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Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | A United Nations-imposed arms embargo on Iran ended officially on Sunday in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal, the Iranian foreign ministry said. “As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of …

  Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA |    Israel and the United Nations will establish a joint regional support office in Israel to manage states of emergency, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday. According to the ministry, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has selected the Earth …

United Nations ,USA | XINHUA |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that 2.99 billion U.S. dollars is needed in 2021 to fully implement the mandates entrusted to the organization. “To fully implement the mandates entrusted to us, we will require a total of 2.99 billion U.S. dollars, …

United Nations | Xinhua | The attempt of the United States and some other countries to smear China’s human rights record failed again on Tuesday after numerous countries spoke in support of China at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. The United States, Germany, …

LAGOS, Nigeria  | XINHUA |   African countries should prioritize safety for the elderly population, whose vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic is higher compared to other population groups, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. Matshidiso Moeti, …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) on Tuesday lowered its curtain at the UN headquarters in New York on a positive note with the vast majority of world leaders and national representatives voicing strong support for multilateralism …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed his great concern over the latest Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, calling on both sides to immediately stop fighting. “The secretary-general is extremely concerned over the fresh resumption of hostilities along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for more efforts to address the global fragilities that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed. “We must do far more to address the global fragilities that the virus has exposed,” the UN chief told journalists at a hybrid …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Monday named eight challenges for future operations. He asked for efforts to ensure that all peace operations are coherent with, and contribute to overarching political strategies that further a positive peace. “Aiming for short-term stability is not …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Adhering to physical-distancing guidelines, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) met fully in-person on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months, with its president urging all members to “galvanize multilateral action to deliver for all,” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues sweeping the world. …