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World must prepare for ‘potential pandemic’: WHO Chief
Feb 25, 2020 02:09The World Health Organization chief says the world should be working harder to contain the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, and should be preparing for a "potential pandemic."
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UN envoy urges Turkey, Russia to de-escalate situation in Syria's Idlib
Feb 20, 2020 05:18UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has called on Moscow and Ankara to de-escalate the situation in the Arab country's Idlib Province after the Turkish president threatened "imminent" operation in the last stronghold of terrorists in northern Syria.
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US assassination of Soleimani breached international norms: UN rapporteur
Feb 19, 2020 04:04A United Nations (UN) special rapporteur says the US assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was in breach of international norms and the UN charter.
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Libya rebels claim to have ‘destroyed’ Turkish cargo ship in Tripoli
Feb 18, 2020 14:23Ghassan Salame, the UN’s Libya envoy, confirmed that the port had been attacked but did not give details.
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Situation in Libya deeply troubling, UN warns
Feb 16, 2020 13:51A United Nations (UN) official has warned that the situation in Libya is “deeply troubling,” a fragile ceasefire in the crisis-hit country has seen dozens of violations, and a UN arms embargo imposed on the country has become a “joke.”
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UN names Iran's late Mirzakhani among ‘7 women scientists who shaped world’
Feb 16, 2020 10:48The United Nations (UN) has named the late Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani as one of seven women scientists “who have shaped our world.”
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Ceasefire unlikely in Idlib under current circumstances: Syria envoy to UN
Feb 13, 2020 08:38Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari says it is currently impossible to implement a ceasefire in the de-escalation zone of the country’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib, which terrorist groups have been using as a launch pad for attacks against Syrian forces and civilians.
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UN releases list of firms linked to illegal Zionist settlements
Feb 12, 2020 14:22The United Nations human rights office has released a report identifying companies with business ties to the illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank, a move hailed by Palestinians as a victory for international law.
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Iranian FM, UN envoy discuss Syria
Feb 09, 2020 04:50Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen talked about the latest developments in Syria.
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UN envoy admires Iran for supporting Syria’s Constitutional Committee
Feb 09, 2020 04:45The UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Syria lauded Iran for its continued supports for the activities of Syria’s Constitutional Committee.