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US again votes ‘No’ to UN resolution condemning embargo on Cuba
Jun 24, 2021 10:01The United States has voted against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the American economic embargo on Cuba, in place since 1992.
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Iran slams US sanctions as UN adopts resolution against Cuba embargo
Jun 24, 2021 05:57Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has warned of the adverse effects that unilateral American sanctions have on international peace as the world body’s General Assembly adopts a resolution against the nearly 60-year-old US economic embargo on Cuba.
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Iran urges UN to help facilitate peace process among all Afghan groups
Jun 23, 2021 10:08Iran has called on the United Nations to help facilitate a peace process in Afghanistan aimed at ending decades of bloodshed in the conflict-ridden country, saying a more stable Afghanistan will benefit all of its citizens, the broader region and the world.
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Tehran: UN rights report product of West's political mandate to demonize Iran
Jun 23, 2021 09:31Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations office in Geneva says a new report by the world body on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic is the product of a political mandate devised by certain Western states to mount pressure on the country.
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UN says looks forward to continued cooperation with Iran under Raeisi
Jun 23, 2021 00:59The United Nations says it seeks to maintain cooperation with Iran under its new administration that will be formed by President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi in the weeks to come.
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Yemeni children slam UN for ‘whitewashing’ Saudi crimes against them
Jun 22, 2021 10:20Yemeni children have strongly denounced the United Nations’ support for the Saudi-led coalition, after it failed to single out Riyadh and its allies for their crimes against kids in the war-torn country in its latest report, saying that the world body has, through its actions, made itself their enemy.
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Palestine denounces UN for whitewashing Israeli crimes against Palestinian children
Jun 21, 2021 03:40The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has criticized the United Nations for leaving Israel off the annual blacklist of parties responsible for grave violations against children, saying ignoring the regime’s crimes would guarantee impunity for the child-killing entity.
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'Epic failure of humanity': Global displaced population hits all-time high
Jun 20, 2021 12:18A report released recently by the United Nations Refugee Agency finds that more than 82 million people across the globe were forcibly displaced by war, persecution, the climate crisis, and other factors by the end of 2020, a record high that one international aid group called "an epic failure of humanity."
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Myanmar crisis: UN resolution seeks halt to arms flow, fails to address Rohingya plight
Jun 20, 2021 04:02Months after Myanmar's military took power and plunged the Asian country into chaos and as the nation is facing an increasing risk of sliding into a civil war, the United Nations General Assembly has finally adopted a resolution, urging its member states to halt the flow of arms into Myanmar, a watered down version of an initial draft which called for a global arms embargo.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah slams UN accusations of violating children's rights as ‘disgraceful’
Jun 20, 2021 03:46Yemen’s Ansarullah has slammed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's decision to add the resistance movement to its annual blacklist of parties violating children's rights, describing the measure as ‘disgraceful’.