An American political commentator cast doubts over the success of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, whose meetings have begun in the Swiss city of Geneva, and said the US “occupation” and its focus on Syrian oilfields is the real challenge of the committee.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A high-ranking Iranian human rights envoy left Tehran for Geneva on Tuesday to present a national human rights report at the UN Human Rights Council. The Iranian delegation headed by the secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani left Tehran for the UN Human Rights Council in the Swiss city of […]

 Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN, says that the initiation of impeachment proceedings against President Trump has created a situation in which he may be readier to make concessions to Iran.

The details of the Kosovo police's attack on UN staff member Mikhail Krasnoschekov in May are shocking, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at the UN Security Council session on Thursday.

The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said the intergovernmental organization “cannot personally verify the accuracy” of reports on the death of Daesh ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations would launch its 75th anniversary year in January 2020 with a global dialogue engaging people around the world on their vision for the future and how to achieve it.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has said that the first meeting of Syrian Constitutional Committee will be held in Geneva on October 30, adding that Iran supports the political process in Syria.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UN released on Tuesday a special report that describes the severe toll of election-related violence on Afghanistan’s civilians, mainly from the Taliban’s campaign targeting its presidential election last month. Afghanistan presidential election went on Sept. 28 despite the terrorists’ threats and violence. However, the polling was marred by widespread misconduct […]

 The “Cyprus file” is still open at the United Nations. UN officials have stated that the perspective of resolving the disputes over this issue remains positive. This is while Greek and Cypriot officials have said that reaching any agreement on this issue requires Turkey’s cooperation. On the other hand, Greece and Cyprus play an important […]

 Permanent Representative of Iran to the UN said that Iran, Russia and Turkey, as three guarantor states, are determined to continue cooperation to eliminate all terrorists. Gholamali Khoshroo made the remarks on Tuesday, addressing the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. He stressed that the three guarantors are determined to continue […]