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FirstUp: Iran minister to meet Putin after US strikes, UN nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meet
A day after US hit three Iranian nuclear sites, the country’s foreign minister is making his way Moscow to meet Russian ...
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Human Rights Council Members Should Reject Eritrea’s Bid to End Scrutiny
The government of Eritrea has been working the corridors of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to try to end ...
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UN Human Rights Office Calls for Action on ‘Transnational Repression’
Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed ...
Israel slams UN rights council for giving floor to Iran
Israel's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva has raised "vehement objection" to Iran addressing the Human Rights Council ahead ...
UN Security Council meets on Iran as Russia, China push for a ceasefire
The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan ...
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The UN’s dysfunction undermines global security, argue Ban Ki-moon and Helen Clark
W HEN THE Charter of the United Nations was signed, 80 years ago this week, President Harry Truman emphasised that the ...
Israel hits Iranian nuclear research facility as war continues into second week
Iran's responses to Israeli attacks have been growing quieter as Israel targets missile launchers and critical military ...
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - African Union
The Executive Council makes decisions by consensus or, where consensus is not possible, by a two-thirds majority of Member States. Procedural matters, including the question of whether a matter is one ...