United Nations

Yemen: Deployment of UK troops to Saudi Arabia won't change situation

Nov 29, 2020 08:13

A member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has reacted to reports on the secret deployment of British troops to Saudi Arabia, saying the move will not change the situation on the ground.
UN, Turkey condemn Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination

Nov 29, 2020 04:09

A spokesman for the UN secretary general as well as the Turkish Foreign Ministry have separately condemned the Friday assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray to run out of food shortly without assistance: UN

Nov 27, 2020 13:29

The United Nations (UN) refugee agency has called on the warring sides in Ethiopia's Tigray to allow humanitarian access into the region, warning that the nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees living in camps there could run out of food next week.
Adults, children must move more to stay fit in pandemic era: WHO

Nov 27, 2020 08:31

All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization (WHO) says in its first guidance in a decade.
Yemen grants UN access to abandoned fuel tanker near Hudaydah

Nov 26, 2020 16:04

Yemen has given the green light for a UN mission to inspect and repair a long-abandoned fuel tanker stranded near the port city of Hudaydah.
US must withdraw forces from Syria unconditionally, Iran tells UNSC

Nov 26, 2020 04:13

The US is plundering the Syrian nation’s wealth and oil resources while supporting terrorist groups in the Arab country, a senior Iranian diplomat told the UN Security Council, calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of American terrorist troops from Syria.
Is UN condemnation enough for Zionist regime?

Nov 25, 2020 17:50

The world body has to stop releasing statement after statement condemning the Israeli regime and its apartheid policies, and instead take decisive actions to hold the usurper regime and its Western supporters to account. This has to include an international legal push and resolution that forces the Israeli regime and its Western allies to end the occupation of Palestine and allow people there, including Jews, Christians and Muslims, decide their future government through a national referendum.
Amnesty, UN, EU warn Ethiopia's warring sides: Do not target civilians

Nov 25, 2020 06:16

Amnesty International, the UN envoy for human rights and the European Union's top diplomat have called on the warring sides in Ethiopia's volatile Tigray region to avoid targeting civilians and violating human rights.
Yemen stresses right to self-defense as Saudi Arabia resorts to UN over Aramco raid

Nov 25, 2020 05:37

Yemen says its armed forces reserve the legitimate right to respond to any act of aggression by the Saudi-led military coalition, after Riyadh complained to the UN Security Council over a Yemeni missile attack on an Aramco petroleum products distribution plant in the kingdom’s port city of Jeddah.
Iran urges UN’s impartiality on Syria

Nov 23, 2020 10:02

An Iranian adviser warned against underhand attempts to remove notorious terrorist groups of Syria from the United Nations’ blacklist, calling on the UN to remain even-handed and avoid double standards in the settlement of the Syrian crisis.