Western officials complicit in terrorist crimes against civilians: Syria
Press TV – In a letter of complaint to the United Nations, Syria has drawn attention to a sharp rise in deadly…
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Some states endangering UN legitimacy with their moves
MNA – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo, during an address on Tuesday, condemned the unilateral measures of some states…
Iran urges UN to appoint special human rights rapporteur for US after school shooting
FNA – Iran asked the United Nation’s Human Rights Council to appoint a special rapporteur to investigate the human rights situation in…
Iran FM, ex-UN official meet in Munich
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson in Munich. The…
UN secretary-general offers condolences over passenger plane crash in Iran
Sputnik – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed condolences over the crash of a passenger plane in Iran’s central Isfahan province, the…
Kuwait keen to expand good ties with Iran: Kuwaiti UN envoy
IRNA – Kuwait’s permanent representative to the United Nations said here on Friday that Kuwait City and Tehran enjoy good historical ties…
Iran offers to help UN peacekeepers
MNA – Iran’s UN envoy Khoshroo says that Iran is ready to increase its contribution to UN peace-keeping missions by providing support…
US still funding countries that voted against Israel at UN despite pledge: Israeli media
PressTV – Israeli media say the United States has not cut its financial assistance to the countries that voted against Israel at…
UN envoy: Oman to host next Yemen talks
Press TV – The United Nations (UN)’s outgoing envoy for Yemen says his potential successor is to moderate talks between Yemeni sides…
85,000 displaced in 10 weeks as violence rages in Yemen: UN
Press TV – The United Nations has expressed deep concern over surging violence across Yemen, warning that the worsening situation has pushed…
‘Two-state’ solution only way to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict: UN
Press TV – United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasized that the so-called two-state solution is the sole way out of…
Syria complains to UN about Turkish assault and occupation – What next?
Iranian Diplomacy- Damascus has complained to the United Nations about Turkey’s military campaign in northern Syria, denouncing the operation as “an assault…
UN thanks Russia, defends participation in Sochi talks
Press TV – United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has rejected criticism of the world body’s participation at Syrian peace talks…
Ex-consultant to Iran’s U.N. mission gets three months prison
Reuters – A former consultant to Iran’s mission to the United Nations was sentenced to three months in prison on Friday for…
Economic sanctions violate human rights, bar stable development
MNA – Iranian envoy to the United Nations HQ in New York addressed a UN commission on Thu. condemning economic sanctions as…
Official: UN willing to co-op with Iran on dust storms
IRNA – A regional institution of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is ready to cooperate…
Iran’s Jaberi Ansari, UN’s De Mistura discuss Syria peace
IFP – Senior Advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and the UN’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan…
100,00 Rohingya refugees in grave danger from monsoon rains, UN warns
Press TV- The United Nations has warned that more than 100,000 Rohingya Muslims in Bangladeshi refugee camps will be in grave danger…
US trying to turn UN against Iran: Analyst
Press TV – The United States seeks to turn the United Nations against Iran by convincing the international body that Tehran had…
U.S. seeks to boost case against Iran with U.N. Washington visit
Reuters – The United States will seek to boost its case for United Nations action against Iran when Security Council envoys visit…
Trump’s remarks would take back world back to WWI: UN’s rights chief
Press TV – The United Nations human rights chief has warned that US President Donald Trump’s speech in Switzerland would take the…
UN demands unhindered access to Rohingya camps newly built in Myanmar
Press TV- The United Nations (UN) has called on Myanmar to grant aid agencies unhindered access to camps that have been built…
Afrin shellings result in civilian casualties, displacement of 6,000 people – UN
Sputnik– A new wave of violence has swept over the north of Syria, as Ankara’s operation launched in Afrin against Kurdish forces…
UN envoy for Yemen to step down after failure to broker peace
Press TV – The UN says its envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will step down by the end of his…
Iranian Kurdish MPs protest Turkish invasion of Syria
IFP – In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General, the Kurdish lawmakers of the Iranian Parliament have lashed out at…
Interior min. calls on UN to increase its cooperation on Afghan repatriation
MNA – Calling UN’s assistance for refugees in Iran as negligible, Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that UN should increase…
UN aid agency calls for nearly $3 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen
Press TV – The United Nations is calling for what it refers to as a record $2.96 billion aid for war-ravaged Yemen where Saudi airstrikes,…
Iran eager to see peaceful, prosperous Afghanistan: Envoy
IRNA –The Islamic Republic of Iran is after seeing peace in Afghanistan, Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the UN said.…
EU committed to support implementation of JCPOA: Swedish Envoy to UN
IRNA – The European Union remains committed to supporting full implementation of the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the G5+1 (US,…
French envoy underlines role of JCPOA in world peace
IRNA – French Ambassador to the UN Francois Delattre underlined the important role of Iran nuclear deal in the regional and international…
All sides’ commitment to JCPOA essential: Dutch envoy to UN
IRNA – It is essential that all parties continue to fulfill their commitments to the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the…
Chinese UN envoy: China will continue to support JCPOA
IRNA – Chinese Ambassador to the UN Wu Haitao described his country’s stance on the Iran nuclear deal with six world powers…
Over 75 percent of Yemenis in need of aid: UN
Press TV- The United Nations (UN) says the number of the Yemenis who are dependent on assistance has risen to 22.2 million,…
Saudi, allies used precision-guided arms in raids on Yemeni civilians: UN panel
Press TV – A UN panel has compiled a detailed report of civilian casualties caused by the Saudi military and its allies…
UN agency warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact on Palestinian refugees if US halts funding
Press TV – A UN agency that delivers aid to Palestinian refugees has waned of a “catastrophic” impact on them if it loses significant funding…
Astana talks play key role in settling crisis in Syria
MNA – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Miroslav Jenca, announced that the Astana talks play an important role in resolving the…
UN official: Iran’s cooperation in Syria valuable
IRNA – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs has acknowledged Iran’s cooperation in Syria in a meeting with Iranian ambassador to Damascus. At…
UN chief hails Korea talks that analysts say would avert ‘a Trump-induced war’
Press TV – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed the progress made in the talks between North and South Koreas for…
Guterres resolute on backing JCPOA
MNA – Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday reaffirmed António Guterres’ unwavering position on supporting and continuing the 2015 Iran nuclear…
Iran: UN emergency session on Iran humiliating defeat for US
IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said that the UN emergency session on Iran was a humiliating failure for…