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Discrimination, hate against Muslims at ‘epidemic proportions:’ UN chief
Mar 18, 2021 12:53United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that hatred and discrimination against Muslims has risen to "epidemic proportions," calling for further collective efforts to promote social cohesion and religious tolerance.
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UN: Poorest countries will suffer most from COVID downturn
Mar 18, 2021 11:24The world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries will suffer the most from a pandemic downturn, the UN’s conference on trade and development (UNCTAD) said in its latest report on Thursday.
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Yemen's Foreign Ministry slams UN failure to end Saudi aggression
Mar 18, 2021 02:28Amid the UN's failure to end the years-long Saudi war on Yemen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sana'a held a press conference to blast the UN-brokered peace negotiations aimed at reaching a political solution to the crisis as they have produced no tangible results.
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UN urges withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya, welcomes unity government
Mar 14, 2021 10:27The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya as the conflict-ridden North African country ushers in a new era with the formation of a national unity government.
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Sanctions lead to devastating repercussions like those of terrorism, war crimes: Takht-Ravanchi
Mar 12, 2021 08:16Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has denounced sanctions as inhumane, immoral and illegal, saying their far-reaching, devastating and long-term consequences are as brutal and vicious as terrorism, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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16 countries forming coalition at UN against unilateral force, sanctions
Mar 12, 2021 07:57A group of 16 countries, including Iran, Russia and China, are pushing to create a coalition at the United Nations to counter the use or threat of force and unilateral sanctions by the West.
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‘This is hell!’ UN issues solemn warning about Yemen
Mar 11, 2021 05:54The United Nations (UN) has warned of a mass famine in war-torn Yemen that will put millions of people at risk, describing the country as the “worst place on earth” and the situation there as “hell.”
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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar violence, urges military restraint
Mar 11, 2021 05:51The United Nations Security Council has condemned the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in Myanmar, but has failed to denounce the recent military takeover in the country as a coup or to threaten further action.
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Yemeni minister urges UN to prevent humanitarian catastrophe
Mar 10, 2021 14:15Yemen’s Minister of Oil and Minerals Ahmad Abdullah Dares has urged the United Nations to pressure the Saudi-led coalition into releasing ships with petroleum products vital for services.
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Iran rejects ‘unfair’ UN expert report on human rights situation
Mar 10, 2021 09:44Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva says the United Nations’ rapporteur’s report on the so-called human rights situation in the country is “unfair and deviant” since it propagates “prejudicial” statements about the whole nation.