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Iranians will not ‘sit on their hands’ if they come under attack: UN envoy
Jul 10, 2019 12:27Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country would not hesitate to respond to any military threat from the United States.
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US intelligence service closely cooperating with MKO terrorists: Iran’s UN envoy
Jul 10, 2019 02:29Iran’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.
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UN human rights expert criticizes US inaction over Khashoggi case
Jul 10, 2019 02:04An 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.
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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.
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UN envoy slams EU blindness to plight of migrants in Libya after strikes on detention center
Jul 04, 2019 14:58The 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.
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UN: Army, Buddhists committing war crimes in western Myanmar
Jul 03, 2019 12:11United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur to Myanmar says its security forces and rebels are committing human rights violations against civilians in the country’s west that may amount to new war crimes.
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UN urges Libya to evacuate migrant detention centers after deadly strike
Jul 03, 2019 10:37The United Nations Refugee Agency on Wednesday called for the evacuation of migrant detention centers in Libya and a full investigation into an airstrike that killed at least 44 people and wounded more than 130.
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Civilians brutally targeted in South Sudan violence, says UN
Jul 03, 2019 10:34The United Nations said on Wednesday that conflict had intensified in a region of South Sudan since a peace deal was signed, with hundreds of civilians raped or murdered by warring factions.
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UN expert urges ban on spy tech sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi's murder
Jul 03, 2019 03:15A UN expert, who recently concluded a probe into the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, has called for sanctions on surveillance technology sales to Riyadh, amid reports that the regime has been using such spyware to keep track of the dissidents living abroad.
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UN chief urges action to avert climate change 'catastrophe'
Jun 30, 2019 11:52UN chief Antonio Guterres said climate-related devastation was striking the planet on a weekly basis and warned Sunday that urgent action must be taken to avoid a catastrophe.