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New Polio Cases Turn Back Eradication Clock: United Nations
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
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New Sex Abuse Claims In Central African Republic: United Nations
The United Nations says it is investigating new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic, including against minors.
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Missile Strikes On North Syria Schools, Hospitals Kill 50: United Nations
The United Nations said Monday that air strikes on at least five medical facilities and two schools in northern Syria's Aleppo and Idlib have killed close to 50 civilians including children.
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UN Chief Rejects Donald Trump's Political Rhetoric of Islamophobia
Rejecting political rhetorics that promote Islamophobia and xenophobia, UN Secretary-General wants that the call made by Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump to ban the entry of Muslims into the US should not be supported by anyone.
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Hope India, Pakistan Will Resolve Differences Amicably: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon
Amid a war of words between India and Pakistan, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hopes that the leaders of the two countries will continue to engage with each other and try to resolve their differences "peacefully and amicably".
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India Votes With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to Block Gay Rights at UN
India was among 43 countries that voted on Tuesday against benefits for same sex couples working for the UN by backing a Russian-drafted resolution. The foreign ministry today justified India's stand saying countries were "not consulted" on the plan.
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Rockets Found at United Nations Gaza School Have Gone Missing
The UN secretary-general on Wednesday said he was "alarmed" to hear that rockets were placed in a UN-run school in Gaza and now "have gone missing," and he demanded a full review of such incidents.
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UN Relocates 58 International Staff From Baghdad
The United Nations says it has relocated 58 staff members from Baghdad, and may move additional personnel out of the Iraqi capital in the coming days because of growing security concerns.
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Fighting in Yemen Displaces 20,000 People: UN
The UN and humanitarian organisations in Yemen are concerned about the new displacement of as many as 20,000 people in the country's northern Amran governorate, due to heavy fighting between government forces and armed rebels in the last two weeks, a UN spokesperson said Friday.
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United Nations Urges Calm from Vietnam, China in Disputed Waters
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on China and Vietnam to "exercise the utmost restraint" in the South China Sea, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq has said.
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Violence displaces one million people in Central African Republic: UN
Nearly one million people have fled their homes in the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) and more than two million are in need of humanitarian aid there, UN said on Monday.
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Sachin Tendulkar will be missed: Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson
Farhan Haq said the 40-year-old's retirement is a big day for the sports icon.
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United Nations says it has 'valuable' chemical evidence despite attack
UN experts in Syria gathered "valuable" evidence on Monday on a suspected chemical weapons attack near Damascus despite coming under sniper fire, UN officials said.
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New Polio Cases Turn Back Eradication Clock: United Nations
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
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New Sex Abuse Claims In Central African Republic: United Nations
The United Nations says it is investigating new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic, including against minors.
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Missile Strikes On North Syria Schools, Hospitals Kill 50: United Nations
The United Nations said Monday that air strikes on at least five medical facilities and two schools in northern Syria's Aleppo and Idlib have killed close to 50 civilians including children.
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UN Chief Rejects Donald Trump's Political Rhetoric of Islamophobia
Rejecting political rhetorics that promote Islamophobia and xenophobia, UN Secretary-General wants that the call made by Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump to ban the entry of Muslims into the US should not be supported by anyone.
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Hope India, Pakistan Will Resolve Differences Amicably: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon
Amid a war of words between India and Pakistan, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hopes that the leaders of the two countries will continue to engage with each other and try to resolve their differences "peacefully and amicably".
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India Votes With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to Block Gay Rights at UN
India was among 43 countries that voted on Tuesday against benefits for same sex couples working for the UN by backing a Russian-drafted resolution. The foreign ministry today justified India's stand saying countries were "not consulted" on the plan.
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Rockets Found at United Nations Gaza School Have Gone Missing
The UN secretary-general on Wednesday said he was "alarmed" to hear that rockets were placed in a UN-run school in Gaza and now "have gone missing," and he demanded a full review of such incidents.
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UN Relocates 58 International Staff From Baghdad
The United Nations says it has relocated 58 staff members from Baghdad, and may move additional personnel out of the Iraqi capital in the coming days because of growing security concerns.
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Fighting in Yemen Displaces 20,000 People: UN
The UN and humanitarian organisations in Yemen are concerned about the new displacement of as many as 20,000 people in the country's northern Amran governorate, due to heavy fighting between government forces and armed rebels in the last two weeks, a UN spokesperson said Friday.
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United Nations Urges Calm from Vietnam, China in Disputed Waters
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on China and Vietnam to "exercise the utmost restraint" in the South China Sea, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq has said.
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Violence displaces one million people in Central African Republic: UN
Nearly one million people have fled their homes in the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) and more than two million are in need of humanitarian aid there, UN said on Monday.
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Sachin Tendulkar will be missed: Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson
Farhan Haq said the 40-year-old's retirement is a big day for the sports icon.
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United Nations says it has 'valuable' chemical evidence despite attack
UN experts in Syria gathered "valuable" evidence on Monday on a suspected chemical weapons attack near Damascus despite coming under sniper fire, UN officials said.
