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UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water
Mar 23, 2023 04:08The United Nations opened its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday, with a plea to governments to better manage one of humanity's shared resources.
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UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water
Mar 21, 2023 11:15The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.
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UN marks first anti-Islamophobia Day to ‘stamp out anti-Muslim hatred’
Mar 15, 2023 13:44UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday affirmed that the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, observed for the first time this year, is “a call for action to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred”.
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Iran says supports UN efforts to bring peace to war-wracked Yemen
Mar 14, 2023 08:26Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic supports intra-Yemeni talks to find a political solution to the crisis in the war-wracked Arab country.
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UN envoy hails recent Iran-Saudi agreement to resume diplomatic ties
Mar 13, 2023 04:00The UN's Special Representative for Yemen, Hans Grundberg praised the recent agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties, saying it has positive implications for the entire region, especially Yemen.
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Iran-Saudi detente stands to speed up ceasefire in Yemen: UN mission
Mar 12, 2023 00:50Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations says the recent conclusion of a detente deal between the country and Saudi Arabia stands to contribute to the realization of a ceasefire in Yemen.
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Yemeni govt. engages in UN-mediated talks on prisoner exchange in Switzerland
Mar 11, 2023 13:39Yemen’s National Salvation Government and the Saudi-sponsored regime of the country’s ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have started negotiations aimed at implementing a 2018 United Nations-brokered deal on a prisoner exchange.
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Iran warns against 'politicization' of aid required by Afghan people
Mar 09, 2023 04:15Iran's ambassador to the United Nations warns against withholding the humanitarian aid that is direly needed by millions of people in Afghanistan, for political purposes.
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Iran committed to promoting women’s rights despite US sanctions: Envoy
Mar 08, 2023 03:34Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has reiterated the country’s commitment to promoting women’s rights and empowering them despite the hurdles created by the illegal US sanctions.
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UN chief Antonio Guterres on ‘solidarity’ visit to Iraq first time in six years
Mar 01, 2023 09:39UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed support for the Iraqi people, the new government in Baghdad and its ambitious reform agenda during his first visit to the Arab country in six years.