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Iran’s FM underlines elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, including Zionism
Sep 24, 2021 03:15Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian underlined the Islamic Republic’s dedication to elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, including Zionism.
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Millions ‘a step away from starvation’ in Yemen, females disproportionately affected, warns UN official
Sep 23, 2021 09:44Women and girls are more likely to be hungry, sick or exposed to gender-based violence as a result of the crisis in Yemen, says the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, warning that millions of Yemenis are “a step away from starvation.”
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US judge orders Facebook to release anti-Rohingya account records for genocide case
Sep 23, 2021 09:08A judge in the United States has denounced Facebook for failing to release records of now-closed accounts that contributed to violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to a new report.
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UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Myanmar, urges ‘change of course’
Sep 23, 2021 06:42The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has voiced concern over the ongoing brutal crackdown by the military junta on dissidents, stressing that the conditions inside the Southeast Asian country have deteriorated since the February 1 coup.
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Maduro at UN Assembly: US must end all sanctions on Venezuela
Sep 23, 2021 05:02Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has demanded a complete removal of all economic and financial sanctions imposed by the United States against the South American country.
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WHO: Air pollution kills 7mn a year, toughens guidelines
Sep 22, 2021 12:57The World Health Organization strengthened its air quality guidelines on Wednesday, saying air pollution was now one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, causing seven million premature deaths a year.
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Taliban ask to address UN General Assembly, name new envoy
Sep 22, 2021 05:48The Taliban have demanded representation at UN General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders this week, challenging the credentials of Afghanistan’s former UN envoy.
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Iran urges UNHCR to address crisis in Afghanistan
Sep 22, 2021 02:22Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to play a more active role in the settlement of the critical humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan.
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US efforts to impose hegemony have ‘failed miserably’: President Raeisi
Sep 21, 2021 21:03President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the US efforts to impose hegemony on other countries have “failed miserably,” and that Washington’s hegemonic system lacks credibility.
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Guterres urges China, US to fix 'completely dysfunctional' relationship ahead of UN summit
Sep 20, 2021 09:25United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over another potential Cold War between the United States and China, urging the world’s two major economic powers to fix their “completely dysfunctional” relationship as soon as possible.