United Nations

UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran

Mar 17, 2022 07:06

Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss said in a statement on Wednesday.
Myanmar military engaged in widespread abuses: UN human rights chief

Mar 16, 2022 09:51

The UN rights chief says Myanmar's military has engaged in widespread human rights violations and abuses, calling on the international community to take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in the Southeast Asian country.
Iran in driver's seat as UN names Day to Combat Islamophobia

Mar 16, 2022 03:22

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country backs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s endeavors towards fighting Islamophobia.
2,000 cars leave besieged Mariupol in first successful evacuation

Mar 15, 2022 12:41

Ukrainian authorities say some 2,000 cars have left the port city of Mariupol along a humanitarian evacuation route, while a further 2,000 are waiting to leave.
UN chief warns of 'hurricane of hunger' amid Ukraine crisis

Mar 15, 2022 08:48

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine.
UN expert warns millions suffering in deadly pollution ‘sacrifice zones’

Mar 12, 2022 14:26

In a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council recently, David Boyd, the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment says pollution contributed to twice as many premature deaths as COVID-19 in the first 18 months of the coronavirus pandemic.
UN war crimes panel urges US to investigate airstrikes on Syria

Mar 10, 2022 04:01

The United Nations war crimes panel on Syria urges the United States to investigate the civilian casualties caused by American airstrikes on the Arab country.
COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop globally: WHO

Mar 09, 2022 10:34

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19.
Iran blasts Western countries for ‘granting immunity to MKO’

Mar 09, 2022 03:38

Iran’s top human rights official blasts the Western countries for “granting immunity” to the terrorist anti-Iran Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), despite the group’s long-drawn-out history of bloodshed and atrocity against the Iranian people.
Yemeni minister: US behind siege of Yemen; no humanity seen from West

Mar 08, 2022 08:38

Yemen’s information minister says the United States is responsible for the crippling blockade on Yemen and slammed Western powers’ response to the suffering of Muslim nations for lacking humanity.