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UN envoy in Venezuela denounces US sanctions
Feb 14, 2021 13:00During a press conference in Caracas, UN Human Rights envoy, Alena Douhan, spoke about her preliminary assessment of her visit to Venezuela to evaluate the effects of the US blockade against the Latin American nation.
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‘World is watching,’ UN official warns Myanmar's junta after coup
Feb 12, 2021 15:35A United Nations (UN) official has urged Myanmar’s military to refrain from using violence against anti-coup protesters, warning that human rights abuses in the country would not go unnoticed.
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Saudi, US-led coalition impounds ship carrying gas to Yemen: Yemeni Petroleum Company
Feb 12, 2021 08:52The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) says the Saudi-led war coalition has "pirated" one of its ships carrying more than five thousand tonnes of gas to Yemen.
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Iran condemns deadly attack on UN convoy in Afghanistan’s Kabul province
Feb 11, 2021 16:33Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a convoy of UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), which left five security personnel dead.
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Iran’s UN envoy: US should take first step towards reviving nuclear deal
Feb 10, 2021 06:35Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the United States’ withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal eroded trust in the country among the Iranians and on the global stage, calling on Washington — as the party that left the negotiating table — to take the first step towards reviving the multilateral agreement.
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ICC move to probe Israel for war crimes ‘opens the door’ for justice in Palestine: UN
Feb 10, 2021 03:36A UN expert says the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s ruling on its jurisdiction to investigate Zionist entity’s war crimes in the occupied territories “opens the door” for justice in Palestine.
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Iran supports efforts made by UN to resolve crisis in Yemen: FM
Feb 08, 2021 14:01Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic is ready to support special efforts made by the United Nations to resolve the ongoing crisis in the war-torn Yemen.
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UN special envoy discusses Yemen crisis in Tehran
Feb 08, 2021 03:28The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths held a meeting with Iranian diplomats in Tehran for talks about the Yemen crisis and ways to settle the conflict.
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Iran to give ‘decisive response’ to any Israeli threat, envoy tells UN chief
Feb 07, 2021 03:29Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has warned about Israeli officials’ provocative and hawkish remarks, saying Tehran will give a decisive response to any Israeli threat.
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UN Security Council calls for release of detainees in coup-hit Myanmar
Feb 05, 2021 10:48The United Nations Security Council has expressed “deep concern” by the recent military coup in Myanmar, calling for the “release of all detainees”, including the Southeast Asian country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi.