UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for solidarity and unity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in his Eid message.
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UN investigative team releases new report on Daesh crimes in Iraq
May 19, 2020 - 3:27 PMA UN investigative team said it has made “significant progress” in collecting new sources of evidence in Iraq against the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terror group, including over 2 million call records that strengthen cases against perpetrators of crimes against the Izadi minority in 2014.
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Russia, China slam US plan to extend UN arms embargo on Iran
May 15, 2020 - 4:07 PMChina and Russia have rejected US plans to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran along with a probable push to trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the UN Security Council.
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Zarif, Guterres call for sending humanitarian aid to Yemen
April 26, 2020 - 3:50 PMIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres held talks on the phone, calling for dispatching humanitarian aid to Yemen, particularly in the era of coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran’s UN envoy: US seeks to hide 'economic terrorism' with arms embargo call
April 19, 2020 - 5:58 PMIran’s UN envoy says a recent US call on the world body to extend an arms embargo on Tehran is yet another attempt by Washington to divert attention from its economic terrorism.
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World Council of Churches calls for lifting of sanctions on Iran
April 12, 2020 - 4:51 PMThe World Council of Churches and the National Association of Churches of Christ (PBUH) expressed their deep concern over the US sanctions against the Iranian people following Ebrahim Abuzar Torkaman, chief of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) sent messages to the world's religious leaders.
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UN rights expert urges governments to lift all economic sanctions amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 4, 2020 - 7:12 PMThe United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures Alena Douhan called for the lifting of all unilateral sanctions that obstruct the humanitarian responses of sanctioned States, in order to enable their health care systems to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and save lives.
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China calls for lifting of unilateral measures against Syria amid coronavirus pandemic
March 31, 2020 - 6:26 PMA Chinese envoy on Monday called for complete and immediate lifting of unilateral coercive measures against Syria, noting that the sanctions will harm the vulnerable country's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Mab’ath worldwide
March 22, 2020 - 4:45 PMMillions of Muslims in Iran and across the world are celebrating Eid al-Mab’ath which is the anniversary of the day Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen as God’s messenger.
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UNESCO concerned about sanctions on Iran during Corona outbreak
March 22, 2020 - 3:58 PMThe Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, in a message to the mayor of Shiraz, said on Sunday that he is fully supportive of Iran's fight against the coronavirus and expressed concern about the restrictions the country might face as a result of sanctions.
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UN Secretary-General hopes Nowruz would bring harmony amid anxiety over outbreak
March 19, 2020 - 4:56 PMUN Secretary-General António Guterres have sent a message on the occasion of Nowruz, hoping that the event will bring harmony and celebration of common humanity.
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UN's Griffiths calls for de-escalation of tensions in Yemen’s Ma’rib
March 9, 2020 - 4:39 PMThe United Nations' envoy to Yemen said the war-torn country is at a “critical juncture”, calling on warring parties to work towards a de-escalation in fighting.
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No problem in Iran's coronavirus statistics: WHO
March 3, 2020 - 5:09 PMThe World Health Organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the WHO has its “own mechanism” for checking facts and has not seen problems with Iran’s reported figures about coronavirus victims.
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Iranians’ petition against Gen. Soleimani assassins submitted to UN Rights Chief
February 27, 2020 - 4:34 PMA petition that Iranian people have signed against the US after the American assassination of top commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani was submitted to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.
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UN urges Myanmar to stop rising incitement against Rohingyas
February 27, 2020 - 4:23 PMUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged the Myanmar government to take action to address the escalating prejudice and incitement against Rohingya Muslims and other minority communities.
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Iranian FM, Guterres discuss latest developments in Afghanistan's over phone
February 22, 2020 - 4:53 PMIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan on phone late on Friday night.
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UN envoy urges Turkey, Russia to de-escalate situation in Idlib
February 20, 2020 - 12:16 PMUN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has called on Moscow and Ankara to de-escalate the situation in the Arab country's Idlib province after the Turkish president threatened "imminent" operation in the last stronghold of terrorists in northern Syria.
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UN coordinator describes Saudi crime in Yemen's Al-Jawf as terrible
February 17, 2020 - 5:33 PMLise Grande, the UN coordinator, denounced the terrible strikes that killed and wounded dozens of civilians including women “Under international humanitarian law, parties which resort to force are obligated to protect civilians,” she said.
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Islamophobia absolutely intolerable: Guterres
February 17, 2020 - 5:20 PMUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the phenomenon of Islamophobia is absolutely intolerable.
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IAEA Chief congratulates Iranians on Revolution anniversary
February 11, 2020 - 7:08 PMThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi offered his congratulations to the Iranian people and government over the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory in 1979.
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Protests held across world to condemn Trump's anti-Iran policies
January 26, 2020 - 3:56 PMPeople across the globe have taken to the streets for an International Day of Action against war with Iran in condemnation of Washington’s warmongering with Tehran.
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Iran UN envoy:
Rising tension in region, US main aim in assassinating Lt. Gen. Soleimani
January 23, 2020 - 10:00 AMIran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi said that the main purpose of the United States in assassinating Iran’s top commander Lt. Gen. Soleimani was to escalate tension in the region.
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120 NAM member states protest US visa refusal to Iran’s Zarif
January 12, 2020 - 5:23 PMThe 120-member nations of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have strongly opposed Washington's refusal to issue Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif a visa to attend an upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting.
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Participation in condemning terrorist act of US in martyrdom General Soleimani through signing petition online
January 11, 2020 - 7:46 PMThe news of the assassination of Commander-in-Chief General Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as two high-ranking military figures in Iran and Iraq, was so regrettable that all peace-loving and freedom-loving people as well as all human rights advocates must condemn this act of war.
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US behaving like ISIL in threatening to destroy Iran's cultural sites: Zarif
January 10, 2020 - 6:39 PMIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that the US is behaving like ISIL terrorist group when it threatens to annihilate Iran’s cultural heritage sites dating back several thousand years.
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Iran reserves right to self-defense against US threats: UN Envoy
January 8, 2020 - 5:16 PMIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres blasted the US assassination of the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Cords (IRGC) Qods Force Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and said that the Islamic Republic reserves the right to self-defense against any threat following Washington’s crime.
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World reacts to Trump’s threat to raid Iranian culture targets as ‘a war crime’
January 6, 2020 - 7:37 PMDonald Trump’s new threat to attack 52 important targets in Iran, including cultural sites, has provoked a strong backlash worldwide, with many calling it a “war crime.”
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Zarif tells UN Chief:
Assassination of General Soleimani act of Terrorism
January 4, 2020 - 3:02 PMIran’s foreign minister has talked over the phone with the United Nations secretary general over the US assassination of top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani.
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General Soleimani assassination is unlawful: UN Special Rapporteur
January 3, 2020 - 3:51 PMQasem Soleimani's assassination is unlawful and violates international human rights law, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
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UNGA resolution condemns abuses against Myanmar's Rohingya
December 28, 2019 - 4:16 PMThe UN General Assembly (UNGA) approved a resolution on Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar's Rohingya and other minorities, including arbitrary arrests, torture, rape and deaths in detention.
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