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UN Security Council rejects Russian-backed resolution on aid delivery to Syria
Jul 09, 2020 06:05The UN Security Council has rejected a Russian-drafted resolution that would extend a cross-border aid delivery mechanism for a six-month period after Russia — along with China — vetoed a relevant Western-drafted document, which Moscow argued ignored the realities on the ground in the West Asian country.
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Foreign meddling in Libya at unprecedented levels: UN chief
Jul 09, 2020 05:40The United Nations (UN) secretary-general warns that foreign interference in the conflict in Libya has reached “unprecedented” levels.
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China says US plan to quit WHO will have grave implications for developing countries
Jul 08, 2020 09:40China says a plan by the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) will have grave implications for developing countries.
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At least 11 killed in gunmen ambush in DR Congo’s troubled Ituri region
Jul 05, 2020 23:49Gunmen have killed 11 people including military and local officials in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday, an ambush attributed to a militia accused of a string of massacres.
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Over 800 civilians killed or wounded in attacks in Afghanistan during first half of 2020: UN
Jul 03, 2020 00:27Over 800 people have been killed or wounded in "deliberate attacks" targeting civilians across war-torn Afghanistan during the first half of this year, the UN says, voicing concerns the rising violence was aimed at derailing planned peace talks between the Kabul government and Taliban.
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UN Security Council adopts resolution on immediate ceasefire in conflict zones
Jul 02, 2020 05:34The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling for an immediate halt to conflicts worldwide in an attempt to facilitate the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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President Rouhani: ‘World once again witnessed US political defeat against Iran at UNSC’
Jul 01, 2020 08:40President Hassan Rouhani highlights the US’s failure in its unlawful attempt at the UN Security Council to extend a UN arms ban on Iran, saying the meeting once again put on display another American political defeat for the world to see.
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Zarif at UNSC: US an 'outlaw bully' that UN shouldn’t surrender to
Jun 30, 2020 14:46Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells the UN Security Council (UNSC) that the United States is an “outlaw bully” that the world body should not surrender to, warning that giving in to Washington’s pressure threatens to restore the “law of the jungle.”
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Over 1 million displaced by violence in eastern DR Congo: UN
Jun 30, 2020 12:08More than one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the start of the year, the UN said Tuesday.
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UNHCR agency urges Hungary to revoke strict asylum regulations
Jun 30, 2020 08:17The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to repeal a tightening of the Hungarian asylum system, provisions of which it says could violate international laws.