United Nations

Rouhani arrives in New York for UN General Assembly

Sep 24, 2018 04:22

President Hassan Rouhani arrives in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, where, he says, the Islamic Republic intends to make a point of adverting to the US’s violations and defining Tehran’s regional and international policies.
Iran's envoy urges UN to take tough stance on Israel’s nuclear threat

Sep 20, 2018 10:18

Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshrou called on the international community, specially the UN, to take a stricter stance against the unbalanced measures and nuclear threat posed by the Israeli regime.
UN: Myanmar generals should face genocide charges

Sep 18, 2018 10:44

The United Nations (UN) has reiterated its call for the prosecution of Myanmar’s top military officials for what the international body has conclusively decided is genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority group.
Saudi airstrikes kill 15 on Hudaydah-Sana'a highway

Sep 15, 2018 10:00

At least 15 people have lost their lives in fresh air raids conducted by Saudi warplanes on a strategic road linking the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah to the capital, Sana'a.
UN warns about worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen’s Hudaydah

Sep 13, 2018 12:07

The United Nations has warned about the rapidly worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen’s blockaded Hudaydah as fighting between the country’s army troops, backed by fighters from the Ansarullah movement, and Saudi backed militants resumed in the port city following the collapse of the latest round of UN-brokered peace talks.
Myanmar finally grants UN first access to Rakhine before Rohingya returns

Sep 12, 2018 10:22

The United Nations has begun assessment of conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine state after it was finally given permission to operate there for the first time since violence escalated last year and forced more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
World hunger levels rise for third consecutive year: UN

Sep 12, 2018 07:03

World hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fueled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations (UN) warns, jeopardizing a global goal to end the scourge by 2030.
More Afghans displaced by drought than war: UN

Sep 11, 2018 05:47

A total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan — 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year — with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said.
UN calls for new body to prosecute Myanmar crimes

Sep 10, 2018 10:11

The United Nations (UN)’s new human rights chief has called for the establishment of “an independent international mechanism” to prepare criminal indictments against Myanmar’s military for atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim community.
ICC says it has jurisdiction over Myanmar crimes against Rohingya

Sep 06, 2018 14:34

The International Criminal Court says it has jurisdiction to probe the forced deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh as a possible crime against humanity.