United Nations

Iran: Parliament committee calls for pre-emptive UN action on Daesh relocation

Mar 19, 2019 15:11

An Iranian parliamentary committee has called on the United Nations to take “pre-emptive” measures aimed at blocking the transfer of Daesh terrorists from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan by the US and a number of other governments, a senior lawmaker says.
US accuses Iran of defying UN resolution, calls for tough bans

Mar 08, 2019 06:00

The US has accused Iran of violating the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by testing one of its ballistic missiles and launching two satellites, urging the world body to restore “tougher international sanctions” against the Islamic Republic.
36 nations, including Europeans, rap Saudi Arabia for 1st time at UN rights body

Mar 07, 2019 16:25

As many as 36 countries, including all 28 members of the European Union, have taken Saudi Arabia to task for the first time at the United Nations Human Rights Council over Riyadh’s glaring rights violations.
Iran medical societies write to UN in condemnation of US bans: Zarif

Mar 07, 2019 10:50

Sixty-six Iranian scientific medical societies have written to the UN chief in condemnation of the “inhumane and medieval” American sanctions targeting Iran’s health sector.
UN Palestine committee slams Trump's unilateralism

Mar 07, 2019 02:11

A United Nations committee charged with pursuing the rights of Palestinians visits Brussels to lobby EU officials, lawmakers and civil society organizations.
UN postpones reports on companies with business ties to Israeli settlements

Mar 06, 2019 02:21

The United Nations has one again delayed the publication of a database of companies with business ties to Zionist regime’s settlements in the occupied West Bank, angering activists who had campaigned for the move over the past three years.
In Yemen, war can reach children wherever they are: UN

Mar 03, 2019 09:31

The United Nations’ children’s agency says the war in Yemen continues to take a “horrific toll” on children despite a partial ceasefire between the parties to the conflict.
Iran FM, UN chief discuss regional, international developments

Mar 02, 2019 14:30

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have exchanged views about leading regional and international developments.
UN rejects US move to recognize Golan annexation by Israel

Mar 01, 2019 04:54

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen has underlined Syria’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, rejecting a US congressional motion to recognize Zionist regime’s annexation of the occupied territory.
Israeli 2018 killings in Gaza may constitute war crimes: UN probe

Feb 28, 2019 12:12

A UN Human Rights Council-mandated investigation into Israel's deadly crackdown on the 2018 anti-occupation rallies in the Gaza Strip says the regime’s forces may have perpetrated “war crimes” or “crimes against humanity”in the campaign against Palestinians.