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UN rapporteur better first wake up to crimes being committed against Iran: Foreign Ministry
Oct 27, 2021 15:54Foreign Ministry blasts the so-called UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran for coming up with fresh “heinous” claims concerning the Islamic Republic instead of paying attention to the actual crimes against humanity that were being committed against the country.
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Chinese Taipei has 'no right’ to join UN: China
Oct 27, 2021 10:47China has strongly criticized the United States' efforts to increase Chinese Taipei's role at the United Nations, saying the self-ruled island has "no right" to join the world body.
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Humanity 'way off track': WMO says atmospheric carbon at level unseen in 3 million years
Oct 27, 2021 07:01Carbon dioxide concentrations reached a new record high in 2020, with comparable levels not seen for roughly 3 million years, the United Nations weather agency said.
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Thousands displaced, millions in need of urgent humanitarian aid in Somalia, UN warns
Oct 26, 2021 14:06The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm about severe humanitarian issues in central Somalia, after 100,000 people were displaced by fighting between pro-government forces and militia.
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North Korea rejects UN human rights report, calls it ‘malicious slander’
Oct 26, 2021 12:46A North Korean human rights body has rejected the latest report by the United Nations human rights investigator, calling it a ‘malicious slander’.
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UN provides political cover-up for Saudi-led coalition’s crimes in Yemen: Top official
Oct 25, 2021 03:54A senior Yemeni official has lambasted the United Nations for what he termed as a political cover-up for heinous crimes being perpetrated by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies in the Arab country, stating that the continuation of such an incorrect policy would amount to a fundamental departure from the international body’s charter.
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‘Atrocity crimes’ feared as Myanmar sending troops, weapons to north: UN
Oct 23, 2021 12:07The United Nations (UN) warns of more “atrocity crimes” in Myanmar amid reports of the military massing thousands of troops and heavy weapons in the north of the country in a move reminiscent of the “genocidal attacks against the Rohingya Muslims” five years ago.
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Colin Powell’s UN speech: A decisive moment in undermining US credibility
Oct 22, 2021 12:07Former US Secretary State Colin Powell will be most remembered for the act he most regretted, his 2003 presentation to the UN Security Council laying out US evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which turned out not to exist.
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Sana’a says Security Council ignores Saudi war crimes, Yemeni people’s rights to defend themselves
Oct 22, 2021 05:50The Yemeni Foreign Ministry has denounced the UN Security Council’s pro-Riyadh statement for ignoring the Saudi war crimes against the Yemeni people.
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Cowardly terrorist acts will never stop Syria’s anti-terror fight; UN needs to take deterrent measures: Foreign Ministry
Oct 22, 2021 04:35Syria says terror attacks like the deadly bombing that recently targeted a military bus in Damascus will not stop its fight against terrorism, calling on the international community and the United Nations to condemn the bloodshed and take action against the countries sponsoring terrorism.