The scale of violence against the Rohingya community in Myanmar's Rakhine state documented in a recent United Nations human rights report is a level of dehumanization and cruelty that is... read more →
United Nations Information Centre per request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ School of International Relations held a workshop on “Finding UN Information and Documentation” for experts of Statistical Centre of Iran at the UN... read more →
A total of 403 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 924 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in January 2017, according to casualty figures... read more →
The United Nations Information Centre in Tehran cooperates with the 35th Fadjr Film Festival, in line with actions to support efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran authorities on promotion... read more →
In a report issued yesterday, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar's security forces in the country's northern... read more →
Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, the United Nations health agency said, particularly in developing countries where the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed too late. New... read more →
US travel ban a ‘significant setback’ for those needing international protection – UN rights experts
Expressing concern that a new Executive Order by the United States President Donald Trump is in breach of the country's human rights commitments, a group of United Nations rights experts... read more →
Drawing attention challenges such as climate change, unemployment and inequality, confronting young people around the world, including in places where peace prevails, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday called for the youth... read more →
Against the backdrop of ever increasing number of children driven from their homes due to conflict, disasters and climate change, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today launched a $3.3... read more →
On 29 January, UNESCO kicked off a three-day capacity building workshop on the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership... read more →