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Indra Mani Pandey is India’s new Permanent Representative to UN

July 2, 2020

On July 1, 2020, diplomat Indra Mani Pandey was appointed as India’s next permanent representative to the United Nations. Highlights Indra Mani Pandey is a 1990 Indian Foreign Officer and is currently serving as an additional secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has so far served in Indian missions in Cairo, Islamabad, Kabul, ..

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UNEP: Actress Dia Mirza’s term as Goodwill Ambassador extended

May 8, 2020

On May 7, 2020, the United Nations Environment Programme extended the term of actress Dia Mirza as the Goodwill ambassador of India till 2022. The actress is also United Nations Sustainability Development Goal Advocate. About Goodwill Ambassadors A Goodwill Ambassador in general is a person who supports global issue or specific cause. The United Nations ..

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Priyanka Chopra receives UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award

December 6, 2019

Miss World 2000, Priyanka Chopra has been honored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award. She was named as the recipient of the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by United Nations Children’s Fund in June this year, received the award in New York on Tuesday, 3rd December 2019. Priyanka Chopra ..

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Priyanka Chopra to be honored with UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award

June 13, 2019

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, a global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, will be honored with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by UNICEF’s American chapter at their Snowflake Ball on December 3 in New York. Priyanka is known for her contribution to social causes and for being a voice for children’s education. She has been ..

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Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019

April 25, 2019

The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 was awarded to author Rana Dasgupta for his 2010 novel “Solo” which is a tale of estrangement and the ultimate failure of material existence. It is the second edition of the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize. Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize aims to revive poetry and books that can change lives. An amount of $10,000, a Tagore statue and a ..

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Priyanka Chopra becomes UNICEF’s Global Goodwill Ambassador

December 13, 2016

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has been appointed as UNICEF’s newest global Goodwill Ambassador. Her appointment was announced at a celebration to commemorate 70 years of UNICEF. The celebrations were held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. UNICEF was established in 1946 by the United Nations  to protect the children struggling to survive in ..

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