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UN Report Says North Korea Earned $200 Million From Banned Exports
FILE PHOTO – A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo United Nations: North Korea violated UN...
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India Seeks Transparency in Working of UN’s Sanctions Committees
India’s permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin. Credit: Reuters United Nations: India today criticised the UN Security Council’s veto-wielding members for obstructing the designation of...
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International Law Does Not Allow India to Intervene in the Maldives
As the situation does not meet the requirements articulated by the ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine, unilateral military intervention would fall foul of Article 2 of the UN charter. Police stand...
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Factbox: International Reaction to Arrest of Reuters Reporters in Myanmar
Reuters journalists Wa Lone (L) and Kyaw Soe Oo, who are based in Myanmar, pose for a picture at the Reuters office in Yangon, Myanmar December 11, 2017. Credits: Reuters/Antoni Slodkowski Many...
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UN Says Report on Myanmar Massacre ‘Alarming’, Need for Investigation
Human bones are seen in a shallow grave in Inn Din, Myanmar, October 26, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Wa Lone United Nations: The United Nations on Friday described the details of a February 9 Reuters...
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‘Average Dalit Woman Dies 14.6 Years Younger Than Women From Higher Castes’
A new UN study also notes that the intersection of gender with other forms of discrimination – caste, race/ethnicity, religion etc – is what further marginalises women and girls from poor and deprived...
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India 12th Worst for Newborns Among 52 Low-Income Countries: UNICEF Report
While its neonatal mortality rate stands at 25.4, the country has managed a 66% reduction in under-five deaths between 1990 to 2015. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan account for 57%...
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Russia Resists Western Bid to Condemn Iran Over Yemen Arms at UN
The US has been lobbying for months for Iran to be held accountable at the UN. A resolution needs nine votes in favour and no vetoes by Russia, China, the US, France or Britain to pass. Houthi...
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UN Says 40 Sexual Abuse Accusations Received in Last Quarter of 2017
A UN logo is seen on a glass door in the Assembly Building at the UN headquarters in New York City September 18, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar/Files United Nations: Forty allegations of sexual...
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Russia Sets Stage for UN Veto of Western Bid to Call Out Iran
Russian ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on Syria at the UN headquarters in New York, US, February 22, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid UN: Russia...
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US Threatens Unilateral Action Against Iran After Russia UN Veto
US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to members of the UN Security Council after voting for ceasefire to Syrian bombing in eastern Ghouta, at the UN headquarters in New York, US, February 24,...
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Amid Souring Ties, India May Choose Indonesia Over Maldives in UNSC Elections
The current state of relations with the Maldives, coupled with Indonesia being a “more attractive proposition” due to its international clout, could lead New Delhi to withdraw its support for Malé....
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Myanmar’s ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Continues, Says UNHRC Official
The UN assistant secretary-general for human rights made the comment after a visit to the Cox’s Bazar district in neighbouring Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees walk at Jamtoli camp in the morning in Cox’s...
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In Line With UN, India Imposes Fresh Restrictions on Trade With North Korea
Bilateral trade between India and North Korea declined to $133.43 million in 2016-17 from $198.78 million in the previous fiscal. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes during a visit to the Ministry...
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UN Seeks Inquiry Into Killings in Venezuela, Says Poll Not Credible
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN high commissioner for Human Rights attends a news conference at the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland August 30, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Denis Balibouse/Files Geneva: The UN...
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