UN chief Antonio Guterres salutes India for helping others in fight against COVID-19
India is in the process of supplying hydroxychloroquine to 55 coronavirus-hit countries as grants as well as on commercial basis.
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Wuhan’s ‘wet markets’ reopen, face heat
By Agence France-Presse At a large food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, signs forbid the
India and Uganda join hands to fight Covid-19
Prime Minister Modi assured the Ugandan President of total Indian solidarity with Uganda. He also thanked the Ugandan President for the goodwill and care which the country extends to the Indian Diaspora.
Twenty five Countries to Receive Debt Relief Service from IMF
Debts will be relieved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of strengthening global efforts against COVID-19.
Troubled’ By Denial of Food to Pakistani Hindus, Christians, Says USCIRF
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Anurima Bhargava said “these actions are simply reprehensible”
Kazakhstan summons Chinese ambassador in protest over article
By Reuters ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to protest
Indians stuck in Dubai airport for 3 weeks desperate to return home
Dubai, Apr 13 (PTI) Nineteen Indians are stuck at the Dubai International Airport for the last
Bangladesh executes ex-Army officer for assassinating Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Abdul Majed was hanged at the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at 12:01 AM (local time) on Sunday
India sends rapid response team to Kuwait to combat Covid-19
The rapid response team has been deputed at the request of the government of the State of Kuwait
Saudi coalition ceasefire declared in Yemen to contain coronavirus
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UNICEF has been promoting hand-washing in Yemen.
9 April 2020
Peace and Security
A ceasefire declaration by Saudi Arabia in war-shattered Yemen that was due to come into effect on Thursday has been welcomed by United Nations chief António Guterres as a way to promote peace and slow the advance of COVID-19.