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Iran: Certain UNSC members abuse their powers to pursue their political agenda
Jun 29, 2022 01:26Iran’s permanent representative to the UN says certain states are abusing their powers in the Security Council as a means to pursue their “short-sighted political agenda."
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UN: Israel is guilty of assassinating Abu Akleh
Jun 26, 2022 10:01The circumstances of Shireen Abu Aklehs killing on May the 11th have been investigated by several international organizations. All came to the conclusion that it was a bullet fired from an Israeli rifle that killed the al-Jazeera correspondent and injured her fellow journalists as they covered an Israeli raid in Jenin.
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China warns of 'dangerous' NATO expansion into Asia-Pacific
Jun 24, 2022 02:49Amid growing friction, China has called on the NATO military alliance to avoid attempts to start a new Cold War, describing its expansion to the Asian-Pacific region as dangerous.
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Hamas: UN statement reveals suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
Jun 23, 2022 19:51The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has hailed recent remarks by a spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called for the full lifting of Israel’s years-long blockade on the impoverished Gaza Strip.
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UN calls for action to stop violence in Myanmar as post-coup death toll tops 2,000
Jun 23, 2022 05:44A United Nations expert has called for more meaningful action to end violence in Myanmar as more than 2,000 people have lost their lives in a persisting crackdown since February last year, when a junta assumed power in the Southeast Asian country.
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Tehran rejects ‘politically motivated’ Guterres report on human rights in Iran
Jun 22, 2022 03:03Tehran has dismissed as politically motivated a recent report by UN Secretary General António Guterres on human rights in Iran, saying the Islamic Republic remains committed to promoting human rights, irrespective of the fact that the report was based on false claims made by terrorists.
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Certain states use unilateral coercive measures as political leverage: Takht-Ravanchi
Jun 22, 2022 02:32Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says certain states use unilateral coercive measures against other countries as political leverage.
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Syria, allies rebuke UN call for extension of cross-border corridors
Jun 21, 2022 09:14The Damascus government and its allies have criticized a UN call for the extension of the cross-border aid mechanism in Syria, saying it hampers the government’s efforts to restore stability in the war-torn country.
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Unsubstantiated claims against Iran will damage UN credibility: Top rights official
Jun 19, 2022 00:22Iran’s top human rights official has rejected claims made by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres against his country, warning that repetition of such "unsubstantiated allegations" will discredit the world body.
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Over 89mn people displaced in 2021, new records on horizon: UNHCR
Jun 16, 2022 06:44The number of people displaced worldwide passed a record 89 million last year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says, warning that the intensification of a global food security crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine conflict could further increase that number.