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UN should come forward against US sanctions on Iran: Pakistani advisor
Islamabad, March 25, IRNA -- Pakistan’s Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information on Wednesday stressed upon the United Nations (UN) to play its role in lifting the US anti-Iran sanctions.
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UN calls for ending anti-Iran sanctions
Tehran, March 24, IRNA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in a statement called for re-evaluating sanctions on countries like Iran which have been affected by coronavirus pandemic.
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UN Secretary-General warns of grave water Crisis, stressing ‘Every Drop Counts’
Tehran, March 23, IRNA - Climate and water are inextricably linked. Water evaporates from the planet’s surface to the atmosphere, where it condenses into clouds that are transported around the globe, this is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Meteorological Day, on March 23.
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UNESCO concerned about sanctions on Iran during Corona outbreak
Shiraz, March 22, IRNA –The 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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Coronavirus can be controlled with “prudence”, “not panic”: UN chief
Tehran, March 15, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that we can fight the spread of the coronavirus through prudence, not through panic.
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UN urges int'l support for Iran in fight against coronavirus outbreak
New York, March 12, IRNA – The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the affiliated organizations and member states to support Iran's efforts in countering coronavirus outbreak.
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UN chief calls on every gov’t to scale up efforts to mitigate spread of coronavirus
Tehran, March 12, IRNA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on COVID-19, issued at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 11, called on every government to step up and scale up their efforts now to mitigate the transmission of coronavirus.
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UN chief: Low political representation clearest evidence of gender power gap
Tehran, March 8, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the International Women’s Day, 8 March 2020, while referring to low presence of women in parliaments around the world, said political representation is the clearest evidence of the gender power gap.
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UN supporting Iran in battling coronavirus
Tehran, March 5, IRNA -- UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Ugochi Daniels has expressed solidarity with the families of coronavirus victims and said that the United Nations will do what it can to help battle the virus.
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UN supports Iran in fight against serious coronavirus outbreak
Tehran, March 5, IRNA – The United Nations is stepping up its efforts in Iran to support the country’s response to the new coronavirus outbreak.
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Iran to attend 63rd CND meeting in Vienna
Tehran, March 1, IRNA – The 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is to be kicked off in the presence of Iranian delegation in Vienna on Monday.
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Iran receives 5th consignment of coronavirus test kits
Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA - Representative of the World Health Organization in Iran Christoph Hamelmann in a message announced that the 5th shipment of coronavirus test kits arrived in Iran on Friday.
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Iran: Human rights bodies must avenge killing of greatest human rights defender in region
Tehran, Feb 27, IRNA – Secretary of Judiciary's Headquarters for Human Rights Ali Baqeri-Kani said on Wednesday that the US' crime was not merely a move to take away a brave commander from Iran; rather they targeted greatest human rights defender in the region.
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Sanctions prove US' failure to deny Iranian nation right to progress: Official
Tehran, Feb 27, IRNA – Secretary of Judiciary Headquarters for Human Rights Ali Baqeri-Kani said on Wednesday that after the victory of the Islamic Revolution Americans tried to block Iranian nation's progress, but people managed to make even more progress through reliance on domestic capabilities.
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UN lauds Iran’s national inclusive rural employment program
Tehran, Feb 18, IRNA - The UN Resident Coordinator and Representative of Secretary-General in Iran Ugochi Daniels hailed what she described as the new possibilities arising for rural development and employment through Iran’s national inclusive rural employment program.
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Islamophobia absolutely intolerable: UN Sec Gen
Islamabad, Feb 16, IRNA -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the phenomenon of Islamophobia is absolutely intolerable.
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UN to launch biggest int'l talks on global cooperation
Tehran, Feb 5, IRNA - To mark its 75th anniversary in 2020, the United Nations will launch the biggest-ever global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want, UN Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran said in a press release on Wednesday.
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UN looking for Youth Champions for Disarmament
Tehran, Jan 29, IRNA -- The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is looking for young persons (ages 18 – 24) motivated to use their talents to help raise awareness and promote change for a more peaceful and secure world.
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General Soleimani's assassination aimed at escalating tension in region
London, Jan 22, IRNA – Iran's Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Wednesday that assassination of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani was a preplanned plot aimed at escalating tensions in our region.
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UN: Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe
Tehran, Jan 22, IRNA –The World Social Report 2020, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, shows that income inequality has increased in most developed countries, and some middle-income countries - including China, which has the world’s fastest growing economy.
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Dag Hammarskjöld Fund accepts applications from professional journalists
Tehran, Jan 21, IRNA -- The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists for its 2020 fellowship program. The application deadline is March 6, 2020.
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IHRC complains UN over Gen Soleimani assassination
Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA - The Islamic Human Rights Commission in a letter to the United Nations filed its complaint over assassination of the IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, urging UN to ask US be responsible for the judicial executions.
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UN: 2020 economic growth hinges on reducing trade disputes
Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA - Impacted by prolonged trade disputes, the global economy suffered its lowest growth in a decade, slipping to 2.3 per cent in 2019. The world, however, could see a slight uptick in economic activity in 2020 if risks are kept at bay, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020, which was launched on Thursday 16 January 2020.
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Pakistani FM begins diplomatic offensive at UN to ease regional tensions
Islamabad, Jan 16, IRNA -- Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi kicked off his diplomatic offensive to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf by holding important meetings with the United Nations leadership in New York to discuss the issue.
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UN calls for JCPOA preservation
Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA - The United Nations urged the signers of JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) to spare no effort to maintain this agreement.
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Pakistani FM kicks off UN, US visit for regional peace
Islamabad, Jan 15, IRNA -- Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi who recently visited Iran and Saudi Arabia on special direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan to de-escalate tensions in the region has left for the UN and US in his second leg of peace initiative.
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Iran stresses its right to self-defense against any threat
New York, Jan 8, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi in a letter to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres underlined Iran right to self-defense against any threat.
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Envoy terms IRGC commander's terror as "terrorist, criminal act"
New York, Jan 4, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in a letter to the international body described the assassination of IRGC's Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani as a terrorist act.
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People in Tehran congregate to condemn assassination of Qasem Soleimani
People in Tehran congregate in front of UN office on Friday evening to condemn the assassination of martyr Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani the commander of the Quds Force by the US terrorist forces. Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2019. IRNA/Sarehdokht Soltanieh.
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IRNA-UN photo exhibit opens in Semnan
Photo exhibit showcasing collection of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and the United Nations Office in Tehran opened in Semnan, Iran, December 24, 2019. IRNA.