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"How Can World's Largest Democracy...": PM Modi's Pitch For UNSC Membership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India, now the most populous country, "needs to regain its rightful place", in a strong push for permanent membership of the country in the UN Security Council.
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India As Most Populous Nation May Help Get UN Security Council Membership: Official
India's claim for permanent membership in the UN Security Council may get strengthened if it surpasses China and becomes the world's most populous nation in 2023, according to a top UN population official.
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India Questions "Unrepresentative" UN On Responsibility To Protect
India has questioned how the UN Security Council, which is "grossly unrepresentative" and has a questionable record in addressing common challenges, pursue the noble cause of responsibility to protect populations and prevent genocide and crimes and humanity.
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'God Will Provide', Believe 3 Pakistani Men Who Sired 96 Children
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they say, wil...
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UN Security Council Condemns Afghan Terror Attacks That Killed 2 Indians
The UN today strongly condemned suicide blasts in Afghanistan, including the attacks on Nepalese and Indian guards, expressing "serious concern" at the threats posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and ISIS terror groups to the population in the war-torn country.
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Sushma Swaraj Pitches for Expansion of United Nations Security Council
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today advocated reforms to the United Nations Security Council and pointed out that neither India with nearly one-sixth of the world's population nor the largest continent Africa in terms of number of countries were on board.
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Time to 'Redouble' Efforts in Yemen: UN Aid Chief
The UN aid chief on Tuesday urged the Security Council to redouble efforts to secure a pause in fighting in Yemen, saying he would travel to the country within weeks.
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UN Body Concerned About Impact of Gaza Violence on Women
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday expressed its deep concern about the impact of the ongoing Gaza conflict on women's health and access to safe births.
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UN Warns of World Inaction as South Sudan Famine Looms
Top UN aid chiefs have begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in South Sudan, where a third of the population are in crisis after months of war.
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Syrians may soon become world's biggest refugee group: United Nations
Syrians could soon overtake Afghans as the world's biggest refugee population, with their numbers expected to pass four million by year's end, a top United Nations official said on Tuesday.
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"How Can World's Largest Democracy...": PM Modi's Pitch For UNSC Membership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India, now the most populous country, "needs to regain its rightful place", in a strong push for permanent membership of the country in the UN Security Council.
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India As Most Populous Nation May Help Get UN Security Council Membership: Official
India's claim for permanent membership in the UN Security Council may get strengthened if it surpasses China and becomes the world's most populous nation in 2023, according to a top UN population official.
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India Questions "Unrepresentative" UN On Responsibility To Protect
India has questioned how the UN Security Council, which is "grossly unrepresentative" and has a questionable record in addressing common challenges, pursue the noble cause of responsibility to protect populations and prevent genocide and crimes and humanity.
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'God Will Provide', Believe 3 Pakistani Men Who Sired 96 Children
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years. But in a country where experts warn the surging populace is gouging into hard-won economic gains and social services, the three patriarchs are unconcerned. Allah, they say, wil...
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UN Security Council Condemns Afghan Terror Attacks That Killed 2 Indians
The UN today strongly condemned suicide blasts in Afghanistan, including the attacks on Nepalese and Indian guards, expressing "serious concern" at the threats posed by the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and ISIS terror groups to the population in the war-torn country.
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Sushma Swaraj Pitches for Expansion of United Nations Security Council
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today advocated reforms to the United Nations Security Council and pointed out that neither India with nearly one-sixth of the world's population nor the largest continent Africa in terms of number of countries were on board.
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Time to 'Redouble' Efforts in Yemen: UN Aid Chief
The UN aid chief on Tuesday urged the Security Council to redouble efforts to secure a pause in fighting in Yemen, saying he would travel to the country within weeks.
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UN Body Concerned About Impact of Gaza Violence on Women
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday expressed its deep concern about the impact of the ongoing Gaza conflict on women's health and access to safe births.
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UN Warns of World Inaction as South Sudan Famine Looms
Top UN aid chiefs have begged donors to increase efforts to stave off looming famine in South Sudan, where a third of the population are in crisis after months of war.
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Syrians may soon become world's biggest refugee group: United Nations
Syrians could soon overtake Afghans as the world's biggest refugee population, with their numbers expected to pass four million by year's end, a top United Nations official said on Tuesday.
