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Iran determined to restore JCPOA but demands guarantees parties won't violate it again: UN envoy
Dec 15, 2021 04:23Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says Tehran is determined to make every effort to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as it is but it demands verifiable guarantees that the other parties will not again violate their obligations.
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Afghans facing avalanche of hunger, destitution: WFP
Dec 14, 2021 14:10The UN's food agency has warned that a failing economy could plunge Afghanistan into catastrophe next year.
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Health costs during pandemic pushed over half a billion people into poverty: WHO
Dec 12, 2021 10:43More than half a billion people globally were pushed into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday.
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UN passes resolution against Israeli annexation plans in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights
Dec 10, 2021 12:29The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution declaring that the Israeli regime’s decision to impose its jurisdiction in Syria’s Golan Heights with the aim of changing the character and legal status of the strategic territory are “null and void” and constitute a flagrant violation of international law.
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Iran warns against ‘dangerous’ acts of piracy targeting its oil at sea
Dec 08, 2021 04:10An Iranian envoy to the United Nations has issued a stern warning against acts of piracy targeting tankers carrying Iran’s oil cargos at sea, urging the international community to condemn such illegal measures that endanger freedom of navigation.
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UN denounces Suu Kyi’s jail sentence by Myanmar junta as ‘politically-motivated’
Dec 06, 2021 10:15United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has denounced Myanmar’s junta after ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in jail, calling for her release.
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Omicron is in 38 countries, no deaths reported: WHO
Dec 03, 2021 15:14Omicron has been detected in 38 countries but there are no reported deaths so far from the new COVID-19 variant, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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NGO's pressure UN to renew Yemen panel's mandate
Dec 03, 2021 09:15More than 60 non-governmental organizations have urged the United Nations General Assembly to renew the mandate of an investigative panel that used to examine the likelihood of perpetration of war crimes in Yemen.
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Day of Deceit
Dec 02, 2021 17:10No matter what deceptive words UN officials and the politicians of the West use to try to lull Palestinians and their sympathizers into sleep, November 29 remains an indelible blot on the World Body. Actually, it is the day that has come to highlight the shortcomings of the UN and its member states as the Zionist occupiers grow more entrenched with each passing year, while trampling the basic rights of the Palestinian people under their feet.
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International community must swiftly send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, neighbors: Iran
Dec 02, 2021 08:55An Iranian diplomat says the international community must speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid not only to Afghanistan but also to its neighboring states hosting a large flux of Afghan refugees before the winter encroaches.