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WHO concerned over 'long term' impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health
Jul 22, 2021 14:28The mental health impact of the pandemic will be "long-term and far-reaching", the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, as experts and leaders called for action on COVID-linked anxiety and stress.
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Syria says to spare no effort to defend its sovereignty after new Israeli raid
Jul 22, 2021 14:19Reacting to Zionist entity’s new airstrikes, Syria says it will spare no effort to defend its sovereignty in the face of Israeli acts of aggression.
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Yemenis gather in front of UN office, urge pressure on Riyadh to lift siege
Jul 20, 2021 13:58On Eid al-Adha, Yemenis from all walks of life came together in front of the United Nations office in the capital, Sana'a, to call on the international community to pressure Saudi Arabia into lifting the blockade imposed on the war-torn country.
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UN, EU and World Bank back siege on Gaza
Jul 16, 2021 09:34A new study of Gaza’s reconstruction needs, published by the UN, EU and World Bank, demonstrates anew the harmful role played by these institutions in Palestine.
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UN expert says illegal Israeli regime settlements amount to war crimes
Jul 15, 2021 15:54It is a tragic paradox that, while the Israeli regime settlements are clearly prohibited by international law, the international community has been remarkably reluctant to enforce its own laws.
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Iran urges help for Iraq in holding parliamentary elections on schedule
Jul 12, 2021 03:46Iran’s envoy to Baghdad urged that the United Nations and world countries should cooperate with the Iraqi government to enable it to hold the parliamentary elections on schedule.
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Syria hails UN resolution to extend cross-border aid mechanism as ‘achievement’
Jul 11, 2021 08:17The Syrian foreign minister has hailed as an “achievement” a newly-adopted United Nations resolution to extend the cross-border aid operation into the West Asian country, as the move would compel the West to respect the territorial integrity of Syria.
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Russia denounces long-time US blockade against Cuba as violation of human rights
Jul 11, 2021 06:43The Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced the decades-long US embargo against Cuba as a violation of both international law and the human rights of Cubans.
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Food price hikes help fuel 40% jump in global hunger: United Nations World Food Programme
Jul 08, 2021 23:51Acute food insecurity has soared 40% this year as recent food price hikes have exacerbated existing pressures from conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says.
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Russia: All humanitarian aid to Syria should be delivered through government
Jul 08, 2021 13:32Russia says all humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Syria should be delivered through the central government in Damascus, rejecting the so-called “cross-border” aid delivery mechanism.