UN Chief: Only UNSC can decide about Iran’s missile tests
New York, March 30, IRNA – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underlined that the only international body which can deal with Iran’s…
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UN Secretary-General’s message for Nowruz
Tehran, March 22, The Iran Project – UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s message on the occasion of international day of Nowruz is as…
UN chief calls on all people to protect world’s wild animals, plants
Tehran, March 2, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2016, called on…
UN secretary general condemns airstrike on San’a market
Tehran, March 1, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned on Tuesday an apparent airstrike in Yemen. According to UN…
Ban says Syria truce largely holding despite some incidents
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Syrian ceasefire is largely holding although some incidents were recorded over the weekend. “As of…
UN chief condemns ISIL terrorist attacks in Damascus, Homs
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, condemned the bomb attacks on the weekend by…
Moscow Slams UN Chief for Syria Comments
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Russian foreign ministry on Monday criticized UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over his claim that Russian airstrikes in…
Ban urges N Korea to halt provocative actions
NEW YORK, Feb. 07 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called North Korea’s long-range rocket launch “deeply deplorable” and urged the nation…
Pause in Syrian talks shows deep divisions between parties – UN Sec-Gen
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that pause in the intra-Syrian reconciliation talks in Geneva shows a large division between the parties.…
Zarif, UN chief confer on regional developments
Tehran, Feb 4, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks in the British…
UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East to urge Saudi Arabia and…
UN chief denounces Israeli occupation, illegal settlements again
he United Nation (UN)’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has once again censured the Israeli regime for its decades-long occupation of the Palestinian…
UN chief repeats harsh criticism of Israel
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has repeated his harsh criticism of the Israeli regime over its failure to work toward…
UN secretary general condemns Israeli land grab
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned Israel’s plan to seize hundreds of acres of Palestinian agricultural land as part of its settlement expansion in…
UN chief urges agreement on opposition list for Syria talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries supporting opposing sides in the Syrian conflict on Monday to redouble efforts to…
UN chief welcomes implementation day under JCPOA
Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA – The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement on Saturday welcomed the achievement of Implementation Day…
UN chief: Syria starvation ‘a war crime’
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the use of food as a weapon against the Syrian people is a war crime amid reports…
UN: Saudi use of cluster bomb in Yemen may amount to war crime
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the use of cluster bombs in Yemen by Saudi Arabia may amount to…
UN: Saudi Arabia severing Iran ties ‘deeply worrying’
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Saudi Arabia’s severing of diplomatic relations with Iran is “deeply worrying.” “The Secretary General reiterated that the…
UN chief expresses ‘dismay’ at Sheikh Nimr’s execution by Riyadh
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply dismayed” by Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, calling on the…
Iran’s FM: Opposition forces in Syria must promote peace
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif following a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York has said to…
UN chief condemns Arab coalition airstrikes on MSF facilities in Yemen
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned recent airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition against the medical and humanitarian facilities operated by Medecins…
‘Poor sanitation kills 800,000 children each year’
TEHRAN , Nov. 19 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Toilet Day, 19 November 2015, said…
Senior cleric stresses need for maintaining Syrian territorial integrity
Tehran, Nov 13, IRNA – Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi underlined the need for maintaining Syrian territorial integrity. The…
Ban warns against cuts in development aid to finance response to refugee crisis
11 November 2015 – Reducing development assistance to finance the cost of refugee flows is counter-productive, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today,…
Tehran to host conference on war, environment Tuesday
Tehran will host a conference on the Destructive Impacts of War on the Environment on November 10 to mark International Day for…
End impunity for crimes against journalists-Ban
TEHRAN, 2 November 2015 (UNIC)– United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes…
UN chief says Vienna talks on Syria first significant achiemevent
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the Syrian crisis conference in Vienna “first meaningful understanding among international actors since the 2012 Geneva…
UN’s Ban Ki-Moon condemns Western ‘Assad must go’ demand
The Western demand that Syria’s Assad must step down is irresponsible and has resulted in millions of refugees, UN chief Ban Ki-moon…
UN chief condemns Saudi airstrike to hospital in Yemen
The UN Chief condemned Saudi Arabia’s recent airstrike on a hospital run by the medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and…
Lavrov: Iran needed in int’l efforts to resolve Syrian crisis
Moscow, Oct 24, IRNA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov underlined Iran’s role in the resolving the ongoing crisis in Syria, and…
UN chief fails to condemn Israeli aggression against Palestinians
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has failed to condemn Israeli atrocities against Palestinians during a visit to the occupied territories. The…
UN eyes Iran’s help to settle regional crises
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Deputy secretary-general of the United Nations hailed Iran as an influential country with a major role in the region,…
UN asks Iran to help peace in Syria
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon urged Iran on Monday to pressure its ally Syria to reach…
UN trusts US to investigate itself, will hold off on Kunduz bombing probe
The United Nations on Monday said it would hold off on deciding whether to support an independent investigation into a deadly air…
Ban stresses UN cooperation on JCPOA implementation
New York, Oct 5, IRNA – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon repeated his satisfaction over the nuclear agreement between Iran and world…
UN urges US to take measures to reduce gun violence
The United Nations has asked the United States to take measures to reduce gun violence following a mass shooting that killed nine…
Russia, UN agree on strict adherence to Int’l law in anti-ISIL airstrikes
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday agreeing that all military action against Islamic State…
Afkham: Anti-Iran human rights report lacks legal foundation
Tehran, Sept 27, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkhan said the recent report on adverse human rights situation in Iran lacks…
Iran’s president, UN chief meet in New York
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met at the UN headquarters in New York on…