United Nations

Iran UN envoy stresses need to remove sanctions against Syria

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – An Iranian diplomat called for the removal of all unilateral and cruel sanctions against Syria, noting that such coercive measures have affected Syrian people's living.
2021-06-24 11:23
Islamic Jihahd:

UN backs crimes committed by Zionists against Palestinians

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – While lashing out at the UN approach, a senior member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement said that United Nations supports crimes committed by Zionists against Palestinians instead of playing a mediating role.
2021-06-23 13:45
Iran UN envoy:

No Afghan group can resort to violence to dominate others

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – A top Iranian diplomat says no group in Afghanistan is entitled to use force and violence for dominating others.
2021-06-23 08:44
UN spokesman:

UN looks forward to continued coop. with new Iranian admin.

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General has said that the United Nations will look forward to continuing cooperation with Iran as usual under the new Iranian adminstration.
2021-06-22 17:30
Yemeni Children release statement against UN

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – A group of Yemeni children released a statement to slam the UN's biased stance against them.
2021-06-22 16:57
COVID-19 worsens humanitarian crisis in Horn of Africa: UN

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – According to the UN, the Horn of Africa region is grappled with Coronavirus pandemic.
2021-06-22 13:17
Hamas:

UN shows green light to Zionists for crimes against children

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Expressing disgust for not designating Zionist regime in UN's blacklist, Hamas movement in a statement announced that UN shows green light to Israel to commit crimes against Palestinian children.
2021-06-20 02:08
António Guterres secures second term as UN Secretary-General

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed on Friday to a second term in office by the General Assembly.
2021-06-19 10:38
CBI says UN arrears are paid

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced on Sat. that Iran has paid its arrears to the UN.
2021-06-12 14:00
Iran regains voting rights at UN General Assembly

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Referring to the payment of Iran's arrears to the United Nations, Iran's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations stressed the lifting of all inhumane sanctions.
2021-06-12 09:02
350,000 people in famine conditions in Ethiopia’s Tigray

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – A high-level UN-led committee that focuses on rapid responses to humanitarian crises estimated about 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are facing famine conditions.
2021-06-10 19:30
Iran blasts restrictions on non-military activities in space

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – At a meeting of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) Wednesday, Iran lambasted the sanctions against its non-military entities operating in space.
2021-06-09 21:45
Iran fully committed to financial obligations to UN: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) –Stating that Iran is fully committed to its obligations towards UN, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran will continue effort to settle its deferred financial contribution as soon as sanctions are lifted.
2021-06-09 11:00
UN court upholds Ratko Mladić convictions, life sentence

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on Tuesday rejected Mladić's appeal against 2017 convictions for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
2021-06-09 09:49
Iran ready to facilitate peace in Yemen, Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed Iran’s readiness to facilitate dialogue in Yemen and Afghanistan aimed at achieving peace.
2021-06-09 09:00
UN calls for investigation into mass grave at school

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged Canadian authorities and the Holy See of the Catholic Church to conduct prompt “full-fledged investigations” into a mass grave found in British Columbia.
2021-06-05 15:42
Zarif urges UN to collect Iran dues from recent US piracy

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s top diplomat Zarif reacted to the United Nations decision to deprive Iran of its voting rights in the UN General Assembly because of unpaid dues.
2021-06-04 10:34
Tehran condemns unilateral sanctions as crime against humanit

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s envoy to the UN condemned unilateral sanctions against some countries, describing such coercive measures as a crime against humanity.
2021-06-04 09:38
UN calls for immediate release of Mali president, others

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has demanded the immediate release of Mali's President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, who have been detained by soldiers in a coup.
2021-05-26 16:15
World should know about ‘terror state of Israel’: Erdogan

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – “The whole world should know what this terror state of Israel is,” according to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday.
2021-05-21 19:00
Gharibabadi:

Zionists attack on Palestinians 'crime against humanity'

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Representative to Vienna-based International Organizations said that brutal attacks of the Zionist regime on the oppressed Palestinian people in a clear example of crime against humanity.
2021-05-17 23:31
UN chief calls for immediate end to violence in Palestine

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday pleaded for an immediate end to deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, warning a Security Council meeting that the fighting could plunge the region into an “uncontainable” crisis.
2021-05-17 04:47
China FM:

After US withdrawal UN can ensure Afghanistan peace

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi believes that after the withdrawal of US troops, the United Nations Organization can ensure peace and stability in Afghanistan.
2021-05-16 11:19
Zionist fighter jets destroy Mushtaha tower in Gaza (+VIDEOS)

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – The Zionist regime's fighter jets have destroyed Gaza's Mushtaha tower, the fifth multi-story building bombed since air strikes started on Monday.
2021-05-15 08:56
Zionist regime Western countries' puppet

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – The deadly silence of the Western world in the face of the crimes of the child-killing regime of Israel has only one meaning, and that is that the Zionist regime is their own puppet, Iranian envoy to Moscow said.
2021-05-12 17:00
'UNSC cannot remain indifferent to Zionists atrocities'

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – UNSC cannot remain indifferent to the atrocities, and US should stop shielding Israel at UN, said ran's permanent Ambassador to the UN, criticizing the continuous attacks on Palestine by the Israeli regime.
2021-05-12 09:44
UN says:

Israel move in expelling Palestinians from al-Quds, war crime

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – In its reaction to the Zionist regime's move to expel Palestinians from al-Quds, the United Nations said this heinous act can be considered as a ‘war crime’.
2021-05-08 17:25
Richard Falk:

US backing Israel for its strategic interests in region

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Richard Falk believes that US Government backs Israel because of its strategic interests in the region and partly as a reflection of well-organized pro-Israeli lobbying, which has been very effective with the US Congress.
2021-05-07 08:30
Iran's Dep. Rep. to UN:

Illegal sanctions serious obstacles to fight Covid-19

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Representative to UN Zahra Ershadi called illegal and illegitimate sanctions against developing countries a serious obstacle to the fight against the Coronavirus.
2021-05-06 11:20
Iran calls for intl. unity to lift illegal sanctions

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman called for the global unity, amity, solidarity and international cooperation to lift unilateral coercive measures including illegal sanctions imposed against Islamic Republic of Iran.
2021-04-28 23:00