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World food price index jumps in Nov. to almost 6-year high: FAO
Dec 03, 2020 09:12World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six year high with the index posting its biggest monthly increase since July 2012, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
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UN General Assembly adopts five anti-Israeli resolutions
Dec 03, 2020 05:25The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved five anti-Israeli resolutions, which are part of a package of 20 pro-Palestinian texts that the 193-member body adopts on an annual basis.
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Iran’s nuclear work will go on despite attempts to disrupt it: Iran’s UN mission
Dec 02, 2020 13:08A senior Iranian diplomat says the country makes decisions on its nuclear energy program based on national interests less than a week after the assassination of senior Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh that Tehran blamed on the illegal Zionist entity.
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China urges intl. community to stick to two-state solution to Palestine issue
Dec 02, 2020 08:21China has thrown its weight behind the Palestinian people's just cause to restore their legitimate rights, calling on the international community to adhere to the so-called “two-state solution” to the decades-long conflict in the region.
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Iran reaffirms solidarity with Palestine, urges intl. action against Israel
Dec 02, 2020 05:22President Hassan Rouhani has reaffirmed Iran’s support for the Palestinian nation in pursuit of its legitimate aspirations, urging the international community to adopt decisive measures against the aggressive and inhumane policies of the occupying Israeli regime.
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UN offers staggering death toll of 233,000 from Saudi-led war on Yemen
Dec 01, 2020 16:16The United Nations (UN) has offered the new staggering death toll of 233,000 from the Saudi-led war on Yemen, stressing the importance of a ceasefire.
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Iran, Cuba, Venezuela raise alarm on impact of sanctions in light of COVID-19
Dec 01, 2020 11:01Iran, Cuba and Venezuela host a virtual seminar at the UN headquarters in Vienna on unilateral sanctions and their impacts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN chief urges world to make ‘urgent contributions’ to cash-strapped UNRWA to help Palestinians
Nov 30, 2020 03:44United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern about the financial situation of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), calling on member states to make “urgent contributions” to enable the agency to provide relief to Palestinians.
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Yemen: Deployment of UK troops to Saudi Arabia won't change situation
Nov 29, 2020 08:13A member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has reacted to reports on the secret deployment of British troops to Saudi Arabia, saying the move will not change the situation on the ground.
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UN, Turkey condemn Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination
Nov 29, 2020 04:09A spokesman for the UN secretary general as well as the Turkish Foreign Ministry have separately condemned the Friday assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.