UN sees some progress in Iran nuclear probe
VIENNA (AP) — Iran is now answering questions about suspicions that it worked secretly on nuclear weapons, The U.N.’s chief nuclear inspector…
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Months needed to repair facilities in Gaza: UN
TEHRAN (AFP) – United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Sunday on a visit to Iran that it will take months to…
Iran, IAEA discuss EBW detonators
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with the necessary answers to all questions on the issues related…
UN official calls for end to Gaza siege
A high-ranking humanitarian official has appealed for a new deal for the Gaza Strip to end the “collective punishment” of its inhabitants…
1000s of Gaza children need psychological care: UN
Senior UN officials say the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip has left thousands of children traumatized across the besieged Palestinian…
Gaza counts the cost of war: ‘Whole families smashed under the rubble’
Figures from the UN and local human rights organisations show that at least 59 Palestinian families suffered multiple casualties during the Israeli…
US, UN hail Iraq’s Maliki for stepping down
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United States and the United Nations commended Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for stepping down to preserve…
UN official warns against continued Gaza blockade
A senior UN humanitarian official says there will be no end in sight to the fighting in the Gaza Strip unless Israel…
UN silence on Gaza massacre shameful: Prayers leader
Tehran, Aug 8, IRNA – Tehran interim Friday Prayers leader Kazem Seddiqi criticized the UN and other so-called human rights advocates for…
UN raps ISIL attacks on Iraq religious minorities
The United Nations has condemned atrocities committed by the ISIL militants against religious minorities in Iraq. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon slammed…
Key reformist politician asks UN to pursue payback of $6bln compensation to Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- An influential reformist politician called on the United Nations to pursue the paying back of several billions of dollars in…
Tens of thousands of Iraqis surrounded by ISIL: UN
The United Nations (UN) says that tens of thousands of Iraqis who have been forced to flee ISIL terror in the northern…
Hamas to UN: Break your silence on Israel crimes!
A senior official form the Palestinian resistance movement has called on the United Nations and other international bodies to break their silence…
Israel shells another UN school in Gaza, kills 20
Israel has shelled another UN-run school north of the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 Palestinians. According to reports, the Israeli…
Israel agrees to extend Gaza cease-fire amid mortar fire
Israeli ministers agreed to extend a 12-hour truce with Hamas by four hours even as the army said the country was targeted…
Turkey to drag Israel to int’l court over Gaza: Erdogan
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara would push for Israel to be tried at an international criminal court if it…
Senior UN officials call for ‘stopping aggression’ on Gaza
TEHRAN, July 15 (MNA) – Senior UN Humanitarian officials have visited Gaza Strip, after which they have called for a halt to…
Iran daily: “We will not interfere in Iraq’s internal affairs”
Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi (pictured) assured reporters on Friday that Iran is not interfering in Iraq’s political and military crisis. “We have not interfered…
UN lauds Iran efforts to revive Orumiyeh Lake
Mahabad, West Azarbaijan prov, June 26, IRNA – UN Assistant Secretary General and the UNDP regional director for Asia and the Pacific…
MKO asks US to stop extradition to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as MEK, PMOI and NCRI) asked the US and the UN to…
Next N-talks likely in mid-June: Iran source
The next round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) may be held…
UN official praises Iran’s anti-drug efforts
A United Nations official has praised Iran’s efforts to fight against drug trafficking following the arrest of a local smuggling gang, Press…
Cartoon: How UN cares about Al-Quds
Nasim– Despite being in the spot light at United Nations General Assembly, Palestine, Al-Quds and its challenges remains as before. …
UN expert urges Iran to halt woman’s execution
GENEVA (AP) — A United Nations human rights investigator is urging Iran to stop the planned execution of a woman said to…
Russia says any oil-for-goods deal with Iran would follow UN rules
(Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday any oil-for-goods deal between Moscow and Iran would follow United Nations rules on sanctions, not U.S. rules. “We…
UN: Iran complying with interim nuclear deal
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. says Iran is curbing its atomic activities in line with a preliminary deal made in January. A…
Iranian artists, Journalists ask UN to help free abducted border guards
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian artists, journalists and academics in a statement issued on Tuesday asked the UN, international figures and the Pakistani government…
UN official seeks more support for refugees in Iran
Tehran: The United Nations’ World Food Programme’s (WFP) executive director gave a call for more funds to support the Iraqi and Afghan refugees in…
U.N. urges concrete progress in Iran nuclear talks
(Reuters) – U.N. and Iranian negotiators must make concrete progress in nuclear talks on Monday, the U.N. atomic agency chief said at…
Iran calls for change in world order
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi criticized the current world order, and called for…
UN hails Iran’s rapid progress in human development
TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iran has been ranked among the “high human development countries” in the Human Development Index in 2013,…
Iran urges UN to promote Rouhani’s WAVE proposal
Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has called on the UN to promote President Hassan Rouhani’s proposals for a “World Against Violence…
Malnutrition kills 362 children across Niger: UN
A United Nations report says over 360 children under the age of five have died of malnutrition in the West African nation…
UN Envoy: Iran’s potential in encountering natural disasters high
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UN resident coordinator in Iran said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic enjoys a high capacity to react and…
UN delegates urge Israel to join NPT
Delegates at the UN have discussed the issue of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, urging the Israeli regime…
UN: Destrucion of syria chemical program begins
BEIRUT (AP) — International inspectors began destroying Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons and the machinery used to create it, a United Nations…
UN considering actions to address challenges of international migration
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – The United Nations this week will consider actions to harness the benefits of international migration for development…