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South Korea Summons Russia Envoy Over North Korean Troop Deployment
About 1,500 North Korean special forces soldiers are already in Russia acclimatising, likely to head to the front lines soon, South Korea's spy agency said Friday.
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UN Warns Of "Dangerous Escalatory Cycle" In Yemen Amid Houthi Attacks
The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen called for immediate action Wednesday to end the "dangerous escalatory cycle" in the war-torn country, particularly given recent attacks by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea.
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Taliban Calls UN Special Envoy For Human Rights In Afghanistan Unnecessary
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council's plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as "unnecessary".
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"Looking Positively": India Ahead Of UN Meeting On Afghanistan In Doha
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India is looking "positively" at the meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan to be hosted by UN chief Antonio Guterres in Doha next month.
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Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency After More Than 20 Years
Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
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At UN, India Says Afghan Soil Should Not Be Used For Terror Activities
India's approach to Afghanistan will be guided by historical friendship and the special relationship with the Afghan people even though it is deeply concerned at the unfolding humanitarian situation in that country, said Indian Envoy R Ravindra at th
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"Immediate" End To Violence: UN Urges Myanmar To Return To Democracy
The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an "immediate cessation of all forms of violence" in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.
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"UN Can't Work If Staff Harassed": Afghan Envoy On Taliban Takeover
Afghan staff of the United Nations are being increasingly subjected to harassment and intimidation since the Taliban came to power last month, the U.N. special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said on Thursday.
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Afghan War Has Entered "Deadlier, More Destructive Phase": UN
UN special envoy for Afghanistan Friday questioned the Taliban's commitment to a political settlement, telling the UN Security Council the war has entered a "deadlier and more destructive phase" with more than 1,000 civilians killed in the past month
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Around 10,000 Refugees Fled To India, Thailand From Myanmar: UN Told
About 10,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to India and Thailand as nationwide clashes in the country led to "acute" new displacements of hundreds of thousands of civilians, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar has said.
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US Envoy Offers To Meet North Korea "Anywhere Anytime"
The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere, anytime, without preconditions", with no public contact so far between the Biden administration and the nuclear-armed nation.
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UN Envoy To Syria To Hold Talks To Form Panel To Draft New Constitution
The UN special envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks on forming a committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-ravaged country.
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Kashmir Well On Its Way To Normalcy, India Assures UN Rights Body
India on Tuesday flatly rejected Pakistan's claims of largescale human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring the international community that the situation in the region has vastly improved in the weeks following the scrapping of its special status.
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Watch: India's UN Envoy's "Hand Of Friendship" To Pakistani Journalists
Syed Akbaruddin, India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, made a symbolic gesture of extending "the hand of friendship" to Pakistan on Friday during a media briefing after the United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss New Delhi's move to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan Downgrading Ties To Present Alarming Picture To World: India
India today asked Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic and trade ties after its decisions on Kashmir. On Wednesday, Pakistan had expelled the Indian envoy in Islamabad and had announced a five-point plan that included downgrading its ties with India and suspending bilateral trade.
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South Korea Summons Russia Envoy Over North Korean Troop Deployment
About 1,500 North Korean special forces soldiers are already in Russia acclimatising, likely to head to the front lines soon, South Korea's spy agency said Friday.
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UN Warns Of "Dangerous Escalatory Cycle" In Yemen Amid Houthi Attacks
The United Nations' special envoy for Yemen called for immediate action Wednesday to end the "dangerous escalatory cycle" in the war-torn country, particularly given recent attacks by Huthi rebels in the Red Sea.
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Taliban Calls UN Special Envoy For Human Rights In Afghanistan Unnecessary
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Saturday criticised the UN Security Council's plan for a special envoy to promote gender and human rights in the country as "unnecessary".
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"Looking Positively": India Ahead Of UN Meeting On Afghanistan In Doha
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that India is looking "positively" at the meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan to be hosted by UN chief Antonio Guterres in Doha next month.
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Angelina Jolie Leaves UN Refugee Agency After More Than 20 Years
Angelina Jolie announced Friday that she is stepping down from her role as the UNHCR's special envoy after more than 20 years of working with the United Nations' refugee agency.
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At UN, India Says Afghan Soil Should Not Be Used For Terror Activities
India's approach to Afghanistan will be guided by historical friendship and the special relationship with the Afghan people even though it is deeply concerned at the unfolding humanitarian situation in that country, said Indian Envoy R Ravindra at th
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"Immediate" End To Violence: UN Urges Myanmar To Return To Democracy
The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an "immediate cessation of all forms of violence" in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.
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"UN Can't Work If Staff Harassed": Afghan Envoy On Taliban Takeover
Afghan staff of the United Nations are being increasingly subjected to harassment and intimidation since the Taliban came to power last month, the U.N. special envoy on Afghanistan Deborah Lyons said on Thursday.
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Afghan War Has Entered "Deadlier, More Destructive Phase": UN
UN special envoy for Afghanistan Friday questioned the Taliban's commitment to a political settlement, telling the UN Security Council the war has entered a "deadlier and more destructive phase" with more than 1,000 civilians killed in the past month
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Around 10,000 Refugees Fled To India, Thailand From Myanmar: UN Told
About 10,000 refugees have fled from Myanmar to India and Thailand as nationwide clashes in the country led to "acute" new displacements of hundreds of thousands of civilians, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar has said.
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US Envoy Offers To Meet North Korea "Anywhere Anytime"
The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere, anytime, without preconditions", with no public contact so far between the Biden administration and the nuclear-armed nation.
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UN Envoy To Syria To Hold Talks To Form Panel To Draft New Constitution
The UN special envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks on forming a committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-ravaged country.
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Kashmir Well On Its Way To Normalcy, India Assures UN Rights Body
India on Tuesday flatly rejected Pakistan's claims of largescale human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring the international community that the situation in the region has vastly improved in the weeks following the scrapping of its special status.
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Watch: India's UN Envoy's "Hand Of Friendship" To Pakistani Journalists
Syed Akbaruddin, India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, made a symbolic gesture of extending "the hand of friendship" to Pakistan on Friday during a media briefing after the United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss New Delhi's move to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan Downgrading Ties To Present Alarming Picture To World: India
India today asked Pakistan to review its decision to downgrade diplomatic and trade ties after its decisions on Kashmir. On Wednesday, Pakistan had expelled the Indian envoy in Islamabad and had announced a five-point plan that included downgrading its ties with India and suspending bilateral trade.
