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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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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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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets US Envoy John Kerry In Delhi
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry held a brief meeting in the national capital today and discussed issues relating to climate change, diplomatic sources said.
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Pak Efforts To Designate 2 Indians As Terrorists Thwarted By UNSC: Envoy
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has thwarted Pakistan's attempt to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti said on Wednesday.
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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 Expels Indian Envoy, Suspends Trade Over Kashmir
Pakistan has expelled the Indian envoy in Islamabad and come up with a five-point plan that includes suspension of bilateral trade following the government's move to end special status for Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate it into two union territories.
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30,000 Flee East Aleppo, Russia Wants Humanitarian Corridors - UN
About 30,000 people are receiving aid after fleeing the besieged eastern zone of the Syrian city of Aleppo in the past few days, taking the total number of displaced people in the city to 400,000, UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
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Ex-Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann Made UN Youth Unemployment Envoy
Austria's Former Chancellor Werner Faymann has been named as the United Nations' special envoy on youth unemployment, the first appointment for the 56-year-old since he quit in May.
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Leave Aleppo Corridors 'To Us': UN Syria Envoy Tells Russia
The UN special envoy for Syria on Friday urged Russia to leave the creation of any humanitarian corridors around the embattled northern Syrian city of Aleppo to the United Nations and its partners.
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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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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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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meets US Envoy John Kerry In Delhi
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry held a brief meeting in the national capital today and discussed issues relating to climate change, diplomatic sources said.
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Pak Efforts To Designate 2 Indians As Terrorists Thwarted By UNSC: Envoy
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has thwarted Pakistan's attempt to politicize 1267 special procedure on terrorism by giving it a religious colour, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti said on Wednesday.
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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 Expels Indian Envoy, Suspends Trade Over Kashmir
Pakistan has expelled the Indian envoy in Islamabad and come up with a five-point plan that includes suspension of bilateral trade following the government's move to end special status for Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate it into two union territories.
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30,000 Flee East Aleppo, Russia Wants Humanitarian Corridors - UN
About 30,000 people are receiving aid after fleeing the besieged eastern zone of the Syrian city of Aleppo in the past few days, taking the total number of displaced people in the city to 400,000, UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
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Ex-Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann Made UN Youth Unemployment Envoy
Austria's Former Chancellor Werner Faymann has been named as the United Nations' special envoy on youth unemployment, the first appointment for the 56-year-old since he quit in May.
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Leave Aleppo Corridors 'To Us': UN Syria Envoy Tells Russia
The UN special envoy for Syria on Friday urged Russia to leave the creation of any humanitarian corridors around the embattled northern Syrian city of Aleppo to the United Nations and its partners.
