United Nations

Iran’s COVID-19 situation will greatly change in coming days: Health minister

Apr 03, 2020 02:18

Iran's health minister has said that the country’s international standing in regards to containing the coronavirus outbreak will “greatly change” in coming days.
As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks nationwide ceasefire in Yemen

Apr 03, 2020 01:08

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has engaged in talks with the country's warring parties to secure a nationwide ceasefire amid fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in the war-ravaged impoverished Arab nation.
Iran medical body writes to Guterres, slams UN inaction on cruel US bans

Apr 02, 2020 08:12

The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written to the UN to complain about the world’s body failure to push for the lifting of cruel US sanctions at a critical time when the Islamic Republic is fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Syria UN envoy calls for lifting of sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 31, 2020 09:35

Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja’afari has called upon the international community to work on lifting illegal economic sanctions and coercive measures imposed on his war-ravaged country and other states as the world is battling to rein in a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
US inhuman sanctions harming efforts to combat virus pandemic: Syria

Mar 31, 2020 00:50

Syria has blasted “inhuman sanctions” imposed by the United States against a number of countries, raising the alarm that the restrictive measures are hampering global efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Yemeni official slams UN envoy remarks after missile fired at Riyadh

Mar 30, 2020 07:09

Yemen’s ambassador to Tehran has criticized UN Envoy Martin Griffiths over his reaction to the Arab nation's missile reprisal inside Saudi Arabia.
7 in 10 coronavirus deaths reported in Europe: WHO

Mar 27, 2020 10:20

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 70 percent of the world’s coronavirus deaths have been reported in Europe as the flu-like pathogen continues to take its toll across the globe.
Eight countries write to UN Chief to demand lifting of illegal sanctions on various countries

Mar 26, 2020 06:25

Eight countries have called on the United Nations (UN) chief to ask for the lifting of illegal sanctions on various countries that are hindering the global fight against the new coronavirus.
US illegal sanctions on Iran endangering human lives not just in Iran: UN envoy

Mar 25, 2020 13:57

Iran’s UN envoy says the US sanctions against the country have endangered "the lives of many people not just in Iran, but also across the globe."
New lockdowns, emergency states & deaths: Coronavirus keeps impacting lives

Mar 25, 2020 07:44

Around the globe, the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to impact the lives of people, forcing governments to take measures unprecedented in peacetime.