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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.
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Iran pressing on with plans to empower women: UN envoy
Oct 22, 2021 03:43Iran’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations highlighted the country’s determination to take the necessary measures for the empowerment of women and girls and provide the ground for them to play their important role in the society.
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Iranian envoy warns of Israel’s destabilizing policies, illegal practices
Oct 22, 2021 03:28An Iranian ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community and the UN Security Council to hold the Zionist regime accountable for its destabilizing policies and illegal practices in West Asia which threaten international peace and security.
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UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Yemen as army closes in on Ma’rib
Oct 21, 2021 05:40Apparently worried by the Yemeni army’s rapid gains in the battle to liberate the strategic city of Ma’rib, the UN Security Council has called for an urgent ceasefire across Yemen and an end to the army’s advances toward the last stronghold of Saudi-backed mercenaries.
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Colin Powell: US general leaves behind a bloody legacy in West Asia
Oct 20, 2021 17:15Colin Powell leaves behind a bloody legacy in West Asia - most notoriously his speech to the United Nations in 2003 in which he promoted false intelligence while making the case for the invasion of Iraq that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians.