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2018-10-19 12:01
By Hanif Ghaffari
Nikki Haley left the UN
TEHRAN - Nikki Haley has resigned as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and will leave her post in January. Since Trump’s first weeks in office, the White House has been plagued with high-profile departures of people who are fired or resign, often after being stung by scandal or caught up in some controversy: National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, FBI Director James Comey and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, to name a few.
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2018-10-17 15:54
UN human rights mechanisms are based on double standards, Iran says
TEHRAN – The UN mechanisms on human rights are politicized and based on double standards, Iran’s representative to the Third Committee of the UN said on Tuesday.
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2018-10-16 08:16
UN chief decries violence ahead of Afghan polls
TEHRAN - The United Nations chief has denounced violent attacks targeting electoral booths in Afghanistan as the country gears up for parliamentary elections later this week.
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2018-10-15 16:55
UN: Yemen on brink of 'world's worst famine in 100 years’
The United Nations has warned Yemen could be facing the worst famine in 100 years if airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition are not halted, the Guardian reported on Monday.
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2018/10/14
By Michael H Fuchs
Nikki Haley's departure reflects the chaos of U.S.'s foreign policy
Not unlike in an autocracy, U.S. foreign policy is hostage to the erratic whims of the president, directed by Trump tweets and what he sees on Fox News
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2018-10-13 22:09
India elected to UN HR Council
TEHRAN - India was elected to the influential UN Human Rights Council with the highest number of votes by the UN General Assembly on Friday with a vow to combat intolerance.
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2018-10-13 14:55
In parting shot, Nikki Haley shuns human rights groups at UN
During her nearly two-year stint as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley sought to cultivate a reputation as a human rights champion, speaking out forcefully about atrocities from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Myanmar to South Sudan.
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2018/10/10
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
Nikki Hailey calls it quits, Twitter says ‘good riddance’
TEHRAN - The ‘smart and cunning’ U.S. envoy to the UN Nikki Hailey announced on Tuesday that she will be stepping down from her chair at the end of the year, a decision that has generated palpable buzz in the political circles and over social media.
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2018-10-08 23:00
UN urges Taliban not to use IEDs
TEHRAN - The United Nations has called on insurgent groups in Afghanistan to refrain from using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in civilian areas, after it reported a sharp rise in civilian casualties caused by the explosives this year.
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2018-10-06 20:14
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘India-Pakistan relationship is held hostage by many structural impediments’
TEHRAN - India and Pakistan, the two estranged neighbors, made some significant overtures since the formation of new government in Islamabad, which rekindled hopes of peaceniks in both the countries. But the parleys proved short-lived. The battle lines are drawn again as accusations and counter-accusations fly thick and fast. This week, the foreign ministers of the two countries took their war of words to the UN General Assembly.
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2018-10-03 18:07
UN chief urges India to put pressure on Myanmar to resolve Rohingya crisis
TEHRAN - Voicing serious concern over the plight of Rohingya refugees living in the ramshackle camps in Bangladesh under appalling conditions, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has urged India to put pressure on Myanmar and support Bangladesh.
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2018-10-01 22:15
India bats for UN chief’s proposal of ‘reforms’
TEHRAN - UN chief Antonio Guterres has appreciated India’s support to his proposal of reforms in the UN Security Council and expressed hope that progress will be made in the ongoing UN session.
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2018/10/01
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
India-Pakistan verbal bang-bang at UN
TEHRAN - Since the formation of new government in Islamabad, a series of overtures between New Delhi and Islamabad had rekindled hopes of peace and reconciliation. But, much to the chagrin of peaceniks, it proved hogwash. The battle lines are drawn again. The war of words has resumed. Accusations and counter-accusations are flying thick and fast. The gains made in recent weeks have been squandered.
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2018-09-30 02:00
Sexual violence against Rohingyas
TEHRAN- Bangladesh government and the United Nations have agreed to jointly address conflict-related sexual violence committed against Rohingya refugees forcibly evicted from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
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2018-09-30 00:30
UN chief urges support for digital techs to boom tourism
TEHRAN - The secretary general of the United Nations has called for an international support for digital technologies which are suitable for tourism.
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2018-09-28 13:10
Zarif says ‘craft show’ cannot hide Israel’s secret nuclear arms program
TEHRAN – Responding to another show by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again this time at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said “no arts and craft show” can hide this reality that Israel has “secret” and “undeclared” nuclear weapons program.
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2018-09-26 23:50
‘Plots to disrupt China-Pakistan ties won’t work’
TEHRN - In a veiled attack on the U.S., China has warned against any attempts to sow discord in Beijing’s relations with Islamabad, saying any plots to create fissures will not prevail.
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2018/09/26
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
How Trump became laughing stock at UN
TEHRAN - U.S. President Donald Trump took the podium of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday and delivered a bombastic speech that drew mocking laugher from the world leaders. In his characteristic foolhardy manner, Trump rejected the ideology of globalism and denounced multilateralism, forgetting that he was speaking from the stage of the global body that endorses both globalism and multilateralism. But, we can expect that from the man with foot-in-mouth syndrome.
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2018-09-26 17:44
Iran's Araqchi: UN Security Council meeting to isolate U.S. more
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is of the opinion that the Wednesday’s UN Security Council meeting will isolate the U.S. further.
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2018-09-24 23:52
Malaysian PM returns to world stage
TEHRAN - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is set to make a return to the world stage. Mahathir, 93, arrives in New York on Tuesday to attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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2018-09-24 23:45
‘17 years after U.S. invaded Afghanistan, problems remains endemic’
TEHRAN - The staggering failures of the U.S. and its allies in war-ravaged Afghanistan have been documented by many global think tanks and written about by many seasoned regional observers.
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2018-09-16 01:30
UN rapporteur: Unilateral sanctions infringe human rights
TEHRAN – The UN’s special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights has strongly criticized unilateral sanctions, saying they lead to “human rights infringements”.
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2018-09-16 01:00
CPEC violates India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Indian envoy tells UN
TEHRAN - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is grabbing headlines for all the good and bad reasons. U.S. opposition to it is known to all and sundry because of the escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. Now India has also raised concerns over the ambitious project, asserting that it violates India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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2018-09-13 10:59
New UNHRC head calls for action on Kashmir report
TEHRAN - In her first address to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged India and Pakistan to take meaningful action on addressing issues highlighted in the UN report on human rights violations in Kashmir.
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2018-09-12 20:58
Iran seeking to bring peace to Syria: UN envoy
TEHRAN - Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, said on Tuesday that Iran will play a constructive role in bringing peace and prosperity to Syria.
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2018-09-11 09:45
UN refugee chief visits Pakistan
TEHRAN - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Pakistan with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock this week to assess the situation of Afghan refugees living there.
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2018-09-04 11:09
By Javad Heirannia
European army is much closer to aspiration than reality: Jenkins
TEHRAN - Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN says that “In theory, Europe is perfectly capable of forming a treaty-based collective security organisation from which the United States and Canada (and maybe the United Kingdom) are excluded.”
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2018-09-02 20:49
Zarif meets UN refugee chief
TEHRAN – The Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met on Sunday with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss the status of refugees.
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2018-09-02 10:37
Despite recent peace overtures, India, Pakistan trade barbs over Kashmir at UN
TEHRAN - Despite recent peace overtures and rekindled hopes, the fragile relationship between India and Pakistan, the two South Asian estranged neighbors, was again on display at the United Nations this week. The representatives of the two countries traded barbs over Kashmir during the world body’s session on the ‘merits of mediation’.
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2018-08-25 11:45
By Ramin Hossein Abadin
The passivity of UN against Zionist aggressions is deadly
TEHRAN - UN Secretary General Antَnio Guterres recently proposed a plan to protect Palestinians and their rights in the occupied territories against the crimes of the Zionist regime. The plan appeared after the United Nations Security Council called on members to report on the developments in the occupied territories and to offer proposals to support the Palestinians.
