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    UN human rights chief allowed to visit Xinjiang after Olympics

    China has agreed to allow United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Michelle Bachelet to visit Xinjiang in the first half of 2022 after the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

    Southeast Asia
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    US Congress urged to ‘prevent human catastrophe’ in Yemen

    Anti-war groups in the United States are urging US Congress to “prevent a human catastrophe” in Yemen by ending military support for Saudi Arabia’s aggression on the war-ravaged country.

    West Asia
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    UNSC drops Taliban reference in line on terror

    Less than two weeks since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council has dropped a reference to it from a paragraph in its statement that called on.

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    Israeli settlements amount to war crime: UN expert

    Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank amount to a war crime, a UN human rights investigator said on Friday, calling on countries to inflict

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    Iraqi Parliament Calls for Expulsion of US Troops

    Iraq's parliament voted in an extraordinary session Sunday to expel all American troops from the country and file a UN complaint against the U.S. for violating Iraq's sovereignty with its assassination of Gen Soleimani.

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    India Lifted 271 Million People Out Of Poverty Between 2006, 2016: UN

    India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period with strong.

    South Asia
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    China rebuked at UN over Uighur detention

    More than 20 countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic minority Uighurs in the country's Xinjiang region in the first such joint move on the issue at the United Nations.

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    India Votes for Israel Against Palestinian NGO at UN

    In a major diplomatic shift, India voted in favour of Israel sponsored resolution in the United Nations Economic and Social Council against a Palestinian human rights group.Earlier, Israel had objected to Palestinian

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    Saudi Arabia to Execute 3 Scholars after Ramadan: Report

    The trio are currently awaiting trial at the Criminal Special Court in Riyadh after being arrested in September 2017, when Saudi authorities detained dozens of prominent figures in a crackdown headed by Crown Prince

    West Asia
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    Refrain from forceful actions:China to US on JeM chief

    A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged the United States to act cautiously on the issue of blacklisting Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and avoid bypassing the relevant.

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    US set to clash with China at UN over bid to blacklist JeM's Masood Azhar

    The United States, Britain and France stepped up a push for the United Nations Security Council to blacklist the head of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on Wednesday after China.

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    US under fire at UN over Golan decision

    The United States faced sharp criticism on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council over its decision to recognise the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, which big powers denounced as.

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    UN holds emergency meeting on Israeli violence

    The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation along the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, a day after.

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    US blocks call for independent Gaza inquiry at UN

    The United States on Monday blocked the adoption of a UN Security Council statement that would have called for an independent probe of deadly violence on the Israel-Gaza border, which.

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    UN to convene emergency meeting after Gaza massacre

    Kuwait, a non-permanent UNSC member, called for an emergency session of the Council in the wake of the massacre of nearly 60 Palestinians at the hands of Israeli forces on Monday.

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    US Blocks UN Sanctions on Pak Terror Mastermind

    The United States is believed to have blocked a Pakistani request with the UN Security Council’s sanctions committee for listing of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) leader Abdul Wali, commonly know.

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    Israel withdraws candidacy for UNSC seat amid low chance of winning

    Israel’s mission at the UN said it had "decided to postpone its candidacy for a seat on the Security Council” after consulting its partners, without providing a reason for the decision.

    West Asia
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    Gaza is about to explode, warns UN official

    While his briefing covered the situations in Syria, Yemen and Lebanon, it was largely focused on the unfolding crisis along the Gaza fence, which is at the tiny enclave’s border with Israel.

    West Asia
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    Saudi air raids kill 43 at wedding in Yemen

    At least 43 people were killed after an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, health officials said, as harrowing images of the bombing emerged on social media.

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    Security Council failed us, says Rohingya lawyer

    The UN Security Council has failed to prevent the Rohingya refugee crisis, and the 15-member body must refer sexual violence and other crimes against the ethnic group to.

    Southeast Asia
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    Myanmar military put on UN blacklist for sexual violence

    A new UN report puts Myanmar’s armed forces on a UN blacklist of government and rebel groups “credibly suspected” of carrying out rapes and other acts of sexual violence.

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    Killings of civilians in Kashmir 'needs to be investigated': UN spokesperson

    UN chief Antonio Guterres is "very concerned" over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and wants all member states to protect their civilians, his spokesperson has said.

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    US blocks UNSC statement on Israel's use of force on Land Day

    The United States has blocked a draft statement by the United Nations Security Council that called for an investigation into the killing of 17 unarmed Palestinian protesters.

    West Asia
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    Israel threatens to expand violence after UN meeting

    The Israeli military has threatened to step up its “response” if tensions continue on the Gaza fence shortly after the UN held an emergency meeting over the regime’s massacre.

    West Asia

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