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Security in Afghanistan only possible through inclusive govt. representing all ethnicities: FM
Dec 19, 2021 11:56Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says establishment of sustainable security and stability in the war-torn Afghanistan is only possible through the formation of an inclusive government, which would represent all ethnic groups and religions in the country.
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PA hails UN vote affirming Palestinians sovereignty over their resources
Dec 19, 2021 05:22The Palestinian Authority (PA) has hailed a United Nations General Assembly vote recognizing the Palestinian people's sovereignty over their natural resources.
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UN rights forum orders investigation into abuses in Ethiopia
Dec 17, 2021 12:21The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed to launch an international investigation into allegations of abuses by all sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, amid warnings of looming generalized violence.
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Mystery illness kills nearly 100 in South Sudan, WHO deploys task force
Dec 16, 2021 09:36A mystery illness has claimed nearly 100 lives in South Sudan in the past few weeks, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to deploy a rapid response team to the region.
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Iran doesn't tolerate language of threat: FM to UN chief
Dec 16, 2021 07:52Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the West has to understand that Iran does not tolerate "any language of threat" against it.
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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.