Israeli genocide in Rafah will spell another human disaster in region: FM

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned on Thursday that Israel’s plans to carry out a long-awaited all-out military offensive against Rafah, which is home to 1.5 million displaced Palestinians, would result in another human disaster in the region.

Iran has no regional proxies: envoy

TEHRAN- The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations disavowed claims leveled by the Israeli regime that Tehran has regional proxies by which it makes operations in the region, adding that such allegations are made to obscure and justify the Zionist regime’s acts of aggression and destabilizing measures.

UN: Gaza filled with more debris and rubble than Ukraine

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says that the mammoth task of clearing Gaza’s debris is made all the more costly and dangerous by the sheer amount of asbestos and unexploded ordnance.

UN rights chief “troubled” by crackdown

The UN human rights chief says he’s “troubled” by heavy-handed tactics by US police during attempts to break up pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.

UN ends UNRWA probe

UN investigators examining Israeli accusations against 19 staff from the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA for allegedly taking part in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel have closed one case due to a lack of evidence from Israel and suspended four more, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

UN official: It could take 14 years to clear rubble from Gaza

The extensive amount of rubble left by Israel's devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a UN official said.

Tehran urges tangible measures against Israeli aggression

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has highlighted the ineffectiveness of several Security Council meetings, emphasizing that these gatherings have failed to put a stop to Israeli war crimes, despite widespread protests urging an end to the conflict against Gazans. 

UN: Israel must stop settler attacks

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.

What went on during UNSC meeting on Iran’s retaliation?

TEHRAN – In a recent emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, envoys from Iran, Syria, Russia, and China voiced strong criticism against the United States and other nations involved in the interception of drones and missiles during Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel.

UN refugee chief: Atrocious dilemma if Palestinians flee to Egypt

The UN refugee chief says “we must fervently do everything” to avoid the prospect of Palestinians fleeing into Egypt from Rafah in southern Gaza because it would make resolving the conflict “impossible”.

Iran: UN denunciation of Israeli airstrike could have obviated counterattack

TEHRAN- According to Iran’s UN mission, the UN Security Council’s criticism of Israeli strike on its consular office in the Syrian capital may have thwarted reprisal.

UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity'

Israel’s war in Gaza has escalated into a “betrayal of humanity”, the UN’s humanitarian chief said on Saturday, AFP reported.

Israel asks UN to dismantle UNRWA

Israel has given the UN a proposal to dismantle UNRWA, its relief agency in the Palestinian territories, and transfer its staff to a replacement agency to make large-scale food deliveries into Gaza, according to UN sources.

Resilience of Gaza's people upholds dignity of Islam: Leader

TEHRAN- Ayatollah Khamenei says the unique resistance exhibited by the resistance forces and the people of Gaza has granted dignity to Islam.

Examining politically motivated report on the 2022 unrest in Iran

The Islamic Republic has described the so-called Fact-finding Mission (FFM) report by the United Nations about the 2022 unrest in Iran as inauthentic, non-legal, and politically motivated. Iran has also called the report drafted by Germany, the U.S., and Britain as biased while Israel is committing genocidal in the Gaza Strip. 

Iran calls for global unity at UN to combat escalating Islamophobia

TEHRAN - A top Iranian diplomat has issued a plea to the world stage, calling for a united front against the escalating issue of Islamophobia.

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Fact-finding committees aim to amplify negative narratives on Iran

TEHRAN- Human rights have become a tool wielded by Western powers and fact-finding committees aim to amplify negative narratives on Iran. 

UN chief calls for lifesaving aid deliveries to Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a truce in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Iran to preside over Conference on Disarmament

TEHRAN- The Islamic Republic of Iran will serve as chair of the UN Conference on Disarmament (also known as CD) on next Monday (March 18).

Iran slams UN for politically motivated reporting on 2022 riots

TEHRAN – Iran has condemned the United Nations for releasing baseless and biased information as facts, while it continues to turn a blind eye to the devastating situation of women and children in the besieged Gaza Strip.

UN rights chief: Israeli settlements expand by record amount

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the UN human rights chief said on Friday.

UN: Gaza ‘powder keg’ could spark wider war

UN human rights chief Volker Turk has likened the Gaza war to a “powder keg” with the potential to spark broader conflict in West Asia. Turk said it was imperative to do everything possible to avoid a wider conflagration, Al Arabiya reported.

UN Women calls war in Gaza "a war on women"

UN Women, a United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, has called the war in Gaza "also a war on women."

Iran questions Germany's moral, human rights, political credibility 

TEHRAN- Iran's Representative to the Human Rights Council, Hamid Ahmadi, strongly criticized Germany's suitability as a member of the council, questioning its moral, human rights, and political credibility.

UN expert: Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians

Israel is intentionally starving Palestinians and should be held accountable for war crimes and genocide, according to the UN’s leading expert on the right to food, The Guardian reported.

Gaza ceasefire necessary for regional security: Iran FM

TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister says that a ceasefire in Gaza has the potential to restore peace and security to the entire region.

Iran FM laments dire humanitarian situation in Gaza at UN session

TEHRAN – During his speech at the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at Geneva, the Iranian foreign minister voiced concern over the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s onslaught.

Iran FM calls on UN to stop Israeli genocide in Gaza Strip

TEHRAN- In a letter to the UN secretary general, António Guterres, on Monday, the foreign minister of Iran urged him to intervene responsibly in the efforts to end the Zionist regime’s heinous crimes and acts of aggression against Palestinian people.

UN: Talks with Iran centered on defusing tensions in Yemen, region

TEHRAN- Stéphane Dujarric, the United Nations spokesperson, announced on Tuesday that talks between Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Representative, and Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, and other Iranian officials were focused on reducing tensions in the region and hampering renewed violence in Yemen.