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UNRWA denounced Israel's killing of Palestinian school children in Jenin raid
Jun 22, 2023 07:12The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has condemned in the strongest terms the killing of Palestine school children by the Israeli military during a brutal raid on the occupied northern West Bank city of Jenin earlier this week.
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Iran rejects ‘biased’ UN rights report, says it resorts to anti-Iran ‘fake news’
Jun 22, 2023 07:09Iran’s permanent representative to the UN office and other international organizations in Geneva has slammed a “biased” report by the world body on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic, saying it is based on anti-Iran media outlets.
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Astana talks: Parties underline commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, slam Israeli aggression
Jun 22, 2023 03:57Participants at the 20th international meeting on Syria in the Astana format have underlined their strong commitment to Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while voicing their firm opposition to Israel’s acts of aggression and airstrikes against the West Asian country.
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On World Refugee Day, Gazans protest against UNRWA aid cuts
Jun 20, 2023 14:09Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have held protests against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees cutting down aid to them as they marked World Refugee Day.
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UN special envoy will attend Astana talks on Syria: Russia
Jun 20, 2023 08:52UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen will take part in the upcoming round of talks on the Syrian conflict in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, according to a Russian official.
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UN ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel’s unrelenting settlement expansion
Jun 20, 2023 01:49The United Nations has voiced deep concern about Israel’s plan to approve the construction of a significant number of new settler units in the occupied West Bank.
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Antonio Guterres slams 'pitiful' world response to climate change
Jun 16, 2023 04:30UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is racing toward a climate change disaster, dismissing the current global response as woefully inadequate.
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Arab Parliament urges intl. community to end silence on Israeli atrocities
Jun 16, 2023 04:21The Arab Parliament has called on the international community to end its silence on persisting Israeli atrocities across the occupied Palestine and compel the Tel Aviv regime to abide by the United Nations resolution barring construction of illegal settlements.
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Unilateral sanctions undermine efforts to combat climate change, must end immediately: Iravani
Jun 14, 2023 08:41Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says unilateral sanctions act as barriers to the targeted countries’ contributions to global efforts aimed at tackling climate change problems, demanding an immediate stop to the coercive measures.
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Sudan declares UN envoy persona non grata
Jun 09, 2023 03:59Sudan's government has declared the UN Envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata" two weeks after the army chief accused him of fueling the country's internal conflicts and called for his removal.