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ICJ receives UN request for opinion on Israeli regime’s occupation of West Bank
Jan 21, 2023 09:36The International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirms it has officially received a request from the United Nations General Assembly to give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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UN announces 'alarming rise' in Rohingya refugee deaths
Jan 18, 2023 05:50The UN refugee agency says hundreds of members of Myanmar's heavily-persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have died or gone missing while trying to flee dire humanitarian situations in either the country or neighboring Bangladesh.
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Revealed: Former UN envoy to Yemen linked to MI6, accomplice in humanitarian crisis
Jan 17, 2023 11:49An investigative journalism website has revealed that the former United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is linked to the British spy agency MI6 through the private conflict resolution company Inter Mediate.
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NATO spy planes heading to Romania to monitor Russian moves
Jan 14, 2023 03:15NATO says it is set to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions, strengthening Romania’s eastern flank and to “monitor Russian military activity.”
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Russian envoy: Western sanctions behind deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria
Jan 10, 2023 11:03Russia’s UN envoy says the West is liable for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria, as Western sanctions have impeded stabilization efforts in the crisis-stricken country.
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UN chief calls for 'massive investments' to help Pakistan flood recovery
Jan 09, 2023 10:52The UN chief has called for "massive investments" to help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and better resist climate change, as financial pledges poured in.
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UAE’s envoy to UN decries politicization of Syrian chemical weapons issue
Jan 07, 2023 10:47The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has deplored attempts by certain states to politicize the Syrian chemical weapons file, stating that all parties must adhere to the fundamental principles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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Iran’s envoy urges UN Security Council to condemn Israeli crimes
Jan 07, 2023 09:02Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has strongly condemned desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of al-Quds by Israel's new far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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UN Security Council says worried, fails to take action after Israeli minister's storming of al-Aqsa
Jan 06, 2023 11:34UN Security Council members have underscored the need to maintain a decades-old status quo at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds after the recent Israeli desecration of the holy site.
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China, UAE ask UN Security Council to meet over Israeli far-right minister's visit to al-Aqsa Mosque
Jan 04, 2023 05:43The United Arab Emirates and China have called on the UN Security Council to meet publicly after Israel's new far-right “national security” minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, in an intrusion that the Palestinian leadership called “an unprecedented provocation.”