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UN experts sound alarm on Lankan crisis

Sri Lanka has been rocked by mass protests which erupted in March in response to shortages of food, fuel, medicines, and other essential items…reports Asian Lite News Greater support must be given

July 21, 2022

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Top UN officials lauds Indian model of SDG localisation

The SDGs are 17 agenda points set by the UN in 2015 for achieving by 2030 and they range from poverty alleviation and promoting health to climate action and social justice….reports Arul

July 14, 2022

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UN to promote Kiswahili language

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said that it will promote the Kiswahili language in order to boost African unity…reports Asian Lite News “We are also promoting Kiswahili through

July 8, 2022

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ACG taking action in response to global food supply

The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) is taking action in response to the global food supply crisis…reports Asian Lite News As a first step, the group is providing an initial US$10 billion for

June 21, 2022

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UN recognises Yoga’s potential to heal Covid’s psychological scars

India’s Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti said that the Yoga Day celebration was returning to the UN after two years “during which the Covid pandemic had upended the lives of people”…reports Asian Lite

June 21, 2022

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India-UN deal on ‘Way Finding App’ gets cabinet nod

While the Global Positioning System (GPS) based Apps function in open space, a more precise in-building navigational App will assist the visitors in locating the room and office…reports Asian Lite News The

June 15, 2022

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Guterres calls for end to racism

The UN chief stressed that the world body calls on all people to lay down weapons and reaffirm their commitment to living in harmony …reports Asian Lite News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

June 14, 2022

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Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers

Members of Tanzania People’s Defense Forces attend an event to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on June 2, 2022. The United Nations commended Tanzania for

June 3, 2022

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UAE to head UN panel on outer space

Omran Sharaf, who heads the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), will now chair Committee on The Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) for a period of two years (2022-2023), reports Asian Lite Newsdesk

June 2, 2022

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UN envoy in Yemen’s Aden to discuss reopening of Taiz

UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg arrived in the southern port city of Aden to hold meetings with the country’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) over the reopening of blocked roads to

May 30, 2022

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