United Nations

Pandemic threatens peace, risks new conflicts: UN chief

Aug 13, 2020 05:55

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones.
Rouhani warns Europeans against siding with US in backing anti-Iran resolution

Aug 13, 2020 02:58

President Hassan Rouhani has warned the Europeans against falling into the trap of siding with the US in supporting a resolution that aims to extend an arms embargo against Iran indefinitely.
President Rouhani: US will hopefully face defeat in anti-Iran bid at UNSC

Aug 12, 2020 07:10

President Hassan Rouhani during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday said Iran has “high hopes” that the US will fail in its push to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran and will face isolation at the Security Council, urging neighboring countries not to let Washington “exploit” them to advance its own agenda.
Qatar distances itself from PGCC call for UN to extend Iran embargo

Aug 12, 2020 06:53

Qatar has distanced itself from a hostile call by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) for the UN Security Council to back a US-proposed extension of the UN arms ban against Iran, highlighting good neighborly relations between the two countries.
Iran envoy to UN: Softened US resolution can’t get UNSC on board

Aug 12, 2020 05:37

Iran says a watered-down draft resolution put forward by the US to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran is similar to the previous version in nature, voicing confidence that the Security Council (UNSC) will reject the unlawful American bid.
US proposes watered-down resolution to garner support for Iran arms embargo

Aug 12, 2020 00:40

The United States has reportedly proposed a simplified draft resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran in an apparent bid to garner support in the United Nations Security Council.
UN, Saudi Arabia to blame if stranded oil tanker explodes: Yemen

Aug 10, 2020 03:24

Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement has warned that the responsibility for a possible explosion of an oil tanker stranded near the port city of Hudaydah falls on Saudi Arabian aggressors and the United Nations.
UN urgently scrambling to get food, medical aid to Beirut

Aug 07, 2020 11:29

The United Nations said Friday it was urgently trying to get food, aid and medical equipment to Beirut following the devastating explosion that ripped apart the Lebanese capital’s port.
US, India record highest daily deaths, cases from coronavirus

Aug 07, 2020 06:58

As the new coronavirus pandemic rages on to take a heavy toll across the globe, the United States and India have registered their record daily jump in deaths and infections respectively over the past months.
Iran elected to chair Executive Board of United Nations Human Settlements Program despite US obstruction

Aug 02, 2020 01:46

Iran has been elected to chair a council at the United Nations program for human settlements and sustainable urban development for one year despite opposition and obstruction from the United States.