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Over 800 civilians killed or wounded in attacks in Afghanistan during first half of 2020: UN
Jul 03, 2020 00:27Over 800 people have been killed or wounded in "deliberate attacks" targeting civilians across war-torn Afghanistan during the first half of this year, the UN says, voicing concerns the rising violence was aimed at derailing planned peace talks between the Kabul government and Taliban.
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UN Security Council adopts resolution on immediate ceasefire in conflict zones
Jul 02, 2020 05:34The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling for an immediate halt to conflicts worldwide in an attempt to facilitate the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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President Rouhani: ‘World once again witnessed US political defeat against Iran at UNSC’
Jul 01, 2020 08:40President Hassan Rouhani highlights the US’s failure in its unlawful attempt at the UN Security Council to extend a UN arms ban on Iran, saying the meeting once again put on display another American political defeat for the world to see.
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Zarif at UNSC: US an 'outlaw bully' that UN shouldn’t surrender to
Jun 30, 2020 14:46Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells the UN Security Council (UNSC) that the United States is an “outlaw bully” that the world body should not surrender to, warning that giving in to Washington’s pressure threatens to restore the “law of the jungle.”
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Over 1 million displaced by violence in eastern DR Congo: UN
Jun 30, 2020 12:08More than one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the start of the year, the UN said Tuesday.
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UNHCR agency urges Hungary to revoke strict asylum regulations
Jun 30, 2020 08:17The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to repeal a tightening of the Hungarian asylum system, provisions of which it says could violate international laws.
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Saudi support for US push to renew Iran arms ban bitter joke: Mousavi
Jun 30, 2020 08:15Iran’s Foreign Ministry Sopkesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Tuesday said it is bitterly sarcastic to witness certain warmongering Persian Gulf Arab states throwing their weight behind the US drive to extend a UN arms embargo on the Islamic Republic, adding these states need to understand that submission to America will not make the region secure.
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US to witness another show of intl. support for Iran deal at UNSC: Takht-Ravanchi
Jun 30, 2020 07:44Iran’s envoy to United Nations (UN) Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Tuesday in an interview with Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said the US attempts to extend a United Nations arms embargo against Tehran are a blatant violation of Resolution 2231, adding that during the upcoming Security Council meeting, Washington will once again witness global support for the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal and the resolution that endorsed it.
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UN rights chief urges Israel to halt 'illegal' annexation plan
Jun 29, 2020 09:52The UN human rights chief has denounced the Israeli regime’s “illegal” plan to annex large parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the West Bank, warning about the “disastrous” consequences of the move.
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US attempts to extend UN arms ban to fail: Iran's spokesman
Jun 29, 2020 05:15Washington’s attempts to extend the arms embargoes against the Islamic Republic will fail as Tehran’s consultations with other members of the Security Council show they are all against this move, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said.