Rohingya refugees. The event is co-hosted by US, UK, EU and UN Refugee Agency. The aim of the conference is to generate funds to support Rohingyas who have been displaced from Myanmar. Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Anurag Srivastava said, "On the issue of displaced persons from Myanmar's Rakhine state, as a neighbour of both Bangladesh and Myanmar, India has stakes in the issue. We are committed to ensuring early, safe and sustainable…
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India beats China to secure seat in UN’s ECOSOC body

India has now become a member of the United Nation's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The development was confirmed by TS Tirumurti, permanent representative of India to the United Nations. Taking to Twitter early on Tuesday, Tirumurti said India wins seat in the prestigious ECOSOC body and it’s a ringing endorsement of our commitment to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in all our endeavours. "India wins seat in prestigious ECOSOC body! India elected member of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW). It’s a ringing endorsement…
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Pakistan keen to add Indian name in UN terror list, five UNSC member-nations block move

Pakistan is keen to list a Hindu name at the United Nations Security Council terror list even as its bid to list 4 Indians have failed earlier this week. Islamabad was keen to list 2 Indian nationals Gobinda Patnaik, and Angara Appaji as UN terrorist but the bid was rejected earlier this week as the country failed to provide any evidence.  UN Security council sources said, "Their main aim was to bring at least one Hindu name so that they can sustain their narrative of Hindu terror." Explaining,…
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UN expresses concern over India-China face-off at LAC, appeals for maximum restraint

The United Nations expressed its concern over deaths of Indian and Chinese soldiers at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and urged both sides to exercise "maximum restraint". On Tuesday, the Associate Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Eri Kaneko said, "We are concerned about reports of violence and deaths at the Line of Actual Control between India and China, and we urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint.  We take positive note of reports that the two countries have engaged to de‑escalate the situation." Earlier, deaths of…
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