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Russia slams 'bias' of UN human rights body
Sep 14, 2022 07:17Russia has denounced the growing "bias" of the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), after the UN body harshly criticized the human rights situation in the country.
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UN chief urges ‘massive’ financial support for flood-hit Pakistan
Sep 10, 2022 14:05UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has toured Pakistan's flood-hit areas, a day after he called on the international community to provide “massive” amounts of relief to the impoverished country.
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UN chief says world to pay 'horrific price' over fossil fuels emissions
Sep 10, 2022 08:14United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again raised the alarm about the heavy toll paid by world nations over the consumption of fossil fuels.
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Syria fought terrorism on behalf of entire world, paid 'unprecedented prices': FM
Sep 09, 2022 12:31Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has censured the United Nations for failing to help the victims of terrorism, saying his country deserves international support and the removal of US-led economic sanctions.
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2.5mn children, 1.5mn mothers suffer from malnutrition in Yemen, rights group warns
Sep 09, 2022 12:11In Yemen, some four million women and children are suffering from malnutrition due to the Saudi-led war on the impoverished country, a human rights organization has said.
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UN chief arrives in flood-hit Pakistan, urges 'massive support' from world
Sep 09, 2022 06:50The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Pakistan on Friday for a two-day visit to show support and solidarity with the South Asian country hit by devastating floods.
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Moratorium on nuclear tests must turn into legally binding obligation: Iran UN envoy
Sep 08, 2022 09:03An Iranian envoy to the United Nations says unilateral promises by countries about stopping nuclear tests cannot replace the nuclear disarmament, unless they turn into legally binding obligations.
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Russian official rejects UN, US allegations that Russia forcibly relocating Ukrainians
Sep 08, 2022 08:21A Russian official has rejected as “propaganda” and “disinformation” new allegations by the United Nations and the United States that Moscow is forcibly relocating Ukrainians to Russia, more than six months after a military conflict erupted between Russia and Ukraine.
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‘Nothing new but word play:’ Iran dismisses latest IAEA report as political
Sep 08, 2022 08:19The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has slammed the latest report by the UN nuclear agency on the country’s nuclear program as politically motivated, saying it contains nothing new expect “a word play serving certain goals.”
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New UN envoy gets advice on Iran’s int’l cooperation
Sep 04, 2022 01:36Iran's new ambassador to the United Nations was given advice by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian about the Islamic Republic’s views on international cooperation and partnership in various arenas.