United Nations

UN envoy:

Iran-Saudi deal spurs renewed momentum toward peace in Yemen

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg says momentum to end the conflict in Yemen has been renewed by a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume ties.

Iran FM to UN offcial:

Iran supports political solution for Yemen crisis

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – In a meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, the Iranian foreign minister reaffirmed Iran's support for a political solution to the Yemeni crisis.

Xi pledges action against foreign interference in Taiwan

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – China will strongly oppose foreign interference in the Taiwan issue or separatist activities aimed at the island’s independence, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Monday.

UN deputy spox:

UN welcomes cooperation between Iran, IAEA

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general called for continued progress between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran.

Iran UN envoy:

Using chemical weapons crime against humanity

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Saying that using chemical weapons is a crime against humanity, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns using such weapons.

Ankara does not support sanctions against Tehran: Turkish FM

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Ankara does not support sanctions against Iran or any other countries, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.

FM reiterates Iran supports neither side in Ukraine conflict

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – In a meeting with the UN official Martin Griffiths, foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian stressed that Iran supports a political solution to the Ukraine conflict, stressing that Tehran supports neither side of the war.

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said.

Damascus urges intl. community to stop Israeli aggression

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Syrian Foreign Ministry reacted to the Zionist regime's attack on Damascus and its suburbs which led to the martyrdom and wounding of a number of innocent Syrian citizens.

Gharibabadi:

Iran adherent to preserving human rights

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – The secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi says that the Islamic Republic of Iran believes in and is adherent to human rights.

US sanctions on Iran are illegal, UN experts say

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – US sanctions against Iran and their enforcement in third countries clash with international law, the UNHRC stated on Tuesday, citing the findings of two special rapporteurs concerning Iranians suffering from thalassemia.

Iran FM, UN chief discuss Vienna talks latest situation

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a phone call with the UN Secretary-General, discussed several regional and international issues including the negotiations on lifting anti-Iran sanctions.

Turkey-Syria earthquake;

First UN aid reaches NW Syria as death toll tops 17,000

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The first United Nations aid convoy since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on Monday has crossed into northwest Syria from Turkey, the UN has confirmed.

Iran UN envoy:

Investigations show Israel behind Isfahan drone attack

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani says that the investigations indicate that the Israeli regime is responsible for the attack on the defense ministry workshop complex in Isfahan.

Envoy urges UN to use Iran capacities in assisting Afghans

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Iran's newly-appointed envoy to Afghanistan called on the United Nations to use all the capacities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to help the people of Afghanistan.

Iraqi FM calls for resuming Vienna negotiations

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hossein called for the resumption of negotiations to lift anti-Iranian sanctions.

Iran urges UN to take swift action to support Palestine

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN has strongly criticized the UN’s silence on the Israeli regime’s crimes, saying the world body must act immediately to support the Palestinian people.

Iran UN envoy:

US unilateralism undermining rule of law, UN Charter

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the UN said that the US' illegal unilateral acts against sovereign states such as Iran and coercing other member states to participate in these actions undermine the rule of law and violate the UN Charter.

Iran calls for punishment of Soleimani's murder perpetrators

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iran envoy to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani called for the punishment of the perpetrators of the cowardly assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani by the US government.

Iranian diplomat:

General Soleimani’s assassination must not go unpunished

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – In a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Iran's envoy to Geneva-based UN organizations stressed the punishment for perpetrators behind the assassination of Lt. General Soleimani.

UN halts some op. in Afghanistan over women aid worker ban

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – The United Nations has announced that some “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely be paused following the Taliban’s ban on female aid workers.

US sanctions violate Iranians’ human rights: UN experts

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) –Top United Nations experts have criticized US government sanctions for violating the human rights of Iranians.

Norway’s fund to cease investing in Zionist settlements

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Israeli officials reported that the move was influenced by the United Nations' decision in 2020 to publish a blacklist of 112 companies that are suspected of having connections to West Bank settlements

Iran condemns theft of Syrian natural resources

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations says that any sort of military action in northern Syria will deteriorate the humanitarian situation in that region, adding that foreign boots on the ground must come to an end.

Iran calls on human rights claimants to host Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Saying that Iran and its neighboring countries are not the only countries that should be responsible for hosting Afghan refugees, Iran's permanent envoy to the UN called on human rights claimants to accept Afghan refugees too.

Iran urges G77 to use intl. organizations potentials

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian envoy to the UN has urged the Group of 77 (G77) to use the potential of the international organizations in line with the interests of the developing countries.

Kan'ani:

US always had instrumental attitude toward human rights issue

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Criticizing the inhumane US sanctions imposed on the Iranian nation, the country's foreign ministry spokesman said that the American regime has always had a political, instrumental attitude towards the issue of human rights.

Irish soldier killed after UN convoy attacked in Lebanon

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – An Irish soldier has been killed on a United Nations peacekeeping mission after a convoy of two armored utility vehicles carrying eight personnel traveling to Beirut came under small arms fire, Ireland’s defense forces said.