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UN adopts resolution of global fight against COVID-19, fails to condemns US unilateral sanctions
Apr 03, 2020 03:01The UN General Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution for the first time on the coronavirus pandemic, calling for “multilateralism” in the fight against the virus, but failed to condemn unilateral US sanctions against countries.
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Iran’s COVID-19 situation will greatly change in coming days: Health minister
Apr 03, 2020 02:18Iran's health minister has said that the country’s international standing in regards to containing the coronavirus outbreak will “greatly change” in coming days.
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As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks nationwide ceasefire in Yemen
Apr 03, 2020 01:08UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has engaged in talks with the country's warring parties to secure a nationwide ceasefire amid fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in the war-ravaged impoverished Arab nation.
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Iran medical body writes to Guterres, slams UN inaction on cruel US bans
Apr 02, 2020 08:12The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written to the UN to complain about the world’s body failure to push for the lifting of cruel US sanctions at a critical time when the Islamic Republic is fighting a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Syria UN envoy calls for lifting of sanctions amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 31, 2020 09:35Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja’afari has called upon the international community to work on lifting illegal economic sanctions and coercive measures imposed on his war-ravaged country and other states as the world is battling to rein in a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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US inhuman sanctions harming efforts to combat virus pandemic: Syria
Mar 31, 2020 00:50Syria has blasted “inhuman sanctions” imposed by the United States against a number of countries, raising the alarm that the restrictive measures are hampering global efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yemeni official slams UN envoy remarks after missile fired at Riyadh
Mar 30, 2020 07:09Yemen’s ambassador to Tehran has criticized UN Envoy Martin Griffiths over his reaction to the Arab nation's missile reprisal inside Saudi Arabia.
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7 in 10 coronavirus deaths reported in Europe: WHO
Mar 27, 2020 10:20The World Health Organization (WHO) says that 70 percent of the world’s coronavirus deaths have been reported in Europe as the flu-like pathogen continues to take its toll across the globe.
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Eight countries write to UN Chief to demand lifting of illegal sanctions on various countries
Mar 26, 2020 06:25Eight countries have called on the United Nations (UN) chief to ask for the lifting of illegal sanctions on various countries that are hindering the global fight against the new coronavirus.
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US illegal sanctions on Iran endangering human lives not just in Iran: UN envoy
Mar 25, 2020 13:57Iran’s UN envoy says the US sanctions against the country have endangered "the lives of many people not just in Iran, but also across the globe."