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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…
June 1, 2022
U.S. Raises Concerns Over U.N. Human Rights Chief’s Visit to China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is raising concerns with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s recent visit to China,…
UN’s Bachelet Wraps Up Xinjiang Trip Without Seeing Where China Locks Up Uyghur Activists
Advocacy groups say they’re ‘appalled’ by UN human rights chief’s performance in Xinjiang.
May 30, 2022
China and Russia Veto New UN Sanctions on North Korea
China and Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States on Thursday that would have imposed…
May 27, 2022
U.S. Calls For Vote Soon on New U.N. Sanctions on North Korea
North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, May 25, 2022, South Korea said.
May 26, 2022
World Leaders Ask to Expel Cuba From U.N. Human Rights Council
A letter was sent addressed to authorities of countries and international organizations requesting the "expulsion" of Cuba from the UN Human Rights Council.
Bennett Criticizes U.N. For Not Condemning Gaza Rocket Attacks
The international community “must not serve the agenda of the [Palestinian] terrorist organizations,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tells U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
April 25, 2022
UNHRC Approves 4 Anti-Israel Resolutions, Calls for Limited Arms Embargo
The council was an "echo chamber of fantasy and hatred against Israel," Ambassador Meirav Eilon-Shahar said.
April 4, 2022
Nuclear War ‘Within the Realm of Possibility,’ UN Secretary General Warns
Washington’s nuclear alert levels remained unchanged.
Republicans Introduce Joint Resolution Demanding Russia Lose Permanent Seat on UN Security Council
The make-up of the UN Security Council has come under international scrutiny after Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that denounced its invasion of Ukraine and called on it to withdraw.