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On World Water Day, UN urges globe to use resources wisely
Mar 22, 2020 06:11Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change - a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognized, the United Nations said on Sunday.
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World must push US to lift Iran sanctions amid coronavirus outbreak: Iran UN mission
Mar 21, 2020 00:17Iran says the international community should push the United States to immediately lift all illegal sanctions it has imposed on the Islamic Republic amid a national endeavor to contain the novel coronavirus.
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UN Chief: If not controlled, coronavirus pandemic could kill ‘millions’ worldwide
Mar 20, 2020 01:16The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that the new coronavirus pandemic could end up killing “millions” of people worldwide if allowed to spread unchecked.
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Coronavirus taking toll on diplomacy at UN
Mar 15, 2020 11:38The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is also taking a toll on international diplomacy at the United Nations (UN) in New York, where mandatory social distancing has caused major disruptions to routine work.
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Afghanistan summons UN official over meeting with president’s rival
Mar 13, 2020 15:06The Afghan Foreign Ministry has summoned the United Nations (UN) special representative for Afghanistan to protest his meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, a former official and a rival to Ashraf Ghani.
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Zarif calls on removal of the illegal sanctions to help fighting coronavirus epidemic
Mar 12, 2020 14:23Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written a letter to the United Nations secretary general, calling lifting of the unilateral and illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on the country, which have greatly hampered the Islamic Republic’s fight against the new coronavirus epidemic.
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Iran: NGOs, student organizations urge UN to end brutality against Muslims in India
Mar 08, 2020 16:07A large group of Iranian student organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals have penned a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, asking her to take decisive action to end the ongoing wave of violent attacks and brutality against Muslims in India.
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WHO: World not taking coronavirus seriously enough
Mar 06, 2020 07:27World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a "disturbing" lack of hospital preparedness.
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Trump disputes WHO on coronavirus death rate, cites his ‘hunch’
Mar 05, 2020 13:57US President Donald Trump has disputed a new report from the World Health Organization that 3.4 percent of people who contract the coronavirus die from it, citing only his "hunch."
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Nearly 300 million students worldwide missing class due to coronavirus outbreak: UNESCO
Mar 05, 2020 13:44The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says the new coronavirus outbreak has deprived nearly 300 million students of their schooling, as the highly-contagious disease has so far infected more than 95,000 people worldwide.