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UN envoy: Syria’s talks have ‘gone much better’, new round to be held on Nov. 25
Nov 09, 2019 05:01United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen says the opening round of talks aimed at finding a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria has been “better than expected”, with a new round due to be held in Geneva later this month.
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UN report finds Jordan, Turkey and UAE violated Libya arms embargo
Nov 08, 2019 09:16Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have regularly violated the UN arms embargo imposed on Libya since 2011, according to a confidential report by UN experts seen on Thursday by reporters.
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S. Carolina prisoners appeal to the UN for relief from torturous conditions
Nov 07, 2019 05:47South Carolina’s prison system has reached a breaking point, and right now it is breaking the mind, bodies, and spirits of human beings.
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UN chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over plight of Rohingya refugees
Nov 03, 2019 11:16UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the plight of Muslim Rohingya refugees, most of them stranded in Bangladesh, urging Myanmar to ensure their “safe” return home.
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UN-backed Syria peace talks commence in Geneva
Oct 31, 2019 10:26The UN-backed peace talks on Syria are now underway in the Swiss city of Geneva, as the representatives from the Syrian government and Western-backed opposition came together for the first time since the start of the bloody conflict in 2011.
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Venezuela denounces EU-UN conference on refugee crisis
Oct 30, 2019 09:54The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says a recent conference by the United Nations and the European Union on the Latin American refugee crisis is a "hypocritical" exercise aimed at isolating Caracas.
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Iran envoy slams UNSC’s failure to implement anti-Israeli resolutions
Oct 29, 2019 05:38Iran has censured the UN Security Council’s inaction in the face of Israel’s aggressive policies against Palestinians, saying the body’s continuous failure to implement dozens of resolutions passed against the occupying regime could have “more devastating effects than war.”
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UN says cannot verify credibility of US statement on al-Baghdadi's death
Oct 29, 2019 05:29Spokesman for the UN Secretary General says the world body cannot verify the accuracy of the United States' claim on the death of Daesh leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Golan will remain integral part of Syria: Ambassador Ja’afari
Oct 29, 2019 04:51Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Ja’afari says the occupied Golan Heights will always remain an integral part of Syria despite attempts by the White House and Tel Aviv to distort the reality.
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UN envoy says only Syrians entitled to make decision on constitution
Oct 28, 2019 14:51Special Envoy of the United Nations for Syria Geir Pedersen says only the Syrian people are entitled to make a decision about their country's draft constitution and determine the fate of their country.