Sanctions profoundly affected lives of Iranians: UN Special Rapporteur
Alena Douhan, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur, who recently visited Iran, spoke about the effects of sanctions on Iran, especially the lives of ordinary Iranians.
U.S. Unilateral Sanction an Acid Test for UN Sincerity
In recent days, Tehran had been hosting a top U.N. rapporteur who was in Tehran to review the impacts of the U.S. cruel and unilateral sanctions on the Iranian people and this will be an acid test for verifying the sincerity of the United Nations regarding the report of its official.
Iran urges UN to act urgently as Israel assassinates Palestinian journalist
Mohammad Reza Sahraei, adviser to the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, has condemned the assassination of Shirin Abu Akleh, the Palestinian journalist and Al-Jazeera correspondent, and called on the organization, especially the UN Security Council, to take urgent action to end the Israeli crimes.
Iran calls for an effective UN-led approach to counter narcotics
Eskandar Momeni, the director of anti-narcotics police headquarters, has called on the United Nations to present a comprehensive and effective action plan to curb opium cultivation and production and to address the destructive problem of narcotics.
UN calls grow for independent probe into Saudi massacre in Yemen
The Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), citing preliminary figures says the airstrikes last week by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that hit a detention facility in the northern city of Sa’ada, killed some 91 people and injured hundreds of others.
UN envoy lauds women’s role in Iran’s socio-economic development
Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has attached great importance to the role of women in socio-economic development of the country despite the U.S. sanctions.
UN to cut food aid to Yemen due to lack of funds
The World Food Programme has said it has been “forced” to cut aid to Yemen due to a lack of funds and warned there will be a surge in hunger in the war-torn country in the coming months.
‘Iran-UN successful environmental co-op should be shared’
Iran and the United Nations have successful environmental cooperation which should be shared at the international level, Saber Masoumi, director of the environment and social development of the UNDP in Iran, has said.
Tehran Criticizes UN for Anti-Iran Human Rights Resolution
Iran's Deputy Head of Judiciary for International Affairs says the UN adopts an anti-Iranian resolution submitted by Canada. At the same time, more than 400,000 Iranians have been barred from consular services by Ottawa due to political issues.
UN okays Iran’s membership in atomic radiation committee
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved Iran’s full membership in the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), Press TV reported.