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After Threats to Destroy NYC Iranian Leader May Want to Attend U.N. Meeting
On Monday Foreign Desk News reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a threatening statement saying that its goal was to develop atomic warheads to destroy New York.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee: U.N. Must Help Women Under Taliban Rule
The U.N. is currently undecided on diplomatic representation for Afghanistan.
Israel, U.S. Decry Rights Monitor’s Remarks as ‘Antisemitic’
Israel, the United States and Britain on Thursday criticized an expert commissioned by the U.N. human rights body…
Palestinian Government Probed for Torture, War Crimes
The Palestinian government is complicit in "rampant, wide-spread, and systematic torture of Palestinian nationals" and Israelis, according to…
U.N. Committee Against Torture to Review Palestinian Authority’s Record
UN Watch report says the P.A. and Hamas routinely torture human-rights activists, women, members of the LGBT community, political opponents, “collaborators” with Israel, and Palestinians who sell land to Jews.
China and Russia Defend North Korea Vetoes in First at U.N.
China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would have imposed tough new…
Russian Ambassador Angrily Quits U.N. Meeting After Getting Blamed for Global Food Crisis
Russia's ambassador to the United Nations stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday after the…
House Republican Introduces Bill to Withdraw U.S. From United Nations and WHO
The top Republican lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee introduced a bill that would withdraw the United States from…
N. Korea Criticized As it Takes Helm of U.N. Disarmament Body
Dozens of mostly Western countries criticized North Korean “reckless actions” in its weapons programs as its government on…
Iran Decries ‘Unfair’ IAEA Report on Nuclear Activities
Iran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday of publishing an unfair report on its investigation into…