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US coercive measures undermine global development goals during pandemic: Iran's envoy
Dec 01, 2021 04:48Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) has blasted the US for the imposition of unilateral sanctions against various countries, saying the coercive measures have undermined global development goals at a time that the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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WHO says 'rational, risk-reduction' measures key to face Omicron COVID variant
Nov 30, 2021 14:02The World Health Organization called Tuesday for countries to keep calm and take "rational" measures in response to the new, fast-spreading COVID variant Omicron, which has sparked global panic.
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World unprepared for future pandemics if inequalities not tackled: UNAIDS
Nov 30, 2021 10:39A joint United Nations program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years if stark inequalities are not addressed.
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Over 95,000 disappeared persons and 52,000 unidentified bodies in Mexico: UN
Nov 30, 2021 10:36The United Nations has expressed serious concern over enforced disappearance of more than 95,000 people in Mexico, urging authorities to act immediately to search, investigate and identify the missing.
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World Bank moves to free up $500m in 'Afghan aid', leaving out public sector workers
Nov 30, 2021 08:35The World Bank is set to meet on Tuesday to finalize a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from frozen Afghan funds to aid agencies only, leaving out tens of thousands of public sector workers.
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UN human rights envoy slams racist voter suppression in US
Nov 28, 2021 17:55A top human rights official at the United Nations has concluded that new voting restrictions pushed by conservatives in Texas and other states are diluting the political representation of people of color in the United States, where human rights protections are “far from comprehensive” and “even incoherent.”
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UN envoy for Libya resigns weeks before key vote
Nov 24, 2021 06:46The UN Special Envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, has quit, with just one month left to the presidential election in the North African country.
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Iran urges ‘effective’ assistance to states in fighting trafficking in persons
Nov 24, 2021 04:17A senior Iranian diplomat has denounced trafficking in persons as “one of the most notorious crimes,” calling on the international community to provide “tailor-made, accessible and effective technical assistance to countries to combat this crime in a more efficient manner.”
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WHO fears 700,000 more COVID-19 deaths in Europe
Nov 23, 2021 14:17Europe remains "in the firm grip" of COVID and the death toll on the continent could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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At least 30 civilians killed by militiamen in Congo, mostly IDPs
Nov 23, 2021 08:38About 30 civilians have been killed by militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo between November 21 and 22 in attacks on villages and a site hosting internally displaced people.