United Nations

UN says US sanctions on Myanmar over Rohingya massacre not enough

Jul 19, 2019 03:29

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar says US sanctions imposed this week on Myanmar's military leaders over Rohingya Muslims should have been tougher and applied to more generals.
Fifty Western figures express concern over Zakzaky’s health in letter to UN chief

Jul 18, 2019 10:48

Fifty Western intellectuals have called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to pressure Nigeria to release top Shia Muslim leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, who needs emergency medical treatment.
UN voices concern over Trump administration’s curb on Iran’s top diplomat

Jul 16, 2019 02:07

The United Nations has expressed concerns about curbs imposed on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Duterte mocks 'ice-eating' Iceland over UN vote on Philippine war on drugs

Jul 13, 2019 06:27

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country’s problems.
UN, Syria report progress in talks on post-war constitution

Jul 11, 2019 03:10

The United Nations and the Syrian Foreign Ministry report progress in talks on a constitutional committee that could pave the way for a political solution to the country’s eight-year conflict.
Iranians will not ‘sit on their hands’ if they come under attack: UN envoy

Jul 10, 2019 12:27

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country would not hesitate to respond to any military threat from the United States.
US intelligence service closely cooperating with MKO terrorists: Iran’s UN envoy

Jul 10, 2019 02:29

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has described the Islamic Republic as a victim of terrorism and extra-national organized crime, stating that the anti-Iran terrorist group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), supported by some regional and European countries, is working closely with the US intelligence service in a bid to descend Iran into chaos.
UN human rights expert criticizes US inaction over Khashoggi case

Jul 10, 2019 02:04

An independent United Nations rights expert, who conducted an investigation into the murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, has criticized the United States for its inaction over the case.
UN accuses Libyan guards of shooting refugees fleeing Tripoli airstrikes

Jul 05, 2019 07:12

“There are reports that following the first impact, some refugees and migrants were fired upon by guards as they tried to escape,” said the OCHA report, which came a day after UN authorities emphasized that the airstrikes -- by renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar – may have constituted a war crime.
UN envoy slams EU blindness to plight of migrants in Libya after strikes on detention center

Jul 04, 2019 14:58

The UN has lambasted the EU's “blindness” on the plight of refugees in Libya, urging a rethink of returning Europe-bound migrants intercepted at the Mediterranean to the North African country.