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UN official warns that famine in northern Gaza is already ‘full-blown’

May 4, 2024

A top UN official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Cindy…
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There should be no worry about ‘fairness’ of our elections: Jaishankar rejects UN official’s…

Apr 5, 2024

There “should not be any worry” about the “fairness” of elections in India as people here will ensure that the polls are “free and fair,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Jaishankar's comment came in response to a…
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We need $2.4 trillon, if not more, to tackle climate change: Top UN official

Feb 4, 2024

Barely a month and a half after COP28, Simon Stiell, executive secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change called on countries to deliver trillions in climate finance. Stiell who delivered a lecture at ADA University…
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Russian Strikes On Ukraine ‘Appalling Assaults’: Senior UN Official

Dec 30, 2023

A senior UN official condemned Russia on Friday for its “appalling assaults” on Ukraine which saw some 158 missiles and drones launched, which Kyiv blamed for the deaths of at least 30 people. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping…
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