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UN calls for 'rapid and unimpeded' aid access to Myanmar's Rakhine
Jan 19, 2019 11:25The United Nations has expressed grave concerns about the condition of civilians in Myanmar’s state of Rakhine, calling on the government to allow “rapid and unimpeded” humanitarian access to the region.
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UN monitoring mission ignoring Saudi violations in Yemen: Yemeni officials
Jan 18, 2019 08:06Yemeni officials have voiced concern over a UN Mission’s ignorance of Saudi violations of the Hudaydah truce deal.
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UN: Israel trying to delegitimize aid organizations working in Occupied Territories
Jan 18, 2019 03:41The United Nations aid coordination body says the Tel Aviv regime and Israeli groups have been trying over the past years to delegitimize humanitarian organizations working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Yemen: Ansarullah, Saudi-backed delegation meet for 2nd day
Jan 17, 2019 15:14Representatives of Yemeni warring parties, the Ansarullah movement and the country’s former Saudi-backed government, have held their second session of talks in Jordan in an attempt to thrash out the details of a major prisoner swap, a UN source says.
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Security Council due to vote on Yemen observer mission
Jan 16, 2019 05:44The UN Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to vote on a six-month observer mission tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in Yemen’s Hudaydah and oversee a pullback of rival forces from the lifeline port city.
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Abbas raps Israeli occupation as Palestine takes over G77 chairmanship
Jan 16, 2019 05:32Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced Zionist regime’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, as he assumes the chairmanship of the largest bloc of countries at the United Nations.
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Iran raps West for double-standard approach on terrorism
Jan 15, 2019 13:47Iranian Ambassador to the UN Agencies Headquartered in Vienna, Kazzem Qaribabadi, blasted the Western states for their double-standard policies on terrorism and sheltering terrorists in their lands.
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Syria says not intimidated by new Israeli airstrike
Jan 13, 2019 09:03Syria has complained to the UN about Israel's new air raids, stressing that the "cowardly" attacks will fail to hamper its resolve to defend the country and confront its enemies.
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UN envoy says ‘substantial progress’ needed to end Yemen War
Jan 10, 2019 03:15United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says “substantial progress” would be needed before more talks can be held to build on a ceasefire recently agreed by the warring parties in Sweden and to reach a final deal to end the war.
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UNSC set to discuss new Yemen mission proposed by Guterres
Jan 09, 2019 05:43The UN Security Council (UNSC) is set to discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen’s lifeline port city of Hudaydah, which will be tasked with monitoring a ceasefire recently agreed by the warring parties and the pullout of rival forces from the flashpoint area.