United Nations

UNHCR chief says for world’s 80m displaced, international aid ‘life-saving’

Nov 05, 2020 16:15

The United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi said many refugees live within communities, rather than camps, where they are additionally impacted by the “pandemic of poverty.” Many are informal workers, whose livelihoods have been thrown into disarray. This has led to rising demands for assistance, even in countries that have offered refugees sanctuary for decades.
UN calls on Israel to end administrative detention, swiftly free hunger striker Akhras

Oct 26, 2020 10:24

The United Nations has called on the Israeli regime to put an end to the practice of administrative detention and immediately release Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian prisoner who is on hunger strike for the past three months and is going through the medically critical phase.
Iran on United Nations Day: World has to reject unilateralism, coercion

Oct 25, 2020 02:41

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations foundation, Iran says the world has to reject “unilateralism and coercion.”
UN urges ‘maximum restraint, peaceful demos’ in Nigeria

Oct 21, 2020 14:26

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged an end to Nigerian police ‘brutality’ against the backdrop of ‘multiple deaths’ reported during protests in the main city of Lagos.
Iran stresses sovereignty over trio of Persian Gulf islands at UNSC

Oct 21, 2020 02:51

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has reiterated the country’s sovereignty over three Persian Gulf islands, saying those territories have always been and will remain Iranian.
Region needs collective efforts to establish inclusive dialogue, security networking: Iran FM

Oct 21, 2020 02:40

The Iranian foreign minister has stressed the importance of implementing Tehran’s peace initiative to promote security in the Persian Gulf, dubbed Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE), calling for collective cooperation among neighbors to establish “inclusive dialogue and security networking” in the region.
Lifting of UN arms ban outcome of Iran’s correct policy on JCPOA: Rabiei

Oct 20, 2020 08:35

Government spokesman Ali Rabiei has hailed the lifting of the UN arms embargo on Iran as an “achievement,” saying it shows that the country adopted a “correct policy” when it chose to remain a party to the 2015 nuclear deal despite America’s pullout.
Termination of UN arms ban a ‘win for multilateralism’: Iran’s Zarif

Oct 18, 2020 05:33

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the termination of the UN Security Council’s arms restrictions against Tehran in defiance of Washington’s efforts as “a win for the cause of multilateralism and peace and security in our region”.
Iran’s UN mission hails end of ‘unjust’ arms embargo

Oct 18, 2020 05:04

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations hails the end of a “baseless, unjust, and unlawful” arms embargo against the Islamic Republic that has just expired.
Iran declares official termination of UN arms embargo

Oct 18, 2020 04:01

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the UN Security Council’s arms restrictions against Tehran have all been terminated in defiance of the United States’ efforts.