UN members Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/un-members/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 08:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://irannewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-iranlogo-32x32.png UN members Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/un-members/ 32 32 HRW Urges States to Vote against Saudi Bid for Seat on Rights Council https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/10/hrw-urges-states-to-vote-against-saudi-bid-for-seat-on-rights-council/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/10/hrw-urges-states-to-vote-against-saudi-bid-for-seat-on-rights-council/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2020 08:31:23 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=119691 TEHRAN (Iran News) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on UN member states to vote against bids launched by Saudi Arabia for a seat on the body’s Human Rights Council, pointing to the Riyadh regime’s “massive rights violations” both at home and abroad. The UN General Assembly is set to hold elections for 15 three-year […]

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]]> TEHRAN (Iran News) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on UN member states to vote against bids launched by Saudi Arabia for a seat on the body’s Human Rights Council, pointing to the Riyadh regime’s “massive rights violations” both at home and abroad.

The UN General Assembly is set to hold elections for 15 three-year terms on the 47-nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday, but HRW has warned that a lack of candidates running for seats may result in “problematic” countries winning spots by default, the official website of the HRW said.

“So far, only the Asia-Pacific regional group has a competitive slate, with five countries running for four seats. This means that the other candidate countries, even those not qualified, are virtually assured of seats on the UN’s top human rights body,” the group said in a recent statement.

While Saudi Arabia has announced so-called reform plans, it continues to target human rights defenders and dissidents, including women’s rights activists and others it has arbitrarily detained and prosecuted, the group warned.

HRW also invoked a lack of accountability following Saudi Arabia’s murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in the kingdom’s Turkish embassy in October 2018.

“Thirty-three countries at the current Human Rights Council session denounced Saudi rights violations and called for the release of all those arbitrarily detained. And the Saudi-led coalition continues to commit war crimes against civilians in Yemen,” the group said.

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]]> https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/10/hrw-urges-states-to-vote-against-saudi-bid-for-seat-on-rights-council/feed/ 0 Iran Expects UNIDO Participation in industrial projects https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/11/iran-expects-unido-participation-in-industrial-projects/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/11/iran-expects-unido-participation-in-industrial-projects/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:02:10 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=101417 TEHRAN (Iran News) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran Barat Ghobadian said that Iran expects UNIDO to fulfill its responsibility for the industrial development of UN members and to actively participate in Iran’s industrial development projects. He made the remarks on Monday at the 18th session of the General Conference of […]

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran Barat Ghobadian said that Iran expects UNIDO to fulfill its responsibility for the industrial development of UN members and to actively participate in Iran’s industrial development projects.

He made the remarks on Monday at the 18th session of the General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) which started in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 3 November.

Iran has many capabilities and capacities in various sectors including human resources, natural resources, and infrastructure, he said.

One of Iran’s main goals is to help domestic companies in different industries to collaborate with international companies and organizations for technology exchange, he mentioned, adding that Iran is ready to cooperate with other developing countries in the industrial, technical and engineering sectors.

Ghobadian noted that industry is one of the most important sectors of the economy as well as the basis of growth and development of any country, emphasizing that it is impossible to achieve economic development without achieving industrial development first.

Referring to the eagerness of foreign companies and investors after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to cooperate with Iranian Industrial companies, he said that unfortunately, the opportunities were affected by US illegal behavior and unilateral actions against Iran.

The unilateral withdrawal of the US from JCPOA and re-imposition of illegal sanctions against Iran have had a devastating effect on foreign investment in Iran’s industrial sector, he added.

Accordingly, Iran expects UNIDO to completely fulfill its responsibility for the industrial development of the UN members, including Iran, Ghobadian mentioned.

The General Conference is UNIDO’s supreme policy-making organ where all member states meet once every two years. It determines the guiding principles and policies of the Organization and approves the budget and work program of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Iranian delegation consisting of ambassador to the IAEA, Kazem Gharib-Abadi, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Barat Ghobadian, and Director General of the Office for Industrial Property at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade Seyyed Mehdi Mirsalihi participated at the 18th session of the General Conference of UNIDO.

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