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Azerbaijan exposes Armenia's provocation at UN

Azerbaijan exposes Armenia's provocation at UN

Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the UN Yashar Aliyev delivered a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York. During the speech, Aliyev expressed deep regret over Armenia's misuse of the Security Council for a state …

Iran expelled from UN commission on women

Iran expelled from UN commission on women

Iran was ousted from a United Nations women's group on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls. The 54-member U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution to "remove with …

UN to carry on with support for Azerbaijan in green transition

UN to carry on with support for Azerbaijan in green transition

The UN will continue to support Azerbaijan in the green transformation of the economy, said Senior Development Coordination Officer Kanako Mabuchi during the presentation of the transition report from the World Bank named "Azerbaijan: …

Azerbaijan urges UN to pay attention to Armenia's aggression

Azerbaijan urges UN to pay attention to Armenia's aggression

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Yashar Aliyev has sent a letter regarding the continuation of the aggressive policy of Armenia against Azerbaijan and Armenia’s flagrant violation of international …

UN Special Envoy to come to Syria

UN Special Envoy to come to Syria

Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Geir Pedersen will arrive in Damascus next week. He himself announced this at today's meeting of the UN Security Council. "I look forward to further …

UNWTO to transform global tourism

UNWTO to transform global tourism

The 177th Executive Council of the UN World Trade Organization has passed a Saudi resolution to “redesign tourism” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

UN: Russian ship with fertilizer to leave for Africa on Monday

UN: Russian ship with fertilizer to leave for Africa on Monday

A Russian ship with fertilizer blocked in a European port will leave for Africa on Nov. 21, the head of the UN trade office said on Friday. Rebeca Grynspan spoke to journalists at a news conference following the agreement to extend the …

Russia's proposal on free grain exports heard at UN

Russia's proposal on free grain exports heard at UN

Moscow's proposal on free exports of 500,000 tonnes of grain has been heard, including at the United Nations, Oleg Kobyakov, director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Liaison Office in Russia, said in an interview with …

UN Human Rights Council to hold special session on Iran

UN Human Rights Council to hold special session on Iran

The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address "the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran". The session will be held on November 24 following an official request submitted by Germany and Iceland, …

World population reaches 8 billion

World population reaches 8 billion

The global population has reached 8 billion, the UN press service said on Tuesday, citing World Population Prospects 2022 calculations. "This year’s World Population Day falls during a milestone year, when we anticipate the …