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India has the sixth highest prevalence of child marriage in the world : UN
United Nations: India has the sixth highest prevalence of child marriage in the world with one in every three child…
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UN marks 100th anniversary of World War I
United Nations: UN has commemorated the centenary of World War I, lauding the courage and sacrifice of soldiers including over…
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50 million people displaced worldwide, says UN
Geneva: More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest after World…
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UN warns for greater committment to tackle AIDS
United Nations: AIDS epidemic is far from being totally wiped out and urged more investment and innovation was required to…
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UN urged Israel-Palestine to avoild unilateral steps
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday urged both Israel and Palestine to exercise prudence and avoid unilateral…
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India conveyed deep concern over attacks on peacemakers in S Sudan
United Nations: In the wake of last week’s attack on a UN base in South Sudan that injured two Indian…
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More than 5 million people affected by Syria crisis: Unicef
Geneva: Some 5.5 million Syrian children fell victims to the three-year-old crisis in the war-torn country, the UN Children’s Fund…
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UN chief called for immediate end of violence in Thailand
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Thailand, and urged authorities…
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon deeply disturbed by human rights violations in N Korea
United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon is deeply ‘deeply disturbed’ by findings of ‘grave’ human rights violations in North Korea…
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Preparations for Geneva confrence on track: Ban ki moon
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday said that preparations for the Geneva II conference were “on track”…
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