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UN asks International Court of Justice for legal opinion on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
Dec 31, 2022 05:34The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its legal opinion on the Israeli regime's occupation of Palestinian territories.
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UN committed to delivering aid to Afghanistan despite Taliban bans on women
Dec 30, 2022 11:45The United Nations and its partners have reaffirmed their commitment to delivering aid and services to Afghanistan despite the de-facto Taliban government's decision barring women from working in humanitarian NGOs.
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UN halts some Afghanistan programs after Taliban ban on women staff
Dec 29, 2022 06:05The United Nations (UN) has temporarily suspended some “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan after Taliban banned women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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UN calls on Taliban to suspend ban on female aid workers
Dec 27, 2022 02:31The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban to reverse a decision to ban female humanitarian workers as millions of people are in need of humanitarian assistance in harsh winter conditions.
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In first resolution on Myanmar in decades, UN Security Council urges release of political prisoners
Dec 22, 2022 12:38The United Nations Security Council has called on Myanmar's military rulers to end violence and release all political prisoners, in its first ever resolution on the country in more than seven decades.
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Syria: UNSC must stop recurrent Israeli attacks, remove blockade
Dec 22, 2022 11:34Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to strongly condemn Israel’s acts of aggression against the Arab country and put an immediate end to the regime’s recurrent attacks.
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Iran's UN envoy: Frozen Afghan funds must be released unconditionally
Dec 21, 2022 08:21Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has called for the removal of curbs and “unconditional” release of billions of dollars of frozen Afghan Central Bank's funds to enable the war-ravaged country to deal with its deepening economic and humanitarian crises.
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UN calls on US to lift Iran sanctions, extend waivers on oil trade
Dec 20, 2022 09:04The United Nations has called on the United States to lift or waive its sanctions against Iran as per the 2015 nuclear agreement, and to extend the waivers regarding the trade in oil with the country.
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Afghan Taliban, Myanmar junta not allowed into UN for now
Dec 17, 2022 10:35The UN General Assembly has for the second time approved postponing a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar’s military junta can send a UN ambassador to New York.
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Hamas hails UN resolution in favor of Palestine’s self-determination
Dec 16, 2022 13:08The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas has welcomed a United Nations General Assembly resolution that affirms the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and ends the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory.