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16 countries forming coalition at UN against unilateral force, sanctions
Mar 12, 2021 07:57A group of 16 countries, including Iran, Russia and China, are pushing to create a coalition at the United Nations to counter the use or threat of force and unilateral sanctions by the West.
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‘This is hell!’ UN issues solemn warning about Yemen
Mar 11, 2021 05:54The United Nations (UN) has warned of a mass famine in war-torn Yemen that will put millions of people at risk, describing the country as the “worst place on earth” and the situation there as “hell.”
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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar violence, urges military restraint
Mar 11, 2021 05:51The United Nations Security Council has condemned the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in Myanmar, but has failed to denounce the recent military takeover in the country as a coup or to threaten further action.
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Yemeni minister urges UN to prevent humanitarian catastrophe
Mar 10, 2021 14:15Yemen’s Minister of Oil and Minerals Ahmad Abdullah Dares has urged the United Nations to pressure the Saudi-led coalition into releasing ships with petroleum products vital for services.
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Iran rejects ‘unfair’ UN expert report on human rights situation
Mar 10, 2021 09:44Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva says the United Nations’ rapporteur’s report on the so-called human rights situation in the country is “unfair and deviant” since it propagates “prejudicial” statements about the whole nation.
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Emboldened by Trump and Netanyahu, settler terrorism is spiking
Mar 07, 2021 14:14In 2020, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) recorded 772 incidents of settler violence. So far, in 2021, the OCHA has reported 152 acts of settler violence.
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Yemeni Foreign Ministry criticizes biased UN, international statements over Ma’rib battle
Mar 07, 2021 05:01The Yemeni Foreign Ministry has called on the UN and other international organizations to take a rational approach to the ongoing battle in Ma’rib Province, which has been the scene of large-scale operations by the Yemeni troops and allied Popular Committees fighters against Saudi-sponsored militants.
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Russia dismisses Western attempts to abuse Syria's so-called chemical file
Mar 05, 2021 12:36Russia has ripped Western countries for their continued use of Syria's so-called chemical file to exert more pressure on the war-ravaged West Asian country, despite the fact that the Damascus government has completely and irreversibly dismantled its chemical weapons production facilities and stockpiles.
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Myanmar police open fire on protesters to add one more to the fatalities
Mar 05, 2021 09:51According to eye witnesses and media reports, Myanmar police opened fire on peaceful protesters in Mandalay on Friday, leaving one person dead.
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UN experts call on Saudi Arabia to free three young Shia activists
Mar 04, 2021 03:35UN human rights experts have urged Saudi Arabia to release three young Shia Muslims detained for allegedly taking part in anti-regime protests when they were minors, citing torture and unfair trials.