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The mankind is too close to nuclear annihilation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tweeted on Sunday. “Nearly 14,000 nuclear weapons are stockpiled around the world. Humanity remains unacceptably close to nuclear annihilation,” Guterres said. “Now is the time to lift the cloud of nuclear conflict for good, eliminate nuclear weapons from …

Failure to act now on climate change will result in “catastrophic” consequences for the world, the leader of the United Nation’s next climate talks has warned. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” Alok Sharma, the British minister in charge of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), …

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations (UN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of host-country generated renewable energy in peacekeeping missions. Under the agreement, IRENA and the UN will seek opportunities to work with countries that host UN peacekeeping operations to identify …

The UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths met Ali-Asghar Khaji, the Iranian Foreign Minister’s senior advisor, to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. In this meeting, the two sides conferred on the latest political and on-the-ground situation of Yemen, especially the recent visit of Mr Griffiths to …

The world needs to ditch coal in order to tackle climate change and save the planet, former UK business secretary Alok Sharma, who is now president for this year’s global climate summit COP26, said on Friday. In a speech in Glasgow, the city that will host the 26th United Nations …

A UN spokesman has reacted to Iran’s decision to limit the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspection of country’s nuclear facilities. The United Nations is calling on Iran to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UN spokesman Farhan Haq said, commenting on Tehran’s plan to limit IAEA inspections …

A paper identifying key tipping-points for climate action across more than 20 sectors of the global economy is to be published today, outlining the technological breakthroughs key actors must deliver in order to put the world on track to net zero emissions by 2050. Named “The Race to Zero Breakthroughs”, …

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations said that Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is annexed to UN Security Council Resolution 2231, and the US has legal obligations to implement. In a Thursday tweet, Majid Takht-Ravanchi wrote, “The US—with media stunts—continues to claim JCPOA has no legal …

Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov termed the opponents of the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as Iran deal, ignorant and helpless.

The organisations recommend enhancing green investments in the region in a bid to strengthen health systems and support pandemic-hit economies.