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WHO: Almost three times as many died as a result of COVID than officially reported
May 05, 2022 12:14Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.
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Yemeni official: Saudi-led coalition committed over 5,000 truce violations in month
May 05, 2022 10:33A Yemeni military official says the Saudi-led coalition forces and their allied Takfiri terrorist groups have breached more than 5,000 times a UN-brokered nationwide truce, which went into effect more than a month ago with the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Iran: Politicization of Syria’s chemical-weapons file harms OPCW credibility
May 01, 2022 00:56Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has decried the politicization of the Syrian chemical-weapons file by certain countries, stressing that the move will endanger the credibility and authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the global chemical watchdog.
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UN panel: Brazil's ex-president Lula's rights violated in corruption probe
Apr 28, 2022 09:25The UN human rights committee said on Thursday that corruption proceedings against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that led to his imprisonment and prevented him from running again for office in 2018 violated due process.
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UN chief calls for ceasefire in Ukraine ‘as soon as possible’
Apr 26, 2022 12:16United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a ceasefire in war-torn Ukraine "as soon as possible" as the Russian military offensive in the former Soviet republic lingers for more than 60 days.
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Iranian envoy urges immediate action in support of Palestinian nation
Apr 24, 2022 01:29Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) demanded urgent action by the international community, especially the UN, in support of the Palestinian nation
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Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen-bound fuel ship despite UN-brokered ceasefire, says oil company
Apr 15, 2022 02:04The Saudi-led coalition of war on Yemen has impounded another oil tanker carrying thousands of tons of fuel toward the war-ravaged country in violation of a two-month ceasefire brokered by the United Nations, according to the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC).
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US rights claims hypocritical, aimed at achieving Washington’s illegitimate goals
Apr 15, 2022 00:58Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly dismissed "hypocritical allegations" by the US administration in its latest report on the human rights situation in Iran, saying Washington aims to achieve its illegitimate political goals by spreading such accusations.
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350,000 Somali children face starvation: UN
Apr 14, 2022 08:51The United Nations has warned that 350,000 children are at risk of starvation in Somalia unless the world rallies to provide food aid to the impoverished African nation.
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Iran: Terrorism, foreign invasions main threats to women’s security in the region
Apr 14, 2022 07:42Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has described occupation, terrorism and foreign invasions as the main threats to the security of women in the troubled West Asia, saying women will continue to be the target of abuse unless such menaces are uprooted.