Month: February 2017

In Geneva, UN urges upholding human rights amid rising populism and extremism

Disregard for human rights is a “disease,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday told the opening session of the UN Human Rights…

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Tehran Hosting Int’l Conference on Illicit Drugs, Related Organized Crimes

TEHRAN – The Iranian capital, Tehran, is playing host to an international conference on narcotics trafficking in an attempt to…

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Iran managed to raise issue of dust at international level: UN official

UN Undersecretary General Erik Solheim said that Iran has managed to raise the issue of dust storm at international level…

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Seminar on “Role of ECOSOC in fulfilling UN Charter’s goals”

Iranian Association of United Nations Studies (IAUNS) in partnership with UNIC Tehran organized a seminar on “Role of Economic and Social…

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UN rights experts urge action to curb ‘invisible threat’ of toxic air

United Nations human rights experts are calling for strong, urgent action by States to ensure that people around the world…

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UN Warns of the Dire Situation in Yemen

The complex crisis in Yemen continues to deepen, with United Nations agencies reporting that perhaps one million people who had…

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Iranian victims of terror and their families get acquainted with the UN website

Since the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy has framed the current work of the UN to support and show solidarity to victims of…

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