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Russia, China slam ‘unilateral’ sanctions
Feb 08, 2022 09:22Russia and China have slammed “unilateral” sanctions directly imposed by countries without the backing of the United Nations Security Council.
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Iran slams unilateral sanctions as ‘crime against humanity’
Feb 08, 2022 09:21Iran’s UN ambassador says the illegal sanctions imposed on his fellow countrymen, especially those hampering their access to medical and humanitarian items, are tantamount to “a crime against humanity” whose perpetrators must be held to account.
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Deadly fighting erupts at fomer peace-keeping facilities in Sudan's Darfur
Feb 06, 2022 10:26Deadly clashes have erupted between military forces and an armed group at the facilities of a former international peace-keeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region.
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More than 1,500 people killed since coup in Myanmar: UN
Feb 01, 2022 13:55The United Nations says at least 1,500 people have been killed and thousands more detained in year-long protests against the military coup in Myanmar.
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Millions at risk as drought threatens Horn of Africa
Feb 01, 2022 09:50The children walk among carcasses of animals dead from hunger and exhaustion, a stark image of the drought threatening millions of people in the Horn of Africa.
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No alternative to 'diplomacy and dialogue’ in Ukraine crisis: UN official
Feb 01, 2022 06:04The UN political affairs chief has stressed that there is no alternative to “diplomacy and dialogue” in resolving the crisis over Ukraine, which has led to heightened tensions between Russia and the West.
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UN claims Taliban killed scores of former govt. officials; group yet to respond
Jan 31, 2022 05:34The Taliban and its allies have allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with the international military contingent in Afghanistan, claims a new report by the United Nations.
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Iran calls on UN to act immediately to stop Yemen war
Jan 30, 2022 14:14The Iranian foreign minister’s senior aide for special political affairs has once again urged the United Nations to take immediate action to end the war launched on the impoverished Yemeni nation by the Saudi-led military coalition.
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DR Congo court sentences 51 to death over 2017 murder of UN experts
Jan 30, 2022 09:18A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 51 people to death over the killing of two United Nations experts.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 360.5 mln with death toll exceeding 5.62 mln: WHO
Jan 28, 2022 12:49The cumulative number of global COVID-19 cases had exceeded 360.5 million, with the death toll surpassing 5.62 million, as of Thursday, according to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).