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Pakistan hands over dossier on ‘Indian terrorism’ to UN chief
The document is a follow up to three dossiers shared with UN in 2015, says Foreign Office
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Arms race : In stern warning, China tells India to cool missile fever
State-run daily says Beijing will not sit still if Delhi goes too far with its missile programme.
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Last day: Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to UN
'I feel a bit like Cindarella'
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Syria army, opposition confirm nationwide truce from midnight
Statement says the halt excluded combat against Islamic State and affiliated group
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Israel's attorney-general orders criminal probe against PM Netanyahu
Netanyahu has in the past denied wrongdoings
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Geo-politics and Afghanistan
A cursory look at what is guiding Moscow-Beijing-Islamabad consultations entails worrying and encouraging realities
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Two states only way to secure Israeli-Palestinian peace: Kerry
'Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state, living side-by-side in peace and security with its neighbours'
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Russia, China favour taking Taliban off UN sanctions list
Tripartite meeting in Moscow voices support for Afghan-led peace process
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Israel pushing for more settler homes despite UN vote
UN resolution infuriated PM Benjamin Netanyahu who lashed out at President Barack Obama and vowed not to abide by it
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Israel to re-assess ties with UN: Netanyahu
The decision follows the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution demanding end to Israeli settlement building
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An Israeli woman speaks out
Albert Einstein once said that world won’t be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch and do nothing
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Hamas welcomes landmark UN vote on Israel settlements
Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005, but has occupied the West Bank for nearly 50 years
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Israel rejects UN settler vote, lashes out at Obama
A UN Security Council resolution passed Friday demands Israel halt settlements in Palestinian territory
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Obama allows UN resolution against Israeli settlements to pass
The United Nations maintains that settlements are illegal
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Coalition used banned cluster bombs in Yemen: HRW
The war has killed more than 7,000 people and wounded nearly 37,000, the United Nations says
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310,000 dead, 4.8m refugees: Syria's war in numbers
Those killed included 90,000 civilians, of which 16,000 were children
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UN chief calls for Pakistan-India dialogue
Ban Ki-moon's deputy spokesperson says he's following with concern the increase in tensions along the Line of...
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57 journalists killed worldwide in 2016: rights group
At least 57 journalists have been killed around the world in 2016
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UN to vote Monday on sending observers to Aleppo
Russia had threatened to veto a draft presented by France calling for observers to monitor evacuations from Aleppo
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UN to vote on Aleppo observers as 'thousands' await evacuation
UN envoy estimated that as of Thursday around 40,000 civilians and as many as 5,000 opposition fighters remained
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Wonder Woman dethroned from being UN ambassador after outcry
The petition referred to wonder woman as a "large breasted, white woman of impossible proportions".
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Kabul asks UN to clear Hekmatyar’s name
Four members of UNSC are ready to lift sanctions
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Celebs scorch Pakistan Film Festival red carpet in New York
Two-day event kicked off on Friday
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UN Security Council hits North Korea with toughest-ever sanctions
Ban said he was still committed to 'sincere dialogue' to resolve the nuclear issue
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UN says record half a million Afghans displaced by war
More than half a million Afghans -- 515,800 people -- had been internally displaced by fighting
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UN envoy warns Aleppo risks becoming 'one giant graveyard'
Residents have been reduced to scavenging for food, hospitals are not functioning after repeated military strikes
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Myanmar Rohingya abuse may be 'crimes against humanity': UN
Army has carried out a bloody crackdown in Rakhine, with Muslim minority flooding over the border into Bangladesh
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UN torture expert starts Turkey visit amid abuse claims
Nils Melzer, special rapporteur on torture, arrived in Turkey on Sunday and will speak with alleged victims
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Attack on ambulance: Rescue workers urge UN to take notice of Indian aggression
Protesting ambulance drivers urged the UNMOGIP based in Muzaffarabad and Rawalpindi to visit Neelam Valley
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In letter to UN, PTI shines spotlight on Kashmir abuses
Imran Khan asks Ban Ki-moon to use his good offices and resolve festering dispute
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UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about Kashmir situation
Urges Islamabad, New Delhi to work towards sustainable peace
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Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016: report
Less than 15 per cent of the population in less-developed countries are online
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African nations fail to block UN's first-ever LGBT expert
UN Human Rights Council appointed law professor Vitit Muntarbhorn to investigate abuses against LGBT
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UN warns time 'running out' in Aleppo
On Sunday, a rebel rocket attack killed at least eight primary school children in the Furqan neighbourhood
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#BeatMe: Pakistani celebrities challenge men in powerful new video
UNWomen sets out to challenge patriarchal ideologies with latest campaign #BeatMe
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Donald Trump looms large over future of climate action
Trump's election has recalled the shock of 2001, when George W Bush refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol
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'First ever' Pakistani film-festival to be held in New York
Diplomats from 193 countries at the UN will also have an opportunity to see what the industry is producing
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Arab region's young people not a 'liability': UN
The region has the highest rate of youth protest if compared to all other regions in the world, says Ahmad Alhendawi
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UN chief confident Trump will drop rhetoric, show leadership
Ban, 72, is stepping down on December 31 after 10 years as the world's diplomat-in-chief
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UNIDO: rebuilding Pakistan
Fifty years ago, the UN General Assembly created the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
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DR Congo blast kills schoolgirl, injures peacekeepers
The UN force has more than 20,000 troops in the country -- where it first deployed in 1999
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Security and insecurity
There can be no doubt that the United Nations (UN) is an agency in need of reform at every level
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Islamic State abducts over 200 near Mosul, retreats with thousands: UN
The UN also had information about the abduction of at least 30 sheikhs in Sinjar last week
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UN peacekeeper, two civilians killed in Mali attack
More than 30 MINUSMA troops have been killed this year, more than in any other UN peacekeeping mission
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Climate rescue: UN talks get down to business
New figures show that renewable energy attracted record investment of $300 billion in 2015, outstripping fossil fuels
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Historic climate pact enters into force
After years of complex and divisive negotiations, a deal was finally endorsed in the French capital last December
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Unga Committee Debate: ‘Struggle for liberation is legitimate’
She was speaking in the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with social and humanitarian
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EU mission tells govt to strictly enforce child, labour rights
Delegation is in Pakistan to assess implementation of UN conventions
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Kenya to withdraw from South Sudan after UN force head fired
UNMISS has around 16,000 troops deployed in South Sudan, which has been at war since December 2013
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As clashes intensify, UN military observers visit LoC
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to lodge fresh protest