Tag: United Nations

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.

United Nations, September 21 (Reuters) - World leaders will come together, virtually, on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly coronavirus pandemic challenges the effectiveness and solidarity of the 193-member world body. As COVID-19, which emerged in China late last year, began to spread around the world, forcing millions of people to shelter at ...

Colombo, Oct 14 (NIA)- Sri Lanka's President, Maithripala Sirisena, on Friday congratulated the new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and assured that Sri Lanka would continue its close engagements with the UN. In a letter sent to Guterres, Sirisena said that Sri Lanka had been an active member of the United Nations for more than six decades and since the January ...