United Nations

UN calls for calm after Myanmar police shoot, wound Rohingya Muslims

Nov 19, 2018 12:55

The United Nations has called for calm after several members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims were shot and wounded at a camp in the western state of Rakhine.
UN official, Iranian diplomat hold talks in Tehran

Nov 19, 2018 04:59

A senior UN official for humanitarian affairs met with an Iranian foreign minister special assistant about the conflicts in the Middle East and ways to help the war-hit people of Yemen in particular.
UK austerity program inflicted ‘great misery’ on Britons: UN

Nov 17, 2018 14:14

The United Nations has condemned the British government's austerity measures in a damning report, saying the “mean-spirited, and often callous” program has inflicted ‘great misery’ on millions of Britons.
Iran urges UN to take stance against US violations

Nov 17, 2018 03:37

Gholam-Ali Khoshroo, Iran’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations, has called on the world body to take an official stance against America's evasion of the international law.
In first, US endorses Israeli occupation of Golan, votes against 9 anti-Israel resolutions

Nov 17, 2018 02:32

The US has, for the first time, endorsed the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights by voting against an annual UN resolution that condemned the occupation and was unanimously approved along with several other resolutions against Tel Aviv.
Iran blasts using human rights mechanisms as tool

Nov 16, 2018 09:13

Iran strongly condemns using human rights resolutions and mechanisms as a tool after a UN panel adopts one such resolution targeting the Islamic Republic.
UN resolution on Iran’s human rights ‘political charade’

Nov 16, 2018 02:38

Iran has condemned a United Nations resolution that accuses it of human rights violations, stressing that the measure's sponsors are playing a "political charade."
Rights groups warn against repatriation of Rohingya Muslims

Nov 15, 2018 12:01

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called on Bangladesh and Myanmar to drop plans for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims.
UNSC unanimously votes to lift Eritrea sanctions

Nov 15, 2018 07:57

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a British-drafted resolution on lifting sanctions against Eritrea, following a rapprochement with neighboring Ethiopia and the thawing of relations with Djibouti.
UN concerned about fighting in eastern DR Congo

Nov 14, 2018 12:26

The UN has sounded the alarm over fighting in eastern DR Congo, warning that violence, which is unfolding alongside an Ebola outbreak, could hamper next month's elections.