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UNESCO calls nations to pursue a policy of multilingual education
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 22nd Feb. UNESCO on Wednesday called on all countries to pursue a policy of multilingual education as it marked the International Mother Language Day.
The agency said that it’s key to fighting…
OHCHR reports tribal violence flares up in Papua New Guinea
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. UN human rights office in Geneva on Tuesday said that the Government of Papua New Guinea must effectively address escalating tribal violence.
OHCHR said that the authorities are urged…
UN CERF allocates $100M to underfunded emergencies
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Tuesday released $100 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to support underfunded aid operations in 7 countries in…
UN agencies voices alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. UN peacekeeping mission in DRC on Tuesday has called on the M23 rebels to cease its offensive, after reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the…
Top envoy warns fighting in DRC threatens stability of entire region
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. UN Special Representative and the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC, MONUSCO Bintou Keita on Tuesday briefed the members of the UNSC told in New York…
WFP warns Gazans ‘hanging in thread’
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. World Food Programme on Tuesday warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, called for urgent access to allow it to reach the thousands of Palestinians facing famine.
WFP in a statement…
US vetoed Algeria resolution calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 21st Feb. UN Security Council on Tuesday held a meeting on the situation in Gaza, a draft resolution put forward by Algeria on behalf of Arab States demanded “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire…
India’s Partnership with WHO on GIDH Shows Commitment to Digital Health Transformation: Dr.…
GG News Bureau
Gandhinagar, 21st Feb. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, virtually spoke at the public launch event of the World Health Organization's Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH).
The…
FM Sitharaman Chairs 28th Financial Stability and Development Council Meeting
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 21st Feb. Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presided over the 28th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) in New Delhi.
The FSDC convened to deliberate…
PM Modi Modi Condoles Loss of Lives in Bihar Road Accident Tragedy
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 21st Feb. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed profound sorrow over the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of nine individuals in Bihar's Lakhisarai district. The accident occurred in the early hours…