Tag: #Geneva
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Japanese Envoy Lauds Successful Conclusion of 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva
The Japanese envoy has lauded the successful conclusion of the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva.
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Geneva’s Landmark Fountain Turned Off Over Pandemic
Geneva’s landmark fountain has been turned off over the pandemic.
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Geneva protest seeks end to HR violations in IIOJK
ISLAMABAD, Oct 1 (APP):Tehreek-e-Kashmir Europe and Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) lodged a strong protest outside the Headquarters of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to seek world attention towards the continued bloodshed system genocide and fast-spreading structures of violence in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to KIIR press…
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Luxury Geneva hotels face ‘life-threatening’ corona crunch
Geneva, Sept 23 (AFP/APP): Behind its deep-red awnings, Richemont’s blinds have been closed since July, after the coronavirus pandemic left the usually bustling five-star Geneva hotel starved for high-paying customers. Now, after a “catastrophic” summer, other luxury lodgings in the Swiss city — which boasts the highest hotel density in the world — are struggling…
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Peaceful Protest a ‘Fundamental Human Right’: UN watchdog
The UN watchdog says that peaceful protest is a ‘fundamental human right’.
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Pakistan draws world community’s attention to Kashmiri children’s plight under Indian occupation
GENEVA, Jul 03 (APP):Pakistan has told the UN Human Rights Council that the plight of children in Indian occupied Kashmir, which is under a tight lockdown for the last 10 months, has further deteriorated, and called on India to end its atrocities against them. “Militarily cooped up in their homes under the suffocating ‘double’ lockdown,…
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Pakistan calls for revival of int’l consensus on disarmament, non-proliferation agenda
ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 (APP):Pakistan on Tuesday, at the premier international body in Geneva mandated to negotiate treaties on nuclear disarmament, called for revival of global consensus in the face of growing risks to the world peace. Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Khalil Hashmi drew attention to the impact…
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WHO says advance squad already in China to fight novel coronavirus
GENEVA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua/APP): The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that an advance squad of the WHO-led team of international experts had already arrived in China to lay the groundwork for the rest of team members who will cooperate with their Chinese counterparts against the novel coronavirus outbreak. The advance squad…
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Trump to headline Davos summit
Geneva, Jan 14 (AFP/APP): US President Donald Trump will be the star attraction at this year’s Davos forum, which will also focus on the fallout of climate change and a more inclusive model of capitalism, organisers said Tuesday. The annual gathering of global movers and shakers in the village of Davos in the Swiss Alps…
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Imran, Erdogan discuss important regional, international issues in Geneva
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of Global Refugee Forum in Geneva on Tuesday exchanged views on important regional and international issues and expressed satisfaction over commonality of views between the two countries on major issues. The two leaders held discussions on a wide…